We have to try.There is immense suffering in the world. So much suffering that I don’t think I can fully capture it with pretty prose or long lists. But…Sep 301Sep 301
My Madness: Penn State BasketballOn March 16th, the Penn State men’s basketball team will take to the court to face Texas A&M in the opening round of the NCAA March Madness…Mar 12, 2023Mar 12, 2023
Could AGI render capitalism obsolete?Note: While the ideas in this blog post are my own, the majority of the words were written with assistance of Assistant, an AI trained by…Dec 6, 20223Dec 6, 20223
What if Baltimore spent the national average on the police and reallocated the extra spending…In 2023, Baltimore City will spend more than $1,000 per resident on policing. That is more than any major city in the country. According to…Sep 27, 2022Sep 27, 2022
Every decision is a math problemThis summer I was fortunate enough to spend a month in Peru traveling with my partner Emily and a few of our friends. While staying in…Aug 21, 20222Aug 21, 20222
A Time in TaiwanDue to the coronavirus, I arrived in Taiwan 5 months later than originally planned. Fulbright scholarships typically last about a year, but…Jun 29, 2021Jun 29, 2021
On Charter SchoolsHere is an explainer about charter schools I wrote in 2019. I think it still mostly holds up. But if I was going to write something similar…Jun 27, 2021Jun 27, 2021
Lessons from Taiwan: National Health InsuranceSoon I will receive my National Health Insurance (NHI) card from the Taiwan government. I’m pretty excited about this because if you had…Feb 11, 20211Feb 11, 20211
Rest in Peace JamaridJamarid Robinson, one of my former students, was murdered yesterday. He was just 15 years old.Jan 28, 20211Jan 28, 20211
The hidden force that rules the world“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams — this may be…Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021