Hi, I’m Ryan, nice to meet you!

I’m a writer, video-maker, politics-follower, and government relations professional. This website is my personal portfolio.

Personal Projects

YouTube

My YouTube channel is where I post videos about politics and culture. I write, produce, and edit them all myself. Below, I’ve embedded a few of my longform videos. I also post shortform content, which helps drive engagement to the channel, and provides another platform for me to share content that I’m passionate about. Check out the whole channel here!

Managing this channel has given me plenty of experience with content creation tools like Premier Pro, Photoshop, Audition, Creator Studio, and CapCut.

This video is about the history of the primary election in the United States, and how it was weaponized by the Republican Party of the 1990’s.

This video covers Governor Abbott’s School Voucher program, why I think it’s bad, and collusion between the governor’s office and the TEA to sabotage public schools.

This video covers parallels between modern government shutdowns and filibusters with similar tactics used in the twilight of the Roman Republic.

Substack

I write and edit for a Substack publication called Progress and Poverty. It has several thousand subscribers and focuses on the ideas of land value taxation. Check out this article I wrote about property tax reform in Texas! The Lone Star State Needs Land Value Taxes

This article A Common Heritage, was the winner of an essay contest! It examines, using Rousseau’s Discourse on the Origin of Inequality as a lens, the relationship between people and the natural world. Give it a read here!

Community Engagement

I’m engaged with and stay current with DFW area related issues.

Here’s a link to an Op-Ed of mine that was published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, responding to reporting about hateful political activity in Fort Worth.

Website

I built this website myself with WordPress.

Work Projects

Writing

When I was a staffer in the Texas Legislature, I wrote op-eds, speeches, and talking points for Democrats in the house. Some places my work has been seen include The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC, the Houston Chronicle, and the Austin American-Statesman.

My work about politics and policy impacting amputees is published online through the Amputee Coalition’s Thrive blog and in InMotion — a nationally circulated magazine serving the limb loss and limb difference community. Below are a few selected articles I have written in this capacity.

My article about the relationship between the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the limb loss and limb difference community was one of our best performers last year. Check it out!

Here’s an article I wrote about a court case concerning discrimination against people who use assistive devices at theme parks.

Amputee Coalition participates in a state level legislative campaign that endeavors to expand prosthetic and orthotic insurance coverage. Read about that here.

State Proclamation Campaign

I organized and lead a national gubernatorial proclamation campaign on behalf of the Amputee Coalition. Gubernatorial proclamations are signed by the governors of each state, and each state has different rules and timelines for submission and approval. This required outreach to elected officials, state executive offices, and a tremendous amount of grassroots organizing. In the end, we were able to secure proclamations recognizing April as Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month by 28 Governors or State Legislatures in 2024 (proclamations must be renewed yearly). In previous years (before I took over this initiative) the organization was only able to secure between 10-12 proclamations.