Biden is foolish to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
(Nov. 24) President Joe Biden was dead wrong in his decision this week to order the release of 50 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. No matter how many […]
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In memory of New Orleans original Ben C. Toledano
(Nov. 11, the New Orleans Advocate/Times-Picayune) Ben C. Toledano, who died Nov. 6 at age 89, was for nearly two decades one of the most prominent citizens in New Orleans, […]
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Long past time for Ivey to kill Common Core math
A version of this piece on Common Core was stuck behind a firewall, so here is the full text, courtesy of Lagniappe Mobile, which I think for publishing this piece […]
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Conservative jurisprudence promotes both justice and freedom
(Oct. 25) Conservative constitutionalists, no less than politicians, should heed the old campaign maxim that people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. Speaking […]
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Fr. Gregory Lucey, in memoriam
(Oct. 5) MOBILE, Alabama — Fr. Gregory Lucey, S.J., who died Sept. 30 at age 88, was living embodiment of how most of life can and should transcend politics, and […]
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Quin in the media in the past week
For all of you who are gluttons for punishment, here are links to three of my media appearances in the past week, the first two on TV, the other on […]
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New Orleans weathered this storm pretty well
(September 7) In the “be thankful for small blessings” category, the city of New Orleans suffered less from Hurricane Ida than early fears had indicated. Points south and west of […]
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Two stories against obsessing about race
Sandy Stimpson, re-elected as mayor, helps Mobile transcend race (Aug. 26): MOBILE, Alabama — For the fifth straight mayoral election in this port city, Mobilians on Aug. 24 showed that […]
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Ida is serious, but we take storm prep with humor intact
(Aug. 27) MOBILE, Alabama — The news is full of the coronavirus and Kabul, but meanwhile, in other disasters… This, folks, is how things work with Gulf Coast hurricanes. Just […]
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Great New Orleans jazz film starts streaming August 11
(August 5) Dr. Michael White, the traditional New Orleans jazz clarinetist, is a virtuoso at his craft. If a new documentary film called City of a Million Dreams receives as […]
