Adam Friedman Words on Policy, Citizenry, Culture, Technology

About Adam

I am a young man born July 9th, 1981, living in Boston.  I came here from West Hartford, CT to attend Boston University, where I received my BA in History.  I loved Boston so I stayed on.  There’s no place I’d rather be.

My current trade is web programming and web design.  I began freelancing full-time in 2006.  My company is ViV Web Solutions.  Today I work as a full-time developer for the Boston Herald.
I believe democracy is the sacred charge of an active citizenry.  In my off-hours I serve on the Board of Directors of MassVOTE and Citizens for Voter Choice in order to reform the voting system in Massachusetts and bring more people into politics — a tall order, but one that holds great promise for the biggest dreams of our world.

I’ve also been a musician since taking a few drum lessons at age ten, then hand percussion at 14, then flute beginning at 16, which I still play regularly today.  My latest musical ventures have been mainly writing my own songs, vocals and keys.  In general, I love performing arts — music, theater, dance.

I was raised Jewish but avoid ascribing to traditional faith in an ancient text.  Instead I would probably be considered a meditating Buddhist, or a secular humanist.  My life was transformed by Vipassana meditation.  I believe we are capable of building heaven on earth if we work together and learn how easy it is to resolve conflict and spread earth’s wealth around through self-mastery, education, technology, trade, and broad political enfranchisement.

Please join me in the service of a better world.