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Composed together with Mia Taylor, for America's 250th birthday. Her copper coat now weathered by the rains,By dreams deferred and promises half-kept,Above the isle where weary millions stepped,The mighty woman with the torch remains.She cannot sway those weighty sunset gatesThat barred the way and forced St. Louis on,Yet parted for the ships that fled Saigon,And … Continue reading The Newer Colossus
(This post is meant to persuade you to vote. If you already want to vote but don't have a concrete voting plan, check out this post.) In 10th grade civics class I learned about two moral arguments in favor of voting in elections. The first of these appeals to a notion of civic duty: as … Continue reading Your vote matters — probably more than you think
A couple weeks ago I saw this on Twitter: My immediate reaction was, "This sounds pretty dumb." After all, printing money doesn't generate new wealth. After a few seconds I revised my opinion to, "This is probably a terrible idea, but for reasons I don't understand." What I realized was that while printing money doesn't … Continue reading Provisional opposition
Unexpected Values 