Honest Gabe Talks

Joker Movie Review: “Crazy” is the New Norm; Truth Still Hurts

Gabe Muñiz November 17, 2019

Slammed by the critics as “a viewing experience of rare, numbing emptiness…a cynical movie so vast and pervasive….an intensely racialized movie…awash in racial iconography,” the movie Joker, in true never-ending culture war fashion, has become the latest politically-charged work of art with…

Billionaire Ray Dalio Says Income Inequality is a “National Emergency”

Gabe Muñiz August 3, 2019

It is not everyday when a member of the ruling class comes out in the public limelight to sound the alarm over serious economic issues. Even more of a rarity is seeing a member of the upper crust interacting with and discussing…

Bernie Sanders and School Choice: My Experience With a Single Town High School

Gabe Muñiz July 17, 2019

Walking into a Barnes & Noble recently I came across a copy of The Nation Magazine. I was immediately drawn to the cover’s top section. “Bernies A+ Education Plan” it read. Its author, Nikhil Goyal, is currently a PhD student at the…

SAT “Adversity Score:” Well-Intentioned Short Term Fix to a Bigger Problem

Gabe Muñiz June 15, 2019

Only months ago a widespread college admissions cheating scandal among the upper crust of society made headlines worldwide. Now, the College Board, the non-profit group which administers the SAT, will institute an “adversity score.” It’s a “compassionate action” of sorts intended to…

Kim Kardashian to Become Lawyer : Modern Day Abe or Latest Act for Publicity?

Gabe Muñiz May 2, 2019

Here’s a quick, incomplete, and less-than-glorious timeline of the Kardashian family: In 2011, Barbara Walters interviewed the mom and three of the eldest daughters – Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe – and made the now-infamous and just about forgotten remark: “You don’t really…

How do Christians Deal With Class Privilege and Economic Inequality? Some Thoughts

Gabe Muñiz April 16, 2019

Non-stop social media has a way of drowning out important news events. One thing is watching the nightly news and being told about the good and bad of the day’s events. It’s another thing entirely to have various social media accounts bombarding…

Why Raising the Minimum Wage is Bad Economic Policy for Urban America: 8 Reasons Why Part 2

Gabe Muñiz April 10, 2019

This is part 2 of a series I am writing on why minimum wage increases are bad economic policy for urban America. Click here for Part 1. We NO Longer Live in a Wage Economy A must-read book is Money and Class…

Why Raising the Minimum Wage is Bad Economic Policy for Urban America: 8 Reasons Why Part 1

Gabe Muñiz April 8, 2019

I remember those grueling teen years flipping burgers, scanning groceries, and taking in donations at the Goodwill. I also remember those infrequent, but very rewarding, pay raises: 25 cents after three months; a dollar increase after a year or two; a few…

“Why Do You Need a License to Blow Dry Hair?” Thoughts On Authority Figures, Monopolies, and Economic Opportunities Part 1

Gabe Muñiz April 2, 2019

That is the million dollar question. Why? Why do you need a license to become a barber, a beautician, a fishermen, for that matter. Heck, why do you need a license to operate a vehicle? Question for a different day. Reason Magazine,…

College “Prep” and Standardized Testing: More Rigging, More Money, More Class Privilege

Gabe Muñiz March 18, 2019

Expected to reach more than $30 billion by 2021, the college test prep market is a money-making machine. The college consulting industry is equally lucrative, valued in the billions. As more and more students get funneled onto the college track and education…