My property taxes are unfair and so can you
Property assessment is broken in most of New Jersey.
"Pay-to-play" in New Jersey
An example from South Jersey.
One not-weird trick to save NJ public workers' health insurance
You might've heard that New Jersey's State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) and School Employee Health Benefits Program (SEHBP) are in a death spiral. These are health insurance plans offered to state workers and local governments, including school districts; your district's teachers are likely on SEHBP. For those not in the know, a health insurance plan is in death spiral when healthier people start exiting, which makes the remaining pool riskier, which drives up premiums, which compels more healthy people to leave. So it goes.
Hopefully clarifying the everyday healthcare debate
Discussions of America's crappy healthcare system, online or in-person, can be a bit confused. Not that I'm particularly enlightened, but I've read some books lately and I can now offer a few points to help clarify these debates.
Buying a car still sucks
I just bought an EV. I like it, but I hate the process of buying a car. It's arduous because we allow dealerships to make it as difficult as possible to shop and get a fair price. Let me tell you my tale, and what we can do about it.
Fixing democracy in New Jersey
One weird trick. Everyone HATES me!