No Stop and Frisk in NOLA
This is a repost of an old article regarding then State Treasurer John Kennedy’s attempt to promote bad policy in New Orleans. Since now Senator John Kennedy again wants to…
The Source for Independent Thought and Analysis
This is a repost of an old article regarding then State Treasurer John Kennedy’s attempt to promote bad policy in New Orleans. Since now Senator John Kennedy again wants to…
Guess Which One Ended Up Dead? Michael Harriot Derek Hicks (Indianapolis Arrestee Processing Center), Aaron Bailey (National Association Against Police Brutality via Facebook) Police aren’t racist. Critics of the Black…
Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. The illusion of causality We humans generally aren’t great at reasoning objectively about uncertainty as we go about our daily lives. We have a universal…
Sheriff Insists This is all Just One Harry Lee Sized Coincidence By Jeff Thomas Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand’s sudden and shocking resignation from office was the talk of the…
Saints: Where will the Foam Finger Point at the End of This Season? By Kenneth Cooper The injury bug hovers over Airline Drive, scoping out the practices. Though small in…
We Will Need to Go to War in NOLA By Jeff Thomas Politicians must make difficult decisions, sometimes funding necessary projects at the expense of other necessary projects. And governments…
by Roy Rodney All the lies. Lies on top of lies. Lies straight to the face of every American. Lies under oath. Lies to hide crimes. Lies to prevent further…
Lawrence T. White Ph.D. Measures of unconscious bias have a limited ability to predict actual behavior. Scores on direct measures of racial prejudice have declined steadily over the past 60…
Avoiding five habits that sabotage you. Diane Dreher Ph.D. While many people begin each year setting goals to improve their lives, too many of us are sabotaged by unproductive habits…
By Kenneth Cooper There are 18 people who want to have a word with you. There are some things they want you to know about your city. They will tell…