Jim Guirard, patriot: RIP
By Quin Hillyer; Some people serve their country for years, very well, without the recognition and thanks that is their due. So it was with Jim Guirard, who died on […]
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Race for LA Governor Raises the Undead
by Quin Hillyer A year ago, the Louisiana Democratic party seemed as dead as its allegedly habitual voters from New Orleans cemeteries. Yet with a governor’s race quickening to its […]
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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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State shouldn’t collect money for unions in Louisiana
On or around April 29 the Louisiana state legislature will look at a bill (HB 418) that prevents the state from collecting union dues and fees directly from state employees’ […]
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EPA oversteps bounds, hurts LA economy
For The Advocate, I write about why an illegal power grab by the Environmental Protection Agency would add to a record of the Obama administration harming Louisiana. Follow the red […]
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Impressed, Not Impressed
Not impressed with Chris Christie. Why Louisianans should be impressed with Gov. Jindal (but aren’t). Why Louisianans should not be offended with a postcard (and not impressed with Secretary of […]
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Re-Launching the Site, with Update on My Writings
Due to my unexpurgateable techno-tardism, I have let this site go fallow for a couple of months. I promise henceforth to keep it current, not just with links to my […]
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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 […]
