It is easy to be pessimistic. These are extraordinarily difficult times, and the collective psyche is teetering. But we are closer to righting the wrongs that got us into this economic mess than most of us believe.

D. S. His surname of "Zandi" comes from the Zand dynasty (formally known as the Zandieh dynasty) which ruled southern and south-central Iran (1750–1794) in the eighteenth century.

Prior to founding Economy. He attended Upper Merion High School where he earned his diploma.