The year 2021 was supposed to be a rebirth: a departure from the sorrows of a tumultuous 2020, a return to normalcy after a fantastic vaccine rollout, and a time to get back to doing all the things we loved. Perhaps because of these high expectations, this year for me has been exponentially worse than... Continue Reading →
On the Basis of Sex: The Cases of Gerald Bostock & Aimee Stephens
Gerald Bostock began working as a child welfare services coordinator in Clayton County, Georgia in 2003. He loved every minute of it. "It was my dream job," he reminisced recently in an interview, nostalgically sharing his thoughts during happier times. "[I advocated] for child abuse and neglect victims," Mr. Bostock proudly recounted. He was good... Continue Reading →
“A Choice to Destroy Lives”: The President, DACA, and Accountability
In 1951, the poet Langston Hughes penned a verse positing a seemingly benign question: "what happens to a dream deferred?" Hughes was exploring the African-American experience, seeking to describe Harlem to a world that didn't know the borough's character and charm. The poem is simple, the words timeless, the theme striking: What happens to a... Continue Reading →
A Cruel Irony: Trump v. Hawaii
Nageeb Alomari is an American citizen; he's lived here since the 1990s. In 2000, Mr. Alomari married a woman in Yemen, and like many immigrants, chose to stay in the US and send money back home. The Alomaris had 3 children. The oldest, Shaema, was diagnosed with a severe case of cerebral palsy. She has... Continue Reading →
The Case Against Masterpiece Cakeshop
In July of 2012, Charlie Craig and David Mullins made the same trip that millions of couples before them have. They walked into a bakery -- Masterpiece Cakeshop -- and made a simple request of the owner, Jack Phillips: to bake them them a wedding cake, a request Mr. Phillips has likely fulfilled hundreds of... Continue Reading →
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
From the Bay 