Articles written by Ryan Tuleja

Advanced Search

What is Helium

About me - Ryan Tuleja

+ more bio information

RSS Feed

Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Analysis of the 2009 Tea Party protests: 1 of 7
Yesterday, September twelfth, I had the pleasure of joining four thousand like-minded individuals in Denver Colorado, and millions of people nationwide in a protest of our government. After arriving home, I began searching for the media coverage of the events both locally and nationally and found to my utter dismay a pathetic... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology How the people are lost in the extremes of 'right' and 'left' in politics: Toward a lost 'middle': 11 of 40
I have long been making the case that the two party system is deeply flawed and in need of a third party, which would better represent the middle of the road Americans. One reason for this belief is the distance between the major parties, and their commonly claimed principles. I believe that I can make the case that through e... More..
Education > Adult Education Anxieties of adult learners: 9 of 30
My intellectual short man's complex A few months ago I was driving with a few buddies of mine and college life came up in conversation. The subjects studied, the teachers and the interesting people all spent time at the center of the conversation before I realized that I was merely listening, unable to participate intelligent... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Classic book recommendations: 10 of 32
I am Reading "Rules For Radicals", by Saul Alinsky. Even though I haven't finished it yet, I think this book has so many ideas in it that it can bear a mid-point discussion. After reading about half of this book in two days and covering it with highlighters and notes, I feel compelled to compliment the author, Saul Alinsky, o... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Potential ways to reform health care in America: 8 of 25
After having many conversations about health care in the recent past, I seem to continually run into the same, baseless argument over and over again in defence of the socialised systems being proposed today. Generally the argument sounds like this, "I know the current proposals have some flaws, but at least the Democrats are ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Third-party politics in America: History and future: 5 of 14
Flip to just about any of the major news networks and chances are, on any given day, you will see a member of either major political party being exposed for some disgraceful activity. From the virtual vacuum of new ideas and strong leadership in the Democratic party, to the unbelievable levels of arrogance and corruption of t... More..
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) Defining money: 4 of 11
Who among us hasn't, at some time in our lives, uttered the words "I don't really care about money" or something with a similar point? I know that I have made statements like this dozens of times throughout my twenties, and even more often in adolescence. Well, I would like to go on record ,officially, that I now care about m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Labor shortage vs. supply and demand: 3 of 6
Our government has, over the last several years, begun falling over itself trying to fix the "labor shortage" being experienced in the business sector. The problem here is that there will never be an end to the need for people to man positions that are less desirable than others. As a matter of fact, this very concept is one ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Outdoors & Sportsman (Other) Rocking climbing the Third Flatiron in Colorado: 1 of 1
My alarm went off at 3:00 am and I violently slapped the snooze button as though it had offended me. Pulling myself out of bed I began the familiar routine of starting a climbing day. This, however, was going to be no ordinary climb. Today I would be climbing the third Flatiron, by far the largest rock I had attempted.Gulping... More..
Jobs & Careers > Trade & Manufacturing Jobs Best trades for today's labor market: 1 of 1
While I cannot say that any one trade is necessarily better than others, I can say that I have found some lines of work still have relatively good job security and reasonable pay scales. Having spent my entire adult life in the construction trades, I have had a chance to work as a hardwood floor mechanic, roofer, welder, HVA... More..