Talking Politics During the Holidays
How to avoid alienating everyone. Source: Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash It has been said that if you don’t have something nice to say, then confine your discussion to the…
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How to avoid alienating everyone. Source: Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash It has been said that if you don’t have something nice to say, then confine your discussion to the…
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…
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…
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…
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.”…
Mike Yenni, Making Louisiana Deplorable Again By Kenneth Cooper This is the story of a love affair, a brief, but torrid one, a legal, yet creepy one, an affair began…
By Jeff Thomas Since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has had two mayors. One is in jail, the other is shivers every time it rains. Each failed dramatically to deliver on…
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,…
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…