Deep Patel Happy people don’t live drastically different lives. They just appreciate all there is to be happy about. Image credit: Chris Cole | Getty Images It’s a given that…

By Christine Emba There’s something demoralizing about having to make the case that you matter. Yet somehow, it’s all I’ve been doing since Friday night when the events in Charlottesville…

This morning on WBOK radio, local businessman and star actor Wendell Pierce announced that the Gayle Benson, owner of the Saints and Pelicans, will make a major announcement.  Will they…

By Jeff Thomas A case study of the failure of the Mitch Landrieu administration At the end of his administration Ray Nagin got indicted and convicted of fraud.  While Nagin…

Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther Ph.D. The 6 cognitive biases we need to address In 2009, 228 people died in the crash of Air France 447 when the plane went…

By CHLOÉ VALDARY In the days since the white supremacists marched into Charlottesville, Va., my Twitter feed has lit up with advice from black pundits, activists and even friends: “It’s…

Feds v Con Feds by Jaime Morris The recent imbroglio(s) over “monumental” take downs of Confederate statues elicits thoughts in me that anti- statue proponents are being either hypocritical, short-sighted,…

by Kenneth Cooper Our president is a sad man.  He’s sad because “beautiful statues” are being torn down all across the country, even though those “beautiful statues” memorialize ugly things,…

 Ten Questions   By Bill Quigley.  Bill teaches law at Loyola University New Orleans.  Quigley77@gmail.com   Question One.  The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 14.8 percent or 46 million people…

If you are a Republican you might not be a racist, but if you’re a racist you definitely vote Republican. By Jeff Thomas To think such a monumental failure as…