About

About this blog:

I’m Not The Only One was originally the name of my column of the same name which was published during 2004-2005. Having this blog has been a goal of mine for about two years, and the decision to finally launch this blog was a New Year’s Resolution. The name of this blog comes from (besides the John Lennon song) the belief that my opinions are not that unique, that despite the fact that my views may not be shared by those in the public eye or by our so-called leaders many people do think the same way I do about various political and social issues affecting our towns, cities, country and world.

I hope my posts will provoke thought and hopefully even meaningful debate. Even if you don’t like what I have to say, please feel free to contradict me.

About Me:

My name is Daniel Cuevas, an undergrad student at the City University of New York who has been writing for much of my life. I started writing professionally as a columnist in 1998 for a website named CollegeBeat about issues affecting minorities.
I worked as a reporter from 2000 to 2006 for various small newspapers in Queens in Manhattan (the big papers wouldn’t hire me without a degree). That’s where I really got my taste for current events, the legislative process and political scene in all three levels of government.
It was in August 2005 that I applied to an ad on Craigslist for a political website looking for columnists. That site turned out to be Political Storm, with whom I stayed for nine months. The demise of Political Storm made me want to get a blog of my own.
I learned about libertarianism a few years ago from one of Bill Maher’s comedy shows. I Googled Libertarianism, read a few books on it and I liked it. I’m often asked, where within the political spectrum does libertarianism lie? Libertarianism mixes values of freedom from both the Right and the Left: freedom of speech, right to bear arms, freedom of choice, anti-union, anti-Affirmative Action, belief in the free market, an end to the War on Drugs and an end to income taxes. Libertarians feel that the government, especially at the federal level, should stay out of the personal lives of its citizens. The answer to that question may best answered by learning more about Libertarianism.

Right now I’m in my last year of finishing an undergrad degree in sociology. I’ve seen a lot of professional writers get far with blogs, and I’m hoping to see the same results with mine, and express opinions I know I share with others. And if nothing else, INTOO still allows me to keep writing.

I live in Queens, a borough in New York City with my fiancee. I work 30 hours a week at a wholesale club. I was raised as a Protestant and have recently dipped my toes into Catholicism thanks to my fiancee. I’m 29 years old, my parents were born in Spanish Harlem and my grandparents were born in Puerto Rico. Their respective ancestors arrived to Puerto Rico from various parts of the world.

Enjoy the blog,

Daniel