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,…
Year: 2017
10 Simple Daily Practices That Will Make You Happier
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…
Social Justice Quiz 2017: Children
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…
Trump and Landrieu Operate the Same Way
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…
Henry Solution to Economic Growth
For too long New Orleans has been a tale of two cities. New Orleans is recognized worldwide for great food, history, and culture. And as Mayor, we will continue to…
Is New Orleans a Safe Place to Call Home?
By Jeff Thomas What’s big and yellow, has four wheels and sleeps 6-10 people? A Sewerage and Water Board truck. This old joke was emblematic of the perceived waste…
The Failure of Mitch Landrieu
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…
Why You Can’t Be Without Your Phone
Martin Graff Ph.D. How attached are you to your phone? “I regularly check my phone even if it does not ring.” “My phone is within easy reach at night.”…
How do we determine our successes and failures?
Richard B. Joelson DSW, LCSW Locus of Control There is a concept in the psychological literature known as locus of control that is unfamiliar to most people, even though,…
Louisiana Sheriff Resigns Amid Charges of Corruption
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…