Why Do People Follow Bad Leaders?

Here are the reasons that tyrants, dictators, and incompetents continue to lead. There are currently 50 countries in the world that are headed by dictators—more than one-quarter of all nations.…

Jefferson Parish Candidates

Our Look at the Most Interesting Races By Jeff Thomas Jefferson Parish is one of the wealthiest and most influential parishes in the state of Louisiana.  As a part of…

Black-Market Vapes Can Kill You

Black-Market Vapes Test Positive for Dangerous Compounds They could even deliver hydrogen cyanide. Not good. By Marty Munson Justin SullivanGetty Images Just two weeks ago, the sudden lung illness associated…

What Critics Get Wrong About the Red Meat Debate

The argument has reached red alert. That’s bad for everyone. By Paul Kita LisovskayaGetty Images It seems that once every decade, society takes aim at a particular food or food…

Do Your Homework

By C.C. Campbell-Rock Kira Orange Jones is running for a third term on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education-District 2 seat, which she has held for the past…

11 Ways Plants Enhance Your Mental and Emotional Health

by Susan McQuillan M.S., RDN Research shows how indoor and outdoor green spaces improve our well-being. Cultivate a life of positivity and good health. Source: Admiral_Lebioda/Pixabay, used with permission What…

Measure for Measure and MeToo

by Orissa Arend If Supreme Court Justice Bret Kavanaugh, the late billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, or the bully in the While House spoke in iambic pentameter, they would sound…

New Political Group Seeks Changes to Pollution Issues

Louisiana League of Smart Voters llsv.org Politicians Asked to Stop Genocidal Poisoning of Grandma and the Baby That Challeges Earth Survival A new advertising campaign to bring attention to the…

More Rain More Frequently Requires New Ideas

It Might Not Be Climate Change, but We Have to Prepare for Whatever It Is By Jeff Thomas What if a rain machine storm that just devasted parts of Houston…

The Dangers of Vaping Doctors Want Everyone to Know

Just in case the six deaths and 380 reported cases of severe lung disease aren’t motivation enough to put down the JUUL. By Maggie O’Neill In early September, the Centers…