Published inOneZero·May 21, 2019Member-onlyBeyond-Outdated Internet Laws Are Ruining LivesWe need a new weapon in the fight to stop trolls from spreading harmful footage — In 2015, Alison Parker, a journalist, and Adam Ward, a photographer, were murdered on air by a former employee of the TV station where they worked. The shooter recorded the killings with a camera worn on his chest and later uploaded the footage to Facebook. Now, more than three years…Copyright7 min readCopyright7 min read
Jan 27, 2019Closing Tornillo Shows Us We Can And Must End Immigration DetentionEarlier this month, Texas congressman Will Hurd tweeted that the last child had left Tornillo, the desert tent camp for detained migrant children erected earlier this year. At its peak, just a month ago, the unlicensed west Texas facility held almost 3,000 children inside a vast network of brown tents…Immigration4 min readImmigration4 min read
Published inOneZero·Nov 8, 2018Member-onlyAmazon’s Smart Doorbell Is Creepy as HellThe dark future of neighborhood watch has arrived — Ring, an Amazon-owned smart doorbell company, wants to help you and your neighbors gossip about “suspicious activity” on your street with a standalone app called Neighbors. …Tech9 min readTech9 min read
Published inThe Billfold·Feb 28, 2017How Much Is Too Much To Pay For Dog Food?Is $76 too much? — When my wife and I adopted Woof Bader Ginsburg last July, the rescue told us the cuddly, four-month-old, ten-pound dachshund mix puppy would max out at about 15 pounds. Now 11 months old, Woof is 32 pounds of long, furry love culminating in an unexpectedly strong tail. The vet’s latest…Pets3 min readPets3 min read
Published inThe Billfold·Jan 20, 2017The Cost of a Pre-Inauguration ElopementCelebration as counterweight to fear and dread. — “If Trump wins, we should get married before the inauguration.” My fiancée looked at me as she spoke, our hands clasped and sweating as we sat on a friend’s couch watching the presidential election results roll in. We’d already been engaged for a year, but we had no firm wedding…Weddings6 min readWeddings6 min read
Published inThe Billfold·Aug 18, 2016The Cost of Taking the Texas Bar ExamMost people, including us, study for the bar full-time for ten weeks. That means no work and no income—and a lot of expenses. — Last month, my partner and I took the Texas Bar Exam in Austin. The well of student loan funds had all but dried up, and we were living on $4,000 that my partner had astoundingly managed to squirrel away during law school and a loan from my parents. …Law School6 min readLaw School6 min read
