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Immigration enforcement needs moderate tactics

(Jan. 9; Jan 11 in print. By Quin) A 37 year-old woman in Minnesota is dead at the hands of…

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Cassidy can save health care, if Trump will help out

(Jan. 8 print edition, by Quin) U.S. Sen Bill Cassidy of Louisiana may be poised to pull a health care…

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Matt Lewis: Yikes, what a start to the news year!

(Column by Matt K. Lewis, Jan. 12) That escalated quickly. We’re barely into 2026, and events are already unfolding that…

1 week ago
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In politics, Louisiana wields uncommon influence

(Jan. 4 print edition) As this new year dawns, consider how Louisiana, in…
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T-P editorial: Congress should resolve as follows…..

(Official editorial of the Times-Picayune/Advocate, Jan. 4, 2026) Congress convenes tomorrow for 2026,…
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Help me explore Louisiana!

(Dec. 21) It soon will be time for a road trip. And, dear…
2 weeks ago
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Louisiana lawmakers stand up for Medicaid patients

(December 17) After trying to attack the messenger, Gov. Jeff Landry capitulated…
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Murrill, Landry leave 333,000 Medicaid recipients in limbo

(Dec. 11) Attorney General Liz Murrill is taking an animus against pharmacy benefit…
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Elaboration on why and how Tulane, LSU should play

(Dec. 14) This newspaper’s editorial board was absolutely right on Dec. 9…
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Faucheux: Americans lose confidence

(This is an excellent column by my friend Ron Faucheux, Dec. 12) …
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GEORGE WILL: President’s war powers are hard to rein in

(Column by George Will, Dec. 10) War is government’s gravest undertaking, but defining…
December 9, 2025
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LSU, Tulane should play each other annually

(This is a version of an official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Dec.…
December 9, 2025
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Cassidy could run for Guv and give Landry a scare

(Dec. 7) The conventional wisdom about U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy having a…
December 9, 2025
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Mental health Safe Havens should be fully funded

(Dec. 3) The St. Tammany Parish Council should delay cuts in funding for…
December 9, 2025
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McFaul: Trump’s Russia approach is massively misguided

(Column by longtime diplomat Michael McFaul, in TIME, Dec. 7) I hope Special…
December 2, 2025
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S. Court should hobble coastal suits vs. oil outfits

(Nov. 26 online/Nov. 30 print) The interminable lawsuit by Plaquemines Parish against…
December 2, 2025
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EDITORIAL: FEMA merits major attention

(This was an official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Nov. 30) The official…
December 2, 2025
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DEROY MURDOCK: Dems’ arguments lose in five seconds

(This column by my friend Deroy Murdock ran in numerous places nationwide.…
December 2, 2025
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MATT K. LEWIS: Trump’s hold is slipping

(This column from my friend Matt Lewis ran an numerous places nationwide…
November 25, 2025
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La. benefits from Trump’s moves on black gold and black coffee

(Nov. 20) President Donald Trump is spectacularly mercurial in economic policy decisions, but…
November 25, 2025
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Thoughts from Dick Cheney’s wonderful memorial service

(Nov. 20) In the immediacy of returning from the memorial service for former…
November 25, 2025
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Shribman: The debt we owe black WWII soldiers

(This is the start of a new column by David Shribman, a…
November 17, 2025
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Watch “The American Revolution” on PBS!!!!

NOTE FROM QUIN: Tuesday night, the third of six episodes of Ken…
November 17, 2025
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Beware fake ‘conservatives’ who hate the Founders’ ideals

(Nov. 16) When I wrote separate columns earlier this year about how two…
November 17, 2025
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Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson are anathema

(Nov. 13) The man who is surely Louisiana’s single biggest contribution to…
November 17, 2025
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T-P Editorial: New Orleans owes debt to the late Paul Tagliabue

(Official editorial of the Times-Picayune/Advocate, Nov. 10 online) Very rarely has someone…
November 11, 2025
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Dick Cheney was one of America’s greatest statesmen

(Nov. 5) In real life, despite the media’s portrayal, Dick Cheney was…
November 11, 2025
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Two on the Louisiana Redistricting Case

(Oct. 16) Black voting rights are not really at risk The Supreme…
November 11, 2025
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Why did Louisiana legislators discriminate against religious schools?

(Oct. 26) One would think an overwhelmingly Republican, presumably conservative Louisiana Legislature…
November 11, 2025
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We can learn from Jacob wrestling with God

(Oct. 19) Note: This was for an occasional Sunday section on faith, in…
November 11, 2025
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UNO is on right track under President Kathy Johnson

(Oct. 30) It’s time for the whole state of Louisiana to recognize the…
November 11, 2025
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Moreno, Guns, Pot, National Guard, Tagliabue…..

HELLO, EVERYBODY. For five weeks, whether you noticed or not, you have…
October 13, 2025
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Landry must say how to replace wetlands projects

(Oct. 12. Published version at this link. Slightly different version here.] Gov.…
October 13, 2025
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T-P Editorial: Stop the tariffs on Brazil!

(Official editorial of the Times-Picayune/Advocate, Oct. 8) Now that better relations are…
October 13, 2025
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Louisiana is over-reliant on federal largesse

(Oct. 9, column as published, here, on how Louisiana gets more of…
October 6, 2025
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By all historical, logical standards, Dems are wrong on shutdown

(Oct. 3) Amid the usual posturing from both parties in Congress, one side…
October 6, 2025
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RIP, Louis Lambert: Lessons from Louisiana in 1979

(Oct. 2) Reporter Tyler Bridges’ excellent Sept. 28 news obituary for longtime Louisiana politician…
September 29, 2025
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The world must atone for rampant anti-Semitism

(Sept. 28) In any honest discussion of faith in the modern world, there…
September 29, 2025
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State needs to catalogue and deal with abandoned wells

(Official editorial of the Times-Picayune/Advocate, Sept. 28, ever-so-slightly altered) Thousands of abandoned…
September 22, 2025
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The best expert says Ukraine is winning

(Sept. 21) Never mind all those American news reports that Russian drone attacks…
September 22, 2025
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Cafe Reconcile turns 25, teaches job skills

(Sept. 18) Look, up in Central City! It’s a job training center. It’s…
September 22, 2025
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Editorial: Saints need to sign the Dome lease already

(Official editorial of the Times-Picayune/Advocate, Sept. 21) In football, almost the worst…
September 16, 2025
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Don’t blame all of “them” for the awful murder of Kirk

(September 11) Note: The published version of this column is here. What…

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