Update #2: Previews


A few different projects coming soon.

Among them are:

-a recounting and reflection on a story about my chance meeting of someone at a train station who really needed some compassion

-a perspective paper on the Federal Reserve (essentially attempting to examine and critique claims that the Fed is evil)

-any variety of research compendiums on interesting topics I find!

Talk to you soon, nonexistent readers!!! XD

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