“Yes We Can,” “Change We Can Believe in,” “Make America Great Again.” Fantastic slogans. And then there’s this: “Defund the Police.” Wait, what? A little less than a week ago, President Obama spoke […]
Category: Op-Ed/Lagniappe
A Different Kind of Blue
December 5, 2020It was 1992 and a little over a month from the Democratic National Convention when an Arkansas governor turned presidential candidate took to the Arsenio Hall stage with his […]
Don’t Fall for Mayor’s Suspicious Millage Campaign
December 3, 2020As voters head to the ballot box for the Dec. 5th election, they should feel lied to. Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration has engaged in a full-throated misinformation campaign designed to […]
In Defense of New Orleans Libraries
December 1, 2020We live now in an era of uncertainty and loss; we find ourselves out of work, or struggling to make rent, or disconnected from friends and family. We are homeschooling […]
Dear Michael: Temper Tantrum Toddler Turns Testy
November 12, 2020Dear Michael, I’m having toddler troubles. My toddler is acting up really badly. He won’t come out of the bathroom, where he just plays on his smartphone all day. I […]
An Election Night Cheat Sheet and Forecast Based on 2016/2018 Election Results
October 26, 2020The purpose of this article is to provide objective information regarding the election and create a cheat sheet for those who have not obsessively been watching every single poll. The […]
New Orleans Democrats Need to Vote Early and In-Person
October 1, 2020With the 2020 Presidential election weeks away, voters in New Orleans might be tempted to think that their individual vote will not impact the results of the election. After all, […]
Roux, Racism, and Reality
September 24, 2020The Civil Rights Dream is deja vu in the Deep South. In Louisiana we have great food, good drinks, and nice racism. The kind of racism that manifests itself in […]
Louisiana Democrats Announce Merger With Republican Party
September 14, 2020Newly-elected Democrat chair Katie Bernhardt announced that her first action as the state chair will be to negotiate the merger of the state’s Democratic and Republican parties. In a DSCC […]
The unchurching of a movement
July 18, 2020African American movements for equality have long been entrenched in the Black church. The Black church has produced some of Black Americas most prolific and profound leaders such as Rev. […]
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