The Margin is written by Tobias Velez, a student at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, MD. Every article starts from zero — real data, plain English, and an honest opinion at the end.
The goal isn't to sound smart. It's to make economic ideas actually accessible to the people they affect most: students who will inherit these problems.
I'm Tobias Velez, a high schooler at Walter Johnson in Bethesda, MD. I started The Margin because I kept reading economic news that assumed I already knew everything — or that I wouldn't care. Both felt wrong. If you're a student who wants to actually understand what's happening in the economy, this blog is for you.