Bengaluru In the one and one-half years since I last visited Bengaluru, or Bangalore as it is still known in the West, the changes were visible from the time I hit the expressway. The new airport, 40 kilometers from the city center is no longer as new, but for the first time the ride was …
Category: Voting Rights
Political Ground Game in Ascendancy as Simple Math Triumphs with Big Data
New Orleans What goes around, comes around, it seems, if you keep around long enough. Reading about cutting edge political strategies, like the “Bannock Street project,” reminds me of frequent late discussions at the regular Wednesday night staff meetings of ACORN in Little Rock 40 years ago as we would debate whether to spend all of …
Proposed IRS Rules on C4s a Mixed Bag Likely to See Lobbying from Right and Left
New Orleans The IRS announced that it is proposing clearer rules to regulate the “social welfare” practices of C4 tax exempt nonprofits. I should start with a disclaimer. I’ve never operated a c4 organization, though I recognize the fact that they have recently become the rage, largely among lawyers and CPAs I would argue, but …