Dallas Did Not Kill JFK

The Texas Right May Crazy, But Blaming It For the Actions of a Crazed Communist Is Even Crazier

The upcoming 50th anniversary of the murder of President John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald has already produced, in addition to thoughtful commemorations of the tragedy, all-too-familiar attempts by some to smear the city in which the crime happened to take place. Not since Archduke Ferdinand was killed in Sarajevo nearly a century ago have so many people persisted in trying to treat the scene of a crime as though it were somehow a culprit. Dallas, Texas, has spent generations trying to live down its unjust reputation as “the …

by Michael Lind | November 4, 2013

Immigration Doesn’t Bother Houston

So What Will Congress’ Proposed Immigration Reform Mean For the City?

by Sarah Rothbard | June 7, 2013

Houston is America’s most diverse city and its number-one refugee destination. It is also creating more jobs than any city in the country. What does Houston have to gain—and what …

A Republican Stronghold at a Crossroads

How might immigration reform change Texas politics?

June 5, 2013

Texas was once so solidly Democratic, it was one of those Southern states where people were fond of saying they’d even vote for a “yellow dog” before voting for a …

Houston Is Mankind’s Greatest City

OK, I Exaggerate, But This Is Texas

by Iraj Isaac Rahmim | June 4, 2013

There is this story I tell people about when I arrived, in 1995, at the 32-story headquarters of a large oil company for my first day of work. A new …

The Julián Castro I Knew–And How He’s Changed

The Castro Brothers Are Rosie’s Boys, But They Have a Different Story of America

by Cecilia Ballí | September 5, 2012

In 1995, as a freshman at Stanford, I watched two Texans two years above me land the highest number of votes in the race for student senate. They were identical …

Don’t Mess With … Nuance

Rick Perry, No Stranger to California Republicans

by William Bradley | August 29, 2011

Texas Governor Rick Perry is the flavor of the month in the Republican presidential nomination. Depending on which political gurus you want to listen to, Perry’s candidacy will be just …

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