Growing up in North Carolina, I spent many summer days playing in the forests. My friends and I would trek deep into the woods to play hide-and-seek, build forts, make bows and arrows, climb trees, and play along creeks and rivers. Before heading out the door, my grandmother often told me to search for quartz...
Growing up undercover Persian is one of the most surprising things for people after getting to know me. I was raised Persian since around five-years-old. My step-father is from Iran and married my mother. Daily, I experienced the Persian Iranian culture through the food, language, music, holidays, and people. It blended in well with my life as...
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), signed by President Biden, is now law. This act attempts to address growing concerns with U.S. inflation currently hovering around 8% to 9%; however, it does so in name alone without solving the underlying causes of inflation. The act’s approach addresses some of the sting of inflation for some...
One of my favorite drives around the U.S. is the Blue Ridge Parkway through North Carolina. Mountains and valleys covered in trees, a sight to see any season but especially during summer and autumn. Some of my fondest childhood road trip memories were with my grandparents, while my grandfather drove and told stories about the parkway or...
The benefit of blockchain is found in its transparency as a public ledger. This is beneficial if it is not controlled or limited by a central authority. If it were centrally controlled and limited, it could quickly become a weapon against private property, individual liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is in this point of contingency that lies...
The general tendency of the marketplace suggests that the more open a market is, the more that can be made, traded, or sold. When a company begins manufacturing or even just setting up ordinary operations, it must call upon other companies and individuals to acquire or handle all that is needed. This includes office supplies,...