Navigating Public Policy, Technology, Health, Data, and Innovation for a Fairer Future
There was a time when a baseball card was a keepsake of childhood, folded into a bike spoke, tucked into a shoebox, traded across lunch tables. Today, that same card might be encased in Lucite, auctioned at Sotheby’s, or, if you’re Dick’s Sporting Goods, acquired for $1.1 million and put on display like a Rembrandt. Read More “At the Crossroads of Fandom & Investing, the currency is made of cardboard”
Redlining shaped America’s housing and financial systems for decades. Banks and developers systematically excluded Black and immigrant communities from wealth-building opportunities through discriminatory loan practices. That history left a legacy still visible in racial wealth gaps and economic disparities. Machine-learning models now shape access to capital and employment, but instead of eliminating bias, they often Read More “Who Gets the Keys? How AI is Deciding Who Can Buy a Home”
Abstract Voice of America (VOA), a U.S. government-funded international broadcaster, has traditionally served as a nonpartisan tool of American soft power. However, former President Donald Trump has exhibited an unprecedented hostility toward VOA, viewing it as an adversary rather than an asset. This paper examines Trump’s long-standing grievances against VOA, beginning with his first term Read More “Donald Trump’s Grievances Against Voice of America: A Historical Analysis (working paper)”
Millions of students lost more than just classroom time during the pandemic. Many lost confidence in their ability to learn. A child who once loved math now stares at a worksheet with uncertainty. A teenager who used to raise their hand in class now hesitates, afraid of getting the answer wrong. The disruption to education Read More “How AI is Restoring Confidence for Students Who Fell Behind During the Pandemic”
Rocket Companies’ $1.75 billion acquisition of Redfin isn’t just about selling more mortgages or real estate listings – it’s about owning the data behind every home search and sale. The deal fuses America’s largest mortgage lender with a major home-listing platform, instantly creating a one-stop shop for house-hunters. But make no mistake: this “seamless” platform Read More “The Real Estate Merger That Turns Homebuyers into a Product”
Gavin Newsom has always had a knack for political theatrics. From his early days as the San Francisco mayor who defied state law to issue same-sex marriage licenses to his tenure as the governor who made California the vanguard of progressive policy, he has played the role of liberal warrior with ease. But if the Read More “Can Newsom Win Middle America? The California Governor’s 2028 Bet”
There are moments in history when nations must decide whether they will lead or follow. Today, the United States stands at a technological crossroads, and the CHIPS and Science Act is a linchpin in securing the country’s place as a leader in the digital age. But just as this bipartisan effort is beginning to bear Read More “Why the CHIPS Act is Critical for America’s Economic and Technological Future”
You ever wonder what happens to animals at a shelter? Well, I did. And like any normal person, instead of just asking someone, I built a machine learning model to predict it. Introducing my latest project: A machine learning app that analyzes seven years of shelter data from Long Beach and predicts whether an animal Read More “My Machine Learning Model Wants You to Adopt a Cat”
Trust is the backbone of any successful organization, yet its erosion has become one of the defining challenges in modern management. Over the past decade, employees have grown increasingly skeptical of corporate leadership, citing issues such as exploitative work conditions, mass layoffs, and broken promises. This article was inspired by a LinkedIn reader who posed Read More “The Trust Crisis in Management”
For all the talk of making government more efficient, the latest wave of federal staff cuts is less about efficiency and more about something far more insidious: the systematic dismantling of public institutions that serve the common good. Over the past month, two critical agencies—the General Services Administration (GSA) and the National Institutes of Health Read More “How the GSA and NIH Cuts Reveal a Dangerous Agenda”