I recently moved to Austin, TX, where scooters are one of the primary modes of transportation. It doesn’t matter where you are in the city, you’ll likely cross paths with someone zipping by on one. A few weeks ago, I picked up a scooter to take a ride along South…

Every four years, Americans go to the polls. And every four years, there are a handful of politicians that make unrealistic promises in an attempt to garner your vote. One such promise is the pursuit of a smaller government. Republicans, in particular, fancy the idea that the government is too…

Back in August, Medium changed its Partner Program. For those of you who don’t write on Medium, the Partner Program is how writers like me are compensated. It’s what makes Medium a platform that’s worth dedicating time to publish on. According to a July post by Medium’s head product manager…

The images coming out of Israel and Gaza are horrific. Over the weekend, Israeli concertgoers were met with a barrage of bullets as militants stormed a desert rave. Meanwhile, as you read this, children are being rescued from collapsed buildings in Gaza. All of this is exacerbated by the reality…

What is economics exactly? According to Merriam-Webster, economics is: a social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. But when you look to academia to get an understanding of what economics is really all about, economists can’t seem to agree. …

Late stage capitalism is all the rage right now. This is especially true for younger generations — mine included — who believe there is no way out of the economic mess we’re in. Despite all the doom and gloom, there is light at the end of the tunnel. To get…

At the end of the week, interest will start accruing on your student loans. Next month, you’ll have to begin making payments again. Do you know where you’re going to get the money from? I know I don’t. And to be brutally honest, I was struggling to make payments before…

Worldcoin might be the most important financial innovation since Bitcoin. Yet, very few people are talking about it. What is it exactly? Worldcoin is a crypto project that combines biometrics with decentralized finance. You open an account by scanning your eye, which provides the basis for verifying your identity. …

I wasn’t raised to become a feminist. Instead, I stumbled into it. Feminism was the logical response to a world that told me I was less than simply by being born a girl. I was raised in a Christian family. We attended an evangelical church that frequently segregated Sunday school…