Clay Jackson - Liberal Currents

Midterm Madness: Political Ads from Michigan to Texas (Half the Answer #98, with Jonathan M. Katz)

Floating in a hideous soup of extremism, slander, bad art, and dirty dealings.

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Jonathan M. Katz Aug 17, 2026

Editor's Notes

Editor's Notes: Never Underestimate the Human Capacity for Earnest Cruelty

Americans ought to be more familiar with the sorts of atrocities committed both by regimes and by rioting publics.

Adam Gurri Aug 17, 2026

The School Shooter Civilization

"Civilizationist" thinking, once confined to the radical fringe and the manifestos of mass killers, has moved to the center of American foreign policy.

John Banks Aug 17, 2026

Clay Jackson is a litigator from Dallas, Texas.

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Half the Answer

Half the Answer #18: Execution in America

Trent and Caitlin talk to their old friend Clay Jackson, a former litigator and current licensed attorney in Texas. They

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Clay Jackson Jun 24, 2025

Half the Answer

Half the Answer #12: Why Did the Secret Police Visit Clay Jackson?

Caitlin and Trent talk to Clay Jackson, a litigator from Dallas, Texas. Clay describes the disconcerting experience of having secret

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Clay Jackson May 12, 2025