The Tandon V. Newsom Lawsuit: Negotiating Religious Gatherings During a Pandemic
On April 9, The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Ritesh Tandon et. al., plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the restrictions imposed by Governor Gavin Newsom on the
Jaya Padmanabhan
Chinese-Indians Recall Life in Internment Camp in “Deoliwallahs”
How do you write a book about loss—a loss that’s so propulsive as to ravage the notion of home, country and identity? What do you put in it, and what do you
What’s Behind My Mother’s Obsession with Food?
“What did you eat today?” my mother, Sarada, begins her phone conversation with my twenty-three-year-old daughter in New York. When my daughter explains tha
The Rising Relevance of Tulsi Gabbard
“As you know, I grew up in the beautiful state of Hawaii, which is the only state in the nation which has a majority and minority population. So, my upbringin
Go Back to Your Country!
Lunchtime at the intersection of Third and Geary in downtown San Francisco is a concerto of movement. Cars, pedestrians, bicyclists, strollers, bags, carts, pet
Shifting The Sources Of Drinking Water In California
Water conservation and recycling efforts are needed as Colorado River water levels drop Even at a time when the California snowpack is 161% of the historical av
Adding the Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census: A Legitimate Fear
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last Tuesday about the Census Bureau’s plan to include the citizenship question in the 2020 census. Justice Ruth Bader
Motherhood, Sequence and Success
Have you heard of the success sequence? Even if you haven’t, you might have unwittingly been adhering to the sequence. It’s a social rationalization theory
Bret Stephens’ Flawed Logic in Championing Churchill
Many leaders straddle history with a complicated record. But none more so than Winston Churchill. For the white world, he is nothing short of a legend. For the
The Man Behind The Oscar: God Save Freddie Mercury
It was electrifying to watch Rami Malek perform as Freddie Mercury in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, showing us a man grappling with soul-searing despair and alie
Vinod Khosla’s Illiberal Views on Education
In an op-ed provocatively titled "Is Majoring in Liberal Arts a Mistake for Students?" and published on Medium, the tech billionaire Vinod Khosla insists, in pa
H-1Bs—The Best and the Brightest?
A relevant piece from our archives, on a topic that is still a hot-button issue. First published on March 14, 2017. What is this notion of the best and brightes
