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Most Popular Vox Populi Posts for 2021

Posted on December 30, 2021 by andrewrhairston

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
At the end of each year, I enjoy compiling a list of the Vox Vopuli posts which attracted the most viewers. This year, for the first time, I’m also noting the single most popular post…

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On Becoming a Texas Lawyer

Posted on December 6, 2021 by andrewrhairston

I recited the required oath and officially became a Texas lawyer on November 30, 2021. After starting the process in 2019, and delaying it a few times to navigate the coronavirus pandemic, I sat for the Texas Bar in February … Continue reading →

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A Lesson for Thirty

Posted on July 5, 2021 by andrewrhairston

New decade, same fundamental driving force.
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Andrew Reginald Hairston: Husky Boy

Posted on May 15, 2021 by andrewrhairston

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
  . People of a certain age will remember the dominance of JCPenney in the 1990s. Affordable, comfortable clothes adorned the shelves of the department store’s various branches; it offered enough name brands to make…

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Husky Boy

Posted on May 15, 2021 by andrewrhairston

This piece originally appeared in Vox Populi Public Sphere on May 15, 2021. People of a certain age will remember the dominance of JCPenney in the 1990s. Affordable, comfortable clothes adorned the shelves of the department store’s various branches; it … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Reflections on Money

Posted on February 10, 2021 by andrewrhairston

A reflection on the writer’s tortuous relationship with money Continue reading →

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Andrew Reginald Hairston: Pandemic Reflections on Money

Posted on February 10, 2021 by andrewrhairston

I did everything right, but I perpetually had very little money. Andrew Reginald Hairston: Pandemic Reflections on Money

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On the 46th POTUS

Posted on January 21, 2021 by andrewrhairston

A call to action for the new presidential administration Continue reading →

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UALR Law Review – Summer 2020 School Policing Article

Posted on August 3, 2020 by andrewrhairston

In the fall of 2019, I presented at the annual Ben Altheimer Law Review Symposium at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law; my talk concerned school policing in Texas and Arkansas. I am pleased to share … Continue reading →

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Reflections from a Black Lawyer on Juneteenth

Posted on June 30, 2020 by andrewrhairston

This piece originally appeared on the American Constitution Society’s ExpertForum blog to commemorate Juneteenth 2020. I knew that I wanted to be a lawyer early on in my childhood. If you had asked me for the source of this career … Continue reading →

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