Is the medication working? Or is it in my head? — Last week, a physician diagnosed me with ADHD and prescribed me 25mg of a nonstimulant drug, Strattera. It’s a very low dose to ease me into medication and, well, being diagnosed with ADHD for the first time at 25. To be honest, I don’t know if it is “working,” per…

The Supreme Court has lost legitimacy — In less than 24 hours, the Supreme Court not only expanded gun rights in a time America is reckoning with easy access to guns and mass shootings, but also overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that protected a pregnant woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. In a…

At the end of the day, he was getting the winner. He was getting a huge deal. — Local man, Paul Young, is a coupon connoisseur. He keeps every coupon from Burger King and McDonald’s that most other people treat as spam. But recently, he’s had a lot of trouble. Young does not make a single purchase without a coupon. He doesn’t purchase clothes online without a promo…

People are losing hope in Democrats’ ability to improve their lives economically — To say Democrats have a fatalistic view of the American Dream is an understatement. The American Dream is usually defined as the belief that America is a country where everyone can become rich, achieve financial success, and become upwardly mobile. They can come to this country as an immigrant, with…

If the government won’t help you, you adopt a hyper independent mindset — If you ask any American what their stereotypes of Asians are, it’s that they’re really good at math and work really hard. As someone who grew up in an Asian immigrant family, I will say it’s an unfair stereotype often used in the “model minority” myth that puts down other…

I know it’s misguided, but it’s hard to feel — For a long time, I was absolutely in denial about having ADHD or not. I’ve been able to function well in my academics and my career. I have achieved career success as a special education teacher through a combination of luck, relationships, and resilience. I graduated from my Master’s program…

The Sewol ferry sank because of greed, corruption, and indecision — “To outsiders, the Sewol disaster may seem like another tragedy that we will inevitably overcome. But here in South Korea, it feels like the country may never be the same again. It has traumatized our national psyche and undercut our self-image.” — Kim Young-Ha, a survivor of the Sewol Ferry…

“When does it become my business?” — I was woken up at 1 a.m. in the morning — again. Outside, I heard the familiar noise of a man banging on the door, screaming at someone inside to open it. No one responded on the other side, and after five minutes, the banging and screaming stopped. I went…

Writing you do for pay vs. writing you do for fun — I’m able to write a lot, do it very fast, and get paid for it. I average 5,000 words a day between content writing and freelance writing for clients. This might sound like a dream to a lot of aspiring writers or writers. Some people might think I should be…