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Civil Affairs: McCutcheon
Nearly two weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court ruled, in a closely divided case — McCutcheon v. FEC — that political donors have the right to give a certain amount of money to as many candidates...
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Civil Affairs: Collier
CIVIL AFFAIRS If there is any consistency in Texas politics, it’s about taxation. The Republican Party sees it as pure evil — and no, that is not hyperbole. The Texas GOP’s platform advocates for the...
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Civil Affairs: Death Penalty
CIVIL AFFAIRS Texas leads the pack when it comes to capital punishment. Since the start of this year, the Department of Criminal Justice has ended the lives of seven people, with yet an eighth...
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Civil Affairs: Pragmatism
CIVIL AFFAIRS For those who did not hear, I was on television last night. Specifically, on the program “Red, White and Blue” on the local PBS affiliate. Among the many topics that we discussed was just...
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Civil Affairs: Wendy
CIVIL AFFAIRS Pardon me, but I hope you can help me in search of someone. She was last seen wearing a dress with pink tennis shoes, has blonde hair and is about yea high. My Democratic gubernatorial...
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Civil Affairs: Ignorance
CIVIL AFFAIRS I’ve always said that the most important thing in politics is to not be cruel to other persons. Perhaps the second most important rule is to always be open to new ideas and perspectives,...
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Civil Affairs: Courthouse
CIVIL AFFAIRS Meticulously following both the 2013 election and the 2014 election has led me to examine the many differences between the two campaign cycles. In the former, an individual voter makes...
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Civil Affairs: Law
CIVIL AFFAIRS Editorial note: Noah M. Horwitz has previously contracted work with the Clifford Group, a public relations firm that counts Yellow Cab among its clients. He currently does no work on...
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Civil Affairs: Plea deals
CIVIL AFFAIRS Last night, I was reading The Economist when I came about a series of editorials and articles on what was called the great tragedy of the American criminal justice system: plea deals. The...
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The silent Iranian Revolution
CIVIL AFFAIRS In 1979, religious fundamentalists overthrew the government in Iran. Built-up by the repressive conditions of the despotic Shah, who despite his autocracy was fiercely secular and even...
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