Ronnie’s Razoo City: New Orleans, writ very large
“As I was swimming naked through the living room …” It might have been the best newspaper lead ever. It was the opening phrase of the first post-Hurricane Katrina column penned by Ronnie […]
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Jazz Fest, a Cultural Treasure, Turns 50
A slightly different version of this is running in the print edition of the Washington Examiner Magazine. By Quin America’s quirky cultural treasure that is the city of New Orleans […]
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Pick up six: Trumpcare (2), Big Not-so-Easy, and 3 more
Six pieces by Quin at the DC Examiner. Follow the links embedded in the headlines for the full posts, starting with the president wimping out on his own good inclinations […]
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Lessons for Florence Victims, from Katrina
By Quin Hillyer at The Washington Examiner; As Hurricane Florence nears landfall, I hope whatever communities it hits will have people there like a guy in New Orleans who helped his […]
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The night John McCain picked up Reagan’s torch
By Quin Hillyer at The Washington Examiner; On a single night 30 years ago this month, when a faltering presidential campaign desperately needed a boost, a youngish senator and an […]
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Michael Bagneris for Mayor of New Orleans
If I still lived in my beloved New Orleans, I would vote for Michael Bagneris for mayor later this month, and I hope those who value my judgment will consider […]
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Parable of the sower: the community’s role
By Quin Hillyer at PJ Media; In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the familiar parable of the sower, in which seed spread on rocky ground, or among thorns, or on an unguarded […]
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New Orleans still roiled by monument dispute
(Quin Hillyer, Liberty Headlines) As the national networks take brief note of the climactic days of the long running dispute in New Orleans about the city removing four “Confederate monuments” from […]
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In (partial) defense of the New Orleans monuments
Note from Quin: History is full of shades of gray. And while “slippery slope” arguments aren’t always valid and are often over-used, they can, if used carefully, be quite legitimate. […]
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Tributes for the late, terrific Kevin Kane
Kevin Kane was a quiet civic hero, and a wonderful human being, who moved back to New Orleans to found a think tank to help it recover from Hurricane Katrina. […]
