Richard Borean is a Communications Associate at the Tax Foundation. His analysis of taxes and spending has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and the Idaho Reporter. He is a senior at George Mason University where he pursuing a B.A. in English with a focus in Linguistics. During the past few years, he has done research on a range of topics from internet-based linguistics to the causes of recidivism. After graduation, he hopes to spend a year teaching English in China before returning home and pursuing a law degree with the goal of working in international trade law. Richard previously served as a communications intern at the Tax Foundation for the spring and summer of 2012.