In school, Erik bailed from mechanical engineering to pursue his passion: political science. He hasn't looked back since. Erik is the lead writer for ReConsider's articles and co-hosts the ReConsider podcast with Xander. He's been blogging and writing essays on improving American democracy since he was young, but his greatest influence for launching Something to Consider was his realization that those that disagreed with him had much more to teach him than those that already agree. He believes everyone can adopt this mindset and become hungry to learn from each other in political dialogue.