More Mississippi Mud
I hereby replace, for now, the earlier published contention that Mississippi’s Republican National Committeeman Henry Barbour “prevaricated” about his role in race-baiting ads in the June U.S. Senate runoff in […]
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LA’s Privatized Charity Hospitals Doing Well
At The Advocate on Sunday, I assert that Gov. Bobby Jindal’s privatization of what once were known as the “charity” hospitals in Louisiana is going very well indeed. By “very […]
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Mary Landrieu, Agonistes (on Judicial Nominee)
On Monday or Tuesday, the U.S. Senate will vote on whether to proceed with the nomination of radical David J. Barron for a federal courts of appeals seat, or instead […]
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Mary Landrieu: Right on Wetlands Trust
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu is poking her nose into Louisiana state legislative business. Her point is a good one. She’s trying to protect the coastal wetlands trust fund. It’s worth […]
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Rep. Boustany: No Immigration Reform This Year
Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany of Louisiana just finished an editorial board meeting with the Baton Rouge Advocate. I asked him about the prospects for immigration reform this year, in […]
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Advocate Editorial: Obama Team Acted from Political Motives
At the Quin-essential blog at the Advocate, I explain that even in an editorial largely critical of Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, the editorialists bolsters my central point that an Obama […]
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Obama Aims at Jindal, Hurts Innocent Louisianans
In my latest column at National Review Online, I blast the president for his administration’s disapproval of an innovative new Louisiana program involving leasing out the state’s charity hospitals to […]
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A Strong Will Gores the Core
One well-known conservative who, while nobody’s idea of a liberal, is also nobody’s idea of a radical, is columnist George Will. Indeed, Will virtually defines the “rational right.” The other […]
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Mitch Landrieu’s Second Term Outlook
When Mitch Landrieu was inaugurated for a second term yesterday, he rightly celebrated a real renaissance in and of New Orleans. In my entire life, the city has never looked […]
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Scalise advances with energy
There’s a later column begging to be written about how Louisiana’s U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, has quietly become one of the most influential members of the entire House of […]
