Everyone has an opinion on foreign policy and everyone is probably wrong about it. Including me. People on Twitter slammed Trump and frothed at the mouth for his decision to pull troops out of Syria, negatively impacting our allies, the Kurds. I saw someone on Twitter even say that the complex geopolitical landscape has taken […]
There’s a clear cause of the widespread economic problems facing America today. But for some reason, nobody in power wants to admit this problem. They all act like wizards at Hogwarts tiptoeing around He-who-must-not-be-named. What’s the problem? GDP growth (and thus, median real income growth) in the US has been in decline since the 1970’s. […]
Sam Harris taught me something important: something eye-opening happens when you actually look at the inner workings of you mind. After (partially) reading Douglas Hofstadter’s wild, masterpiece of a book, Godel, Escher, Bach (GEB for short), I recognized an even stranger phenomenon than Sam had initially shown me: Strange loops. They exist in everyday consciousness. […]
Can you imagine if owning land was outlawed? What if the only taxes the government collected were taxes on land? What does a world like this look like? Both sound pretty un-American, and pretty outlandish. But these two ideas form the crux of Georgism, an economic ideology named after the late 19th century American political […]
You probably can’t go a day without hearing someone ramble about presence or mindfulness. It’s everywhere now. But, as you could probably guess, there’s a reason for that. It seems intuitive, doesn’t it? Rather than focus on things causing you pain, or your frustrations, or future fears, if you live in and focus on the […]
It’s weird when you have that moment. You’ve been working on a project or a goal or a task for a while, and you make progress through what you think manifests itself as improvement. You can see the progress. “This isn’t so hard,” you think to yourself, as you prep plans on becoming a professional […]
Do you know the best way to live your life? Meaning: how do you act in certain situations, how do you handle difficult situations, what do you spend your time on, how do know if you’re on the right path in life, etc. I’m not sure if any other question matters as much as this […]
It’s fascinating how often you have to negotiate in life. From big things like salary or business deals, to smaller day to day tasks like who’s going to do the dishes, I realized that you can’t EVER avoid a negotiation. If you’re doing something every single day, might as well try to get good at […]
Two important themes in our society have kept playing on repeat the past few years, particularly in America; I strongly believe that both represent billion-dollar opportunities for startups to address in a variety of ways. First: Combating Loneliness It’s no secret that young people in cities have become lonelier. Longer hours at work, constant FOMO […]
Growing up Jewish and having a Bar Mitzvah, I always felt combative towards my religion. I imagined greener pastures and freedom from the boring services awaited me outside of the four Temple walls. These experiences with religion as a kid have influenced how I view religion today: stodgy, out of touch with reality, and a […]