A street fight worthy of Republicans Over the course of our republic, presidents have often tested the limits of their constitutional power. Without the checks provided for in the Constitution, our executive branch would easily have d...
GUEST EDITORIAL: Students are Succeeding When I took the oath of office, I said our top priority was to make Louisiana the best place in the world to find a job and raise a family. To do that, we had to move Louisiana from the bottom of t...
Shouting Louder
An old-time trial lawyer once said, "When your case is weak, shout louder!"
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shouted louder when asked about the Obama administration's story last fall that the Se...
Care for Your Heart this February Each year, the month of February is filled with images celebrating Valentine’s Day. The heart-focused theme doesn’t have to end on the holiday, however. February is designated “American Heart Month...
And then it is winter ... From the Internet comes the following words of wisdom, not for me but for those who may be getting a little older. Then again, it may be for me too although I don’t feel old. Here it goes:
You know...
Rabelais’ Will Most Americans are believers in a social safety net that insures that basic necessities are there for those who are truly in need. Caring for the less fortunate is part of the basic fabric of Ameri...
Do Gun Control Laws Control Guns? The gun control controversy is only the latest of many issues to be debated almost solely in terms of fixed preconceptions, with little or no examination of hard facts.
Media discussions of gun con...
Most corrupt mayor in New Orleans history finally indicted C. Ray Nagin, the man who was elected mayor of New Orleans as a reformer has finally been indicted by federal prosecutors after a multi-year investigation. With this 21-count indictment on bribery,...
U.S. rice sales to China becoming more likely The possibility of selling American rice to China is becoming more likely as trade negotiations progress, according to the director of the USA Rice Federation.
Talks have been under way for the pas...
State of American Business One of America’s strongest and most influential business leaders, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donahue, recently gave his report on the state of business in America (view it online at usc...
Know the Facts: Sales Taxes & Income Taxes With news outlets continuing to report on the Governor’s goal of eliminating personal and corporate income taxes, some comparisons have been made between the sales tax and the income tax, and what ...
Candy and Castor Oil I’ll make an early prediction about the 2013 Regular Session of the Legislature: it won’t take long for someone to scream “Fire in the hole!” Ideologies will quickly manifest themselves, fiscal c...
