Jul 19Liberal Democrat Joins Republicans on Anti-LGBTQ BillSenator Chris Murphy (D) is leading an effort to regulate social media companies with the stated goal of reducing social media’s effect of negatively impacting young people’s mental health. Murphy’s goal is admirable, but his bill would exacerbate the problem he claims he’s trying to solve. The pinnacle of this…Senator Chris Murphy4 min readSenator Chris Murphy4 min read
Feb 20Why President Biden Shouldn’t Run in 2024By all accounts, President Biden is poised to announce that he is running for re-election some time this year. Reports from White House press and mainstream news outlets indicate that it is an open secret in the West Wing, and an announcement is only a matter of time. Despite losing…4 min read4 min read
Nov 15, 2022Cutting the Car TaxAn increasingly large share of household incomes is being spent on our cars. In 2020, that cost rose to around nearly $10,000. We do this because we often have no other choice. Less than half of Americans have access to public transportation of any kind. Since the 1950s, we’ve designed…4 min read4 min read
Oct 24, 2022Ron DeSantis’ Ethnic Cleansing Campaign Against LGBTQ PeopleThis Friday, Florida’s Medical Board, a group of DeSantis appointees, is set to ban gender affirming care for transgender and non-binary Floridians. Gender affirming care has been a target for the GOP nationwide for the past couple years as they have engaged in demagoguery around the existence of the LGBTQ+…3 min read3 min read
Sep 18, 2022How to fix the Bachelor FranchiseThis season of the Bachelorette has been an absolute dumpster fire. As a viewer, I have never been less interested in each episode and less curious about the outcome. …Bachelorette8 min readBachelorette8 min read
Aug 24, 2022With a flick of his pen, President Biden cancels student loan debt. Here’s what that means.Today, President Biden *finally* made the announcement that he will be canceling student loan debt, fulfilling a key promise he made on the campaign trail. Here’s how it shakes out: $10,000 in student loans will be canceled across the board Pell Grant recipients will be eligible for up to $20,000…Student Debt4 min readStudent Debt4 min read
Jun 24, 2022The Supreme Court is an Illigitimate InstitutionThis week, the highest court in the land issued a series of rulings that will have devastating consequences for human rights. And they’re only just getting started. In just the past seven days, the court has ruled that states are required to fund private religious schools, police cannot be sued…Supreme Court6 min readSupreme Court6 min read
Jun 18, 2022We are in a housing crisis. Here’s what we should do about it.Even before the pandemic hit, we were in an affordable housing crisis with nearly a third of Ohio renters barely earning enough to scrape by. Today, more than 40 million Americans are at risk of eviction with millions more living paycheck to paycheck. According to a leading affordable housing nonprofit…Affordable Housing5 min readAffordable Housing5 min read
Jun 12, 2022No Cops or Corporations at Pride, please and thank youHappy Pride month! This is a joyous time meant to celebrate all that is bright and beautiful in the LGBTQ+ community. It is a time to march, to sing, to dance, to make art, to make friends, to find your chosen family. …3 min read3 min read
May 2, 2022Let’s Talk About “Defund the Police”A Philadelphia police officer was just arrested for killing a 12-year old boy. Evidence indicates the boy was unarmed and shot in the back. The officers were plain clothed and were not wearing their body cameras. This tragedy is not an outlier in an otherwise well-functioning bureaucracy; it is the…Defundthepolice9 min readDefundthepolice9 min read
