Dick Cheney was one of America’s greatest statesmen
(Nov. 5) In real life, despite the media’s portrayal, Dick Cheney was no Darth Vader. Cheney, the former vice president, White House chief of staff, Defense Secretary, and House Minority […]
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Two on the Louisiana Redistricting Case
(Oct. 16) Black voting rights are not really at risk The Supreme Court should change its long-flawed interpretation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Before we start — […]
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Why did Louisiana legislators discriminate against religious schools?
(Oct. 26) One would think an overwhelmingly Republican, presumably conservative Louisiana Legislature would protect, rather than discriminate against, faith-based schools. That thought would be wrong. Bizarrely, the Legislature this year […]
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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 great asset it has in the University of New Orleans. Registration opens Nov. 3 for UNO’s Spring 2026 […]
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Moreno, Guns, Pot, National Guard, Tagliabue…..
HELLO, EVERYBODY. For five weeks, whether you noticed or not, you have seen no new entries on this website, much less received the weekly newsletter if you subscribe. Software problems […]
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Landry must say how to replace wetlands projects
(Oct. 12. Published version at this link. Slightly different version here.] Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration seems far more eager to cancel wetlands restoration projects than to say what should be […]
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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 percolating between President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inàcio Lula da Silva, Louisiana’s legislative delegation should urge […]
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Louisiana is over-reliant on federal largesse
(Oct. 9, column as published, here, on how Louisiana gets more of its budget from the federal government than any other state does.) Full column, earlier version: Louisiana state government […]
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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 in this week’s government shutdown theater has been much more reasonable. By every historical standard, it is not […]
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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 Louis Lambert brought back a flood of memories. It also served as a reminder that tiny amounts of […]
