How my white male co-founder gaslighted me out of the movement we built together. — Nearly four years after I began building Sleeping Giants, the campaign to make bigotry and sexism unprofitable, I’m leaving — but not because I want to. I want to share with you my journey with Sleeping Giants, why taking credit matters and why you must fight for yourself as hard…

Your options, listed. — Whether you are planning to live in Germany for a few years or a freelancer looking for private coverage, these are the most popular options used by foreigners in Germany (listed in alphabetical order). April International April International has a number of private insurance options, but you have to fill out a…

When I needed health insurance for my German freelance visa, I chose Ottonova. Here’s why. — My first two years in Germany as a freelancer, I got away with a great deal. I was paying €137/month for an expat travel insurance called Mawista, which was both super cheap and accepted by the visa office. But then the gravy train came to an end. When I went…

An open letter to Poynter’s International Fact Checking Network — Hi Ms. Cristina Tardàguila and Mr. Baybars Örsek, I’m trying to get to the bottom of something. Last week when Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of Congress, AOC asked him how The Daily Caller, a publication with ties to white supremacists, passed FB’s “rigorous standards” for fact-checking. Zuckerberg responded that…

I’m a copywriter and contrary to what you may believe, my most significant responsibility is not to write. It’s to delete. Mercilessly. It can be a deeply disconcerting experience to watch a copywriter delete your words and sometimes your ideas, but it’s a very necessary step to clearing the way…

German health insurance can be tricky for foreigners. Here’s what you should know before you decide between public and private. — If you want to move to Germany on the German freelance visa, you have to show up to your visa appointment with proof of health insurance no matter what. If you have a full-time job that pays less than €60,750, you get to enroll in your choice of public insurance…

When I tell people I meet that I’m a freelancer in Germany, they always want to know: “That’s so random. How’d you end up there?” Despite the stereotypes about German bureaucracy, the truth is that Germany has the friendliest visa laws in the European Union. Moving to Germany on a…

You already know when you’re looking at an effective marketing message. You have that “aha!” moment. A soft-focus image of what your life could be like if you could get your hands on this product or service comes into focus. All of a sudden, the idea of living life without…

Dropping the NRA after the Parkland shooting is easy, obvious and profitable. Why aren’t they just doing it? — When FedEx stayed silent following the increasingly intense calls from consumers to boycott the NRA, I figured they just needed some time to line their ducks in a row. It’s a big company, right? 🤷🏽‍ What I didn’t expect is that they were just putting the final touches on a…