New Year's reflections, trade war failures, 2A heroics, soup sucks, and a happy reunion
Happy New Year!
I, for one, am going into 2020 feeling incredibly grateful. Over the course of the last year, I have graduated college, moved to D.C., gotten my own apartment, landed an amazing job I love, reached millions of readers, made my debut on cable news, gotten verified on Twitter, learned to cook French toast, and met the boyfriend of my dreams. A decade ago, at age 13, I was a troubled teenager watching my parents get divorced, and headed for some of the hardest years of my life during high school. For my life to have turned out this amazing, well, it's just beyond anything I ever could have hoped for. And, in part, I have you all to thank! For supporting me, reading my work, and dealing with my food takes.
Here's to more of the same in 2020.
Meme of the week:
Food take:
"Sweetgreen" and "Chopt" are abominations. And soup is NOT a meal.
Fun things:
Here's some of what I've been writing lately:
New study shows Trump's trade war failing miserably
The president's protectionism was supposed to protect manufacturing jobs. It has done the opposite. Read more.
Thank the Second Amendment: Armed hero stops Texas Church shooting
Neither side should weaponize mass shootings to attack political opponents. But it's worth noting that this shooting, and others like it, are factual proof of the importance of defensive gun use. Read more.
18 or 21? Time to make up our mind on age of adulthood It makes zero sense to have our current hodge-podge mix of age-based restrictions, granting some fundamental rights at 18 but implementing petty restrictions up until age 21. Read more.
How school choice transformed the lives of two lesbian parents and their family Charter schools and voucher programs are considered a conservative policy. But they help the same disadvantaged groups progressives claim to care about. Read more.
Bonus Brad:
I went back to my high school town of Bellingham, MA while in the area for Christmas week, and caught up with old friends. Everything has changed, but nothing has.