National Politics
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Louisiana is over-reliant on federal largesse
(Oct. 9, column as published, here, on how Louisiana gets more of its budget from the federal government than any…
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By all historical, logical standards, Dems are wrong on shutdown
(Oct. 3) Amid the usual posturing from both parties in Congress, one side in this week’s government shutdown theater has been…
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The world must atone for rampant anti-Semitism
(Sept. 28) In any honest discussion of faith in the modern world, there is no getting around this reality: One people…
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The best expert says Ukraine is winning
(Sept. 21) Never mind all those American news reports that Russian drone attacks are successfully weakening Ukraine and frightening Poland. The…
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Don’t blame all of “them” for the awful murder of Kirk
(September 11) Note: The published version of this column is here. What follows is an earlier, unedited draft, but in…
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G.F. Will: Will congressional GOP ever find their spines?
(This column by George F. Will, Sept. 5, is 1,000 shades of awesome.) Tanned, rested and ready, Congress has returned from…
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Walter Isaacson celebrates the Declaration
(Sept. 7) As we approach next year’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we should better understand, be grateful for,…
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Conservative policy wonks bring happiness to New Orleans
(Aug. 31 print edition) When 1,500 policy wonks from around the country gathered at the Sheraton New Orleans this past week,…
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Celebrating UNO’s new Bob Livingston East Campus
(Official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 27) Monday’s dedication of the East Campus of the University of New Orleans Research…
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Cliff Smith: Cassidy should learn from… LBJ
(Guest column by Cliff Smith, the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 22) In June, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, of North Carolina, announced he was…
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