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This response to a GQ article was written in August of 2016 and saved for President Obama’s farewell speech for maximum effect.

Sadly, due to the current state of journalism in today's media market, what with the oversaturation of vapid political commentary, it is becoming less and less uncommon to s...

Here's an interesting idea that could have the potential to make us all a little happier, or at least less angry, come election time this November: a political pact for the ages.

Bernie Sanders should approach a Republican politician of sound integrity, character, reputation and credentials, with t...

The shrill cries of the perpetually aggrieved supporters of Bernie Sanders can be heard in every corner of the internet these days, shouting to anyone who will listen about how their candidate did not receive a fair shake throughout the Democratic Primary process. My answer to them is this: so what?...

An oft mentioned talking point for gun control enthusiasts is this idea that the second amendment is no longer relevant as a protection against tyrannical government due to the overwhelming sophistication and might of the modern US military. If true, this would be a terrifying state of affairs indee...

I can't believe no one is talking about the Puerto Rican debt crisis!!! Okay well, with the election going on and all, maybe I can believe it, but that is no excuse for our ignorance on an issue that presents such tremendous moral hazard.

In case you weren't aware, Puerto Rico has just defaulted on...

It would be exceedingly difficult to overstate the absurdity of this presidential election cycle. The past few months have felt like watching the world’s longest and most gruesome car wreck with equal parts horror and fascination, ensnared by our morbid curiosity as we revel in the madness unfolding...

Human beings have never been very adept at making upfront sacrifices in order to effectuate a brighter future. However, I would contend that this is not a particularly bad thing since we aren’t all that great at predicting exactly what that future will entail in the first place. One glance at today’...

From the IRS Website:

Definition of an Employee: “Under common-law rules, anyone who performs services for you is your employee if you can control what will be done and how it will be done. This is so even when you give the employee freedom of action. What matters is that you have the right to contr...

Recently, many writers and political pundits have likened Donald Trump’s electoral usurpation of the GOP’s political apparatus to Victor Frankenstein losing control of his monstrous creation. However, this analogy tends to cast unwarranted aspersions upon Mary Shelly’s fictitious beast given that it...

We should all be offended. Unless of course you don’t take umbrage with being called a moron, in which case, this article probably isn’t for you. But if you have come to expect your politicians to at least show some modicum of respect for you as a constituent, then the behavior exhibited by the next...