A Few Cheeky-Wee Things I Learned Living with a European as an American Lad.
The Start of a New Chapter Last year when I moved out to Los Angeles from the middle of nowhere, central Pennsylvania it was a big change. The lifestyles are starkly different. Both have merit but I was just ready for a change. I had never actually been to...
Student Loan Hustle: What they don’t want you to know.
Student loans! We all know what these damned things are so I’ll spare us both the misery of the intro. But to throw out a tease we’ll just say they’re even worse than you’re thinking. College tuition is that kind of proud, unabashed, in your face kind of thievery....
Land of Ideology and Tribalism: Are You Caught in the Crossfire?
it’s more important to ask and learn than to simply conform to ideas, ideals or values without proper debate. To paraphrase enlightenment philosopher John Stuart Mill: better to organize your life around living truths- ideas you’ve fully considered, debated and fleshed out- than dead dogma- empty platitudes and...
Food for thought: A Humbling and Sobering Quote About Life
I consider myself an optimist but a skeptical one. On balance, I’m a believer in mindfulness, self-reflection and self improvement but I acknowledge humans propensity to overshoot a little too far in any direction. For that reason, I’m usually pretty skeptical of “ra-ra” feel good quotes or mantras but...
To the Brink: America’s Battle with Polarization, Distrust & the Profit Motive
In a weird way, through a confluence of factors, we've quite literally been programmed to hate 'the other' while being shielded from potential faults of our own side. This is dangerous because it creates blind spots and vulnerabilities in our thinking that can be exploited if you don't at...