George Will: Trump bowed low to Putin
(Column by George Will, Aug. 18) As flaccid as a boned fish, Donald Trump crumpled quicker than even Vladimir Putin probably anticipated. The former KGB agent currently indicted for war crimes […]
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The Declaration’s ideals should be taught enthusiastically
(Aug. 10) Are you gearing up for next summer’s semiquincentennial — the 250th anniversary — of our nation’s birth? Louisiana Jay Lapeyre rightly says you should be. So, too, especially, should […]
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From jazz funerals to Carville: Jason Berry has the stories
(Aug. 7) To ask what jazz funerals have in common with famed political consultant James Carville sounds like the set-up for some mordant witticism, but it’s not. This very month the […]
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Another reason Louisiana in particular is well set for Medicaid reforms
(Aug. 3 print edition) Good news: Louisiana is better situated than almost every other state to implement new work requirements for Medicaid and food stamps. Still, at an individual level, […]
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Conservative journalist belongs to no political ‘team’
(July 27) “If you’re a conservative columnist, why do you often criticize conservative Republican politicians?” Six months back into full-time writing for this newspaper, I frequently hear this question. Or close […]
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Medicaid reforms are OK, and Cassidy saves Louisiana
(July 10, print edition) There is much to like and plenty to dislike about the misnamed “Big Beautiful Bill” signed into law on July 4, but the fearmongering about its provisions […]
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Matt K. Lewis: How Trump bullies GOPers into submission
(Column by conservative Matt Lewis, syndicated by the Los Angeles Times, July 8) Forget the doomsday predictions about what President Donald Trump’s cuts might do – his “Big Beautiful Bill” has […]
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Tom Rogan: How Putin is trying to ‘play’ Trump (AND vice-versa!)
(Column by Tom Rogan at the Washington Examiner, July 9) Russian state-aligned media is escalating its personal attacks on President Donald Trump following his rebuke of President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. […]
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The Fourth of July supersedes bad politics
(July 4) Independence Day is such a favorite holiday of mine that when this nation had its bicentennial celebration in 1976, I told my father I wanted to live to 112 […]
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T-P/Advocate editorial: Court messed up redistricting
(Official Advocate/Times-Picayune editorial, July 1) In the seemingly interminable turmoil over Louisiana’s congressional district shapes and boundaries, the U.S. Supreme Court left Louisiana in limbo last week. Rather than issuing a decision […]
