Hearing politicians, economists, and others amongst the chattering classes begin to whisper that maybe we have hit the bottom of our economic freefall, I am reminded of one of my new favorite horror movies, 2005′s The Descent. In the movie, four adventurous women descend two miles into an uncharted cave. Of course, things...
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Today was my last day at work. It went pretty much as expected; sadness, indifference, and surprising displays of emotion. I posed a question to one of my former co-workers after he described the time he reported to work and was fired and sent home on that same day. I asked him whether he would prefer that or the long,...
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As of April 19, 2009, I will become another statistic of the rapidly devolving recession. Needless to say, the dismissal of my entire department was done in the most crass, undiplomatic, and unceremonious way possible. Of course, you cannot expect much from large companies and corporations; especially corporations that...
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While there were no definitive breakthroughs for Mr. Obama, and a few diplomatic faux pas, he was able to coax some concessions from the world leaders at the G-20 summit. The leaders at the G-20 agreed to bail out developing countries, inject over a trillion dollars into the IMF, and impose stricter regulations over financial...
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Mr. Obama has proposed a relatively bold and ambitious agenda. Despite the fundamental challenges to our economy, Mr. Obama has submitted a budget that outlines a number of mildly progressive proposals that belie the current state of the economy. The president has chosen to double down on America’s future and refuses to...
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At this point, I try to dig deeper when I come across information being disseminated from the echo chambers of the right and the left. Thus, the idea that I can create or become a part of an echo chamber seems unlikely, unseemly even. But railing at the top of my lungs or with the tips of my fingers can sometimes seem like a...
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