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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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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Perhaps Jazz Fest should have been saved
(August 9) Because of concerns about a major spike in coronavirus caseloads, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival made the understandable but unnecessary decision to cancel its planned October […]
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Outrageous: NEA sues parent for asking questions about curriculum
(August 5) A “this-can’t-be-real” lawsuit filed this week provides more evidence that many school bureaucracies and education unions together are waging warfare, malevolently so, against the very families they are […]
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Three nice stories or tributes
The only thing that connects these pieces is that they are all about nice people. Please do follow the link embedded in each headline to read the full column for […]
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Actor Eddie Izzard isn’t a ‘she’ — and why it matters
(April 2) No matter what movie reviewers say, actor Eddie Izzard is a man. The insistence otherwise shows the rot at the heart of the cultural Left’s war against Mother […]
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The ‘woke’ version of ‘anti-racism’ is a horrid hoax
In all the following four pieces, I lament the near-totalitarian racket of “anti-raicsm” that has taken over college campuses and much of American media and corporate life. Frankly, I would […]
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To stop the COVID mutants, wear your masks
(March 8) Don’t get complacent about COVID-19, because the mutants are coming. That was the main message from author John Barry, whom I interviewed Monday for the anniversary of my […]
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Mars landing is big deal for earthlings
(Feb. 17) The expected Feb. 18 Mars landing of the rover Perseverance is a really big deal. As I wrote last summer, we should all be full of wonder and […]
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Explaining ‘Yardi Gras’ to a national audience
(Feb. 4) Not even a pandemic can contain the whimsically celebratory spirit of Mardi Gras. In Mobile, Alabama, where Mardi Gras in North America was born, and in New Orleans […]
