More Secession Talk

It seems that I define “margins” differently than a journalist at the New York Times. Yet again, another article was published discussing the continuing secession talk around the country; this article focuses on the secession movement in Texas because “in recent years [secession talk] has steadily shifted to the center from the fringe right.” However, the articles’ […]

Anxiety and White Conservatives

An article over at The New York Times popped up this evening discussing the issue of white conservatives feeling marginalized by the current election. This article specifically focused on white voters in Wyoming, where white people make up 86 percent of the overall population. This article hits on the same issues I wrote about earlier today, […]

Jobs Report

It’s the first Friday of the month and everyone’s favorite government bureaucracy released the monthly jobs report. Unemployment remained largely unchanged, rising 0.1% from 7.8% to 7.9%. The private sector added 171,000 jobs in October, and the labor pool expanded by 578,000. New workers entering the labor force largely accounted for the small uptick in […]

On the Necessity of Blogging

After receiving a speedy reply from an internship application for a marketing position, an interview was scheduled to determine whether I was a “good fit,” for the company. Going into the interview, I was confident in my chances of landing the internship. After all, they did contact me the day after I submitted my application. […]