Author Archives: Brian

About Brian

Engineer. Aviator. Educator. Scientist.

Pure Color

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Brian

Each year, I separate out the best photos of the year.  For 2010, this photo made the cut.  I think it’s because of my chemistry and physics background.  Most colors you see in the world are chromatic or chromophore colors.  … Continue reading →

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Taxing Income or Assets

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Brian

In a prior post, I talked about taxing in a “fair” way, and this drew my attention toward another question. Should we tax income or assets?

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Tax Fairness Fuzziness

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Brian

I read about national tax arguments. Everybody throws around the idea that their tax plan is “fair”, but that really means nothing without defining what “fair” means.  In this post, I’ll outline and discard 2 definitions, and then propose what … Continue reading →

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Visual Display of Quantitative Financial Information

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Brian

I stumbled across a financial display at morningstar.com that shows overall mutual fund behavior. It struck me as particularly pleasant and intuitive.  If you visit their page, you can hover your mouse over different squares to get more information.

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Anwar Al-Awlaki Citizenship

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Brian

As much as I’d rather not do so, it’s important to take a position on this issue. Have American drone attacks gained such impunity, that we’ve crossed the line killing our own citizens before any due process?

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