Biden’s terrible pardons, from several angles
Biden twice takes up his pardon pen, and I twice excoriate him, plus add context. (For the full version of each column, please follow the link embedded in each headline.) […]
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Lee Edwards, Clarke Reed: Two legendary GOP builders
Lee Edwards, anti-communist and chronicler (Dec. 16): The night was June 12, 2007, and Lee Edwards was beaming. After years of work, his personal brainchild was coming to fruition: That […]
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Pelosi, and Carolina — two unrelated pieces
Here are two short ones I am just putting together to save space. That time in Rio when Pelosi wasn’t home (Dec. 13): Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently isn’t […]
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Scalise and Johnson should follow Livingston’s example
(Nov. 17, The Advocate/Times-Picayune) As speaker and majority leader of the U.S. House, Louisiana’s Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise should take a cue from what Metairie’s Bob Livingston did beginning 30 […]
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Nominations of Gaetz and Gabbard are abominable
(Nov. 14) Republican senators should immediately kneecap the nominations of former Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and especially Matt Gaetz for top spots in President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. House and Senate […]
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Gov. Ivey’s treatment of Bama veterans is a scandal
(Nov. 9, to kick off Veterans Day weekend) MOBILE, Alabama — On this Veterans Day, Alabama is roiled by a doozy of a veterans-related controversy. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey last month invoked […]
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Why Bobby Jindal should run HHS
(Oct. 26, The Advocate/Times-Picayune) If Bobby Jindal is under consideration to be Secretary of Health and Human Services in a new Donald Trump presidency, he could be Trump’s star appointment. […]
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Louisiana needs flat tax and fiscal reform
(Sept. 29, the Advocate/Times-Picayune) If Louisianans are tired of finishing near the bottom of every rating of civic health, they should buy into major reforms. In proposals within the last […]
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Nice guys can win. A look back at Reagan in New Orleans
(Aug. 15) Let me take you back to another Aug. 15 so as to put to bed a meme prevalent on the Right today — namely, the idea that the […]
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On ‘smaller’ issues, some senators are making progress
(Aug. 13) Even if the political branches of the federal government are dysfunctional or counterproductive on most big, public issues, Congress actually is making bipartisan progress on a surprising array […]
