This is what freedom feels like

Estimated Reading Time: 15 minutes I watched in horror as a two-legs picked Mia up and smashed her skull into the concrete floors. Repeatedly, blow after blow. Mia struggled to escape from its grip, but it was no use. She wasn’t strong enough. After the third impact, she finally stopped screaming. The two-legs waited a …

What Draymond Green’s NBA Suspension can teach us about the Criminal Justice System

Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes Last Monday, all 230 pounds of Draymond Green stomped on the chest of opposing player Domantas Sabonis. Sabonis immediately began clutching his chest, and for the next few minutes he lay writhing in pain. Meanwhile, Draymond talked shit to the opposition’s fans, and he was soon ejected from the game. …

From Friend to Felon: How Eight Jurors Changed the Course of History

This is a story about hope, the American legal system, and my friend Wayne Hsiung. I hope you enjoy. Estimated reading time: 12 minutes. The first time I met Wayne was about a year ago. I had just moved to Berkeley and I was at a meetup for an animal rights group called “Direct Action …

Report Cards, Sex, & Worthiness

I’ve gotten good grades pretty much my whole life. And it’s always felt so affirming. I can still remember the rush of opening my report cards in elementary school. The anxiety & excitement beforehand, and then the pride & validation when I saw that I had done well. “Yes, I am smart!” Getting good grades …

me lecturing at my law school

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19bN1mKxXVFj7GP585jNSFfqeD_PRDnVi/view?usp=sharing I recently organized this event at my law school. I titled it “What will future generations think of factory farming?”. About 20-25ish people showed up (mostly friends of mine). It’s probably the thing I’m most proud of myself for ever doing. The video is a 15 minute lecture. It’s pretty sad honestly. I mostly …

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