Joshua Balarie

Because loving her feels less like folding myself down, and more like unfolding.

At best, we end up living a life defined by not what we're choosing, but by what we're trying to avoid.

And tariffs are regressive sales taxes that fall much more heavily on lower-income Americans than on the affluent, for three reasons. First, low-income households spend a higher fraction of their income. Second, compared with the affluent, poor and working-class families spend more on goods, which are facing tariffs, as opposed to services, which a... See more

Cornell dyson alum here. The very first comment clearly has no clue what they are talking about grouping Cornell with schools like Fordham/BC. Cornell is far and away a strong target. Everyone in Dyson who wanted a BB offer got one. Most people who wanted an EB offer and put in the work got one. The kids who wanted PE and put in the work got it. Co... See more

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. (Hebrews 4:... See more

Ay, in the grove of the temple and in

the shadow of the citadel I have seen the

freest among you wear their freedom as a

yoke and a handcuff.