The essay below became the basis for a live community conversation, recorded at the Staunton Public Library in January 2026 at the third meeting of the Queen City Sovereignty Salon. Here I am providing the video from that presentation, as well as the slides. QCSS - 3rd meeting slidesQCSS -

At our second Queen City Sovereignty Salon I gave a short presentation on the current economic moment: why growth is slowing, jobs feel less secure, and prices continue to rise. When I say the dollar is “devaluing,” I’m not referring to a formal foreign-exchange devaluation; I mean a sustained

I've written a chapter-by-chapter summary of Robert Becker's The Body Electric, which you can read below, or listen to me read it to you. 📄 Prefer to read offline? Download the PDF here . Your browser does not support the video tag. Here I will create an extensive

These slides accompanied my presentation at the 2025 GFOA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., where I shared findings from my research on transparency and public records demand in local government finance. The study, which won the inaugural GovFi Prize and was recently published in the Public Finance Journal, analyzes

Exciting News! 🎉 I’m thrilled to share that my research has been recognized with the GFOA’s GovFi Prize for Best of Submission in governmental finance research! This journey has been an incredible learning experience, and I’m so honored to have my first peer-reviewed publication as the lead researcher.

Note: This article was originally authored by me during my tenure at IHS Markit in October 2021 and is shared here for portfolio and illustrative purposes only. The content reflects my professional contributions at the time of publication. All proprietary data or client-sensitive details have been removed or anonymized to

Note: This article was originally authored by me during my tenure at IHS Markit in November 2021 and is shared here for portfolio and illustrative purposes only. The content reflects my professional contributions at the time of publication. All proprietary data or client-sensitive details have been removed or anonymized to