Opinion
A Game of Benches?
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Republican activists manipulate judicial selection, diminish judicial independence
Author’s note: As a Republican judge having presided in a Harris County misdemeanor criminal court for the last fifteen years I’ve given much thought to our current judicial selection process. I wrote this essay long before my defeat in the March 6, 2018 Republican primary, and I’ve revised it to reflect what I’ve learned from that election. JK
Armed And Dangerous: If Police Don't Have To Protect The Public, What Good Are They?
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In the American police state, police have a tendency to shoot first and ask questions later. In fact, police don’t usually need much incentive to shoot and kill members of the public.