Louisianans should still practice politics
In my final regular column for The Advocate in Louisiana, I lament the apparent passing of Louisianans’ habit of truly engaging, with gusto, in political life, even to the point […]
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Daily Roundup, June 3: Climate Nonsense; Obamacare replacements, and more
Exchanging Obamacare for patient freedom [re: a bill by Sen. Bill Cassidy], by David Hogberg. Journalism school challenges media to get tougher on California’s Obamacare exchange, by Sharyl Attkisson. Iran’s […]
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Jindal is wise to focus on religious liberty
Bobby Jindal is facing extremely low poll ratings at home, and trails most of the field in presidential polls as well. But by focusing on religious liberty, he creates his […]
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Daily Roundup May 22: Militarizing local police; Obama Admin declares disciplining unruly students “racist”; and more…
I agree with much, but certainly not all, of this, but it is a very, very strongly argued case against the over-militarization of police. (We should strongly support police, but […]
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Alabama legislature punts budget options. Pass bad budget now, fix later.
The Alabama legislature’s refusal to fix the current budget crisis leaves them with one legitimate option: pass a horrible budget now requiring a special-session fix. Major reforms are needed. Pass […]
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Louisiana legislature’s stumbles and fumbles
This current legislative session isn’t a shining moment for Louisiana lawmakers. Tax votes, union issues and Common Core debates have been sloppy and likely will result in few positive outcomes. […]
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Daily Roundup, May 18: Obama poor-mouths Christians,…again; More holes in the Iran nukes deal; and more…
Obama’s Casual Slander of American Christians, by Mark Hemingway; A Perverse Consequence, by Michael Makovsky and William Kristol; Roll, Tide, indeed! Ronald Nelson turns down Ivy League schools for Univ. […]
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Daily Roundup, May 14: Tiger Woods reaches out to a young, struggling fan; Louisiana GOP caving at every turn; and more…
This time we start with the world of sports… because while I’m not a big fan of Tiger Woods (but also not a big detractor either), this shows real heart, […]
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“Un-earmarking” funds won’t fix Alabama’s budget
Contrary to popular belief, removing earmarks from state funds won’t solve Alabama’s current budget crisis. Certainly ‘unearmarking’ helps, and it can be part of a long-term solution, but it isn’t […]
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Daily Roundup, May 11: Obama releasing illegal-alien convicts; Improving voter turnout; and more….
Obama Lets Illegal-Alien Criminals Run Free, by Deroy Murdock; Don’t Know Much About History, by Debra J. Saunders; The Left’s Inconsistent Stance on Provocative Art, by Jonah Goldberg; …. and […]
