Grading the Saints Draft

By Jeff Thomas Draft picks are like weather reports.  Sometimes an alert warns of a soon to hit tornado, sometimes you get a lot of rain and sometimes you get…

The Truth About What We’ll Do To Fit In

Art Markman Ph.D. New research shows that the behavior of others impacts our own decisions.   People tend to do what others around them are doing. Walk onto an elevator and almost…

Bust out the Water Hoses and Growling Dogs

            by Jeff Thomas In 2017, illegally acting, outside agitators cannot be allowed to subvert the will of the people of New Orleans.  Circa 1963…

Major Challenges of New Orleans Charter Schools Exposed

At NAACP Hearing by Bill Quigley, Professor of Law, Loyola University New Orleans   New Orleans is the nation’s largest and most complete experiment in charter schools.   After Hurricane Katrina,…

Cooper’s Collage of Multiple Thoughts

              Goodbye, Sean Payton. What’s That Governor Edwards? Hello War, President Trump. by Kenneth Cooper Maybe Sean Payton doesn’t pray enough. Or maybe he…

Rep Harris and Cox Cable help citizens

    Representative Jimmy Harris Works to Aid Storm Victims   Louisiana Representative Jimmy Harris’ District 99 has scores of homes and some businesses that were heavily damaged by the…

Tekrema Center

Tekrema Center for Art and Culture “The artistic image is not intended to represent the thing itself, but, rather, the reality of the force the thing contains.” ― James Baldwin,…

On NOLA’s Murder Clearance Rate

This article is reposted from Jeff Asher’s website nolacrimenews.com NOPD’s murder clearance rate and potential trouble within the homicide division have been in the news lately. I’ve previously posted about…

20 Cognitive Biases That Affect Your Decision-Making

Patrick Allen We all make bad decisions sometimes, but have you ever wondered what mental obstacles can lead you astray? This infographic goes over 20 of the most common cognitive…

Positive Relationships

Michelle Gielan An important relationship in my life just ended… and I’ll admit it, I didn’t really see it coming.  That event has sparked a lot of thinking about relationships…