Sept.29. 2011Read More

Well we are gearing up for the “Common Sense” weekend show with so many topics to cover.  How about health insurance costs for a starter.  The rates keep going up and up.  And you know what?  Unless there is some major increase in federal expenditures, or you take a cut back in your benefits, this...Read More

Most of you who follow this site and listen to my radio program know that I’m quite fond of the state of North Carolina. I look on it as my second home. I graduated from Chapel Hill, and we have a family home up in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In fact, I’ve off to see...Read More

Well you know the President has some big election problems when he begins receiving public lectures from democratic strategist and fellow Louisianan James Carville.  The Ragin’ Cajun made his thoughts quite clear last week when he said:  “People often ask me what advice I would give the White House about various things. Today I was...Read More

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We will be broadcasting live this Sunday morning from Clear Channel Studios in St. Louis, Missouri.  Balmy weather in the 60s is predicted so I’m looking forward to attending my Ladue High School class reunion, then airing our show. I believe one of my classmates works for the Justice Department,  so I’ll be looking forward...Read More

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  Last week, I reviewed a number of personal experiences that happened on and just after 9/11.  The world around us has changed dramatically in the past 10 years. When the 9/11 attacks blindsided America, two billion people “” one third of the world’s population “”  were glued to television and computer screens, watching the...Read More

It was quite a homecoming last weekend in my old neck of the woods, up in Concordia Parish, just across the river from Natchez, Mississippi.  My longtime friend, Mayor Hyram Copeland called to ask me to joining a cross section of Louisiana politicos for a Mickey Gilley concert.  It was a fund raiser for the...Read More

   I guess the old fashioned marriage proposal, yo u know….the guy getting down on one knee,  asking for his special lady’s hand in marriage, is, well, passe’.  Young folks today look to either make a statement, or bring a little humor into popping the question.  How about hits guy?  Take a look below and...Read More

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International conflict and just taking good care of yourself nightlight this week’s “Common Sense” radio show over the genesis Communications network.  Let me say how amazed and pleased we all are at the huge growth in listeners all over the world. Over 20% of our listeners over the internet tune in from outside the United...Read More

       Friday, September 16th, 2011 Perdido Key, Florida ARE WE BETTER OFF 10 YEARS LATER POST 9/11? The world around us has changed dramatically in the past 10 years. When the 9/11 attacks blindsided America, two billion people — one third of the world’s population —  were glued to television and computer screens, watching the...Read More

This Sunday’s date, 9/11, turned into the frantic dialing of 911 ten years ago. . A surreal feeling of shock and helplessness enveloped all Americans as we watched that day’s events unfold. In hindsight, we should ask many questions.  Is America a safer place today?  Maybe.  But we also have witnessed a fundamental shift in...Read More

        Friday, September 9th, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  OUR LIVES WERE CHANGED BY 9/11  I have watched through a window a world that has fallen.                                                                                                 W. H. Auden This Sunday’s date, 9/11, turned into the frantic dialing of 911 ten years ago. . A surreal feeling of shock and helplessness enveloped all...Read More

    9/11 will obviously been the “˜Common Sense’ focus on this 10 year anniversary of this catastrophic tragedy that changed the focus of our American way of life.  We will have guests that were in the World Trade Center and struggled for their lives.  We will look back and listen to perspectives of the three...Read More

   I’ve been a Gibson guitar fan as far back as I can remember when I first picked up my first stringed instrument. I paid my way through law school strummin’ a Gibson banjo, and have had several fine Gibson guitars over the years. So you can imagine my surprise when I heard about the...Read More

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    What a game at Cowboy Stadium in Dallas last weekend.  If you are not from down here in Louisiana, you really cannot understand the magic of being in Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night.  But I have to say, the magnificent stadium in Dallas is a step above anything in the country.  It’s not...Read More

            Thursday, September 1st, 2011 Dallas, Texas  WHAT HAPPENED TO LONG VACATIONS?  Does anyone take a real vacation anymore? In the good old days, school didn’t start again until the Monday after Labor Day. The last two weeks in August used to be a popular time for families to get away to...Read More

     DON’T MESS WITH MY SUMMER VACATION Many naysayers have predicted that the family summer vacation, a venerable American tradition for over a century, has now passed away quietly after a lengthy illness. Supposedly, the final coup de grace was the recent rise in gas prices. But I say they protest a bit too...Read More

The “Common Sense” radio show this weekend has a full array of guests.  We will be broadcasting live from Dallas, Texas on Clear Channel’s all talk  station, KFXR There will also be continuing analysis of jut what effect the recent hurricane will  have on insurance rates nationwide.   Your rates are bound to go up.  so...Read More

Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s autobiography, “In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir,” is not on sale and he continues to defend the Bush Administration’s decision to invade Iraq because of the presence of weapons of mass destruction.  You will recall that Ambassador Joe Wilson contradicted the V.P in a New York Times op...Read More

I’ve written before about one of the most unique music venues in America, The Red Dragon Listening Room.  And that’s exactly what the place is.  No drinks or food.  Nothing for sale.  Just listening to some first rate musical groups.  I’m a regular, and owner Chris Maxwell knows to hold me a sea up front. ...Read More

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Well normally, this is the slow month of August, with hot summer days, and not really  all that much news.  Not this year.  We have followed international confrontations that will leave an unstable Middle Ease for years to come, and a national recession that has been a financial calamity for millions of Americans.  And now,...Read More

How much more bleak can the mood of the country get?  Several new polls out this week show that only 15% of likely voters in next year’s presidential election say the U.S. is heading in the right direction.  Enter Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the new flavor of the month, and our neighbor next to my home...Read More

  Tuesday, August 23nd, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  RUNNING FOR THE WHITE HOUSE- IS IT “GOVERNOR IN CHIEF?”  How much more bleak can the mood of the country get?  Several new polls out this week show that only 15% of likely voters in next year’s presidential election say the U.S. is heading in the right...Read More

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I have written before about the great music stop in Baton Rouge called the Red Dragon Listening Room, located in the heart of the city.  No alcohol unless you bring your own.  Owner Chris Maxwell (pictured above with Terri Hendrix and me) makes nothing off the concert as all the proceeds go to the musicians...Read More

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Just because it’s August and often up to 100 degrees in many parts of the country doesn’t mean there is not a whole lot going on to talk about on the radio.   The political climate is dysfunctional, and daily “goofy” comments take place by both parties.  Is there anyone running for president that has a...Read More

Are you a NASCAR fan?  There sure are a great number of die hards down in my part of the country.  Now some will say that NASCAR fans are rednecks, who have nothing better to do than watch a bunch of cars go in circles.  But those that feel that way are missing a whole...Read More

With all the bad economic news abounding worldwide, at least we can look to the fall sporting events of football and basketball to divert our attention from so much world confrontation.  And it’s particularly nice to see healthy competition between the U.S. and China, since China holds so much of the American debt.  How about...Read More

August 16, 2011Read More

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              Fifty years ago his weekend, the Berlin Wall was erected by the puppet soviet state of East Germany.  Unless you are over sixty five or are a history buff, you may not understand the tensions that existed then that had many observers feel we could be on the brink of war with...Read More

Sunday, August 14th, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana THE BERLIN WALL STOPPED ME COLD FIFTY YEARS AGO! Fifty years ago his weekend, the Berlin Wall was erected by the puppet soviet state of East Germany.  Unless you are over sixty five or are a history buff, you may not understand the tensions that existed then that...Read More

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                                                After a long but quick trip throughout much of the Southeastern United States, my “Common Sense“ radio show is back home in Baton Rouge this weekend on our home station, Clear Channel’s WJBO, that’s 1150 AM.  We made radio stops in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, and Boone, North Carolina.  And after a few week...Read More

             The Masters is certainly America’s most prestigious golfing event, and one of the great golfers most associated with this world famous tournaments is two time winner Ben Crenshaw. The Masters is where Crenshaw tied for 19th place as a first-time amateur in 1972. It’s where he holed that impossibly sinister 60-footer for birdie...Read More

I’m Out of here for the Summer Many naysayers have predicted that the family summer vacation, a venerable American tradition for over a century, has now passed away quietly after a lengthy illness. Supposedly, the final coup de grace was the recent rise in gas prices. But I say they protest a bit too much....Read More

Well as Willie Nelson sings, It’s on the Road Again for the “Common Sense“ show and we will be making a number of stops.  This weekend, I’ll be broadcasting live from Atlanta’s largest talk station, Clear Channel’s WGST-640 Am located in the heart of downtown Atlanta.  (Of curse the station is on Peachtree Road). And...Read More

So what do you think?  Is former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards irrelevant?  He has not been in office since 1995″¦.that’s 16 years, and we all know he had to take an eight and a half year “vacation” until just recently.  So many assume he just would fade of into the sunset and never be heard...Read More

Eye eeeee.  The Louisiana man, Doug Kershaw, came home last week.  Doug started out as a South Louisiana Zydeco singer, and became the Cajun voice to Cajun music lovers all over the world.  I’ve heard Doug perform many times, and we have become good friends over the years.  He and I had a rollicking good...Read More

George Rodrigue has been a Louisiana institution for many years. I knew George when he began painting south Louisiana pastorals back in the 1970s. Then one day, on a whim, he painted his dog that had stayed by his sid3e in his studio for many years, but had recently passed away. For some reason, he...Read More

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LSU AND THE FEDS LOOK BAD IN CASE HANDLING This whole Anthrax debacle on the part of the FBI gets even murkier, since we now find out that the latest guy fingered as the culprit apparently did not have the ability to even create anthrax in his laboratory.  Columnist Justin Raimondo wrote an in depth...Read More

July 26, 2011Read More

ON THE RADIO! I’ll be taking the “˜Common Sense“ radio show on the road in the next few weeks, visiting some of our network stations, and enjoying an extended summer vacation as I travel.  A good chance to also renew old friendships and visit far off family members.  It’s New Orleans this weekend for a...Read More

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Many naysayers have predicted that the family summer vacation, a venerable American tradition for over a century, has now passed away quietly after a lengthy illness. Supposedly, the final coup de grace was the recent rise in gas prices. But I say they protest a bit too much. I’ve taken a vacation a few weeks...Read More

Hey, we want to welcome new station KQEW 102.3fm, an FM signal that is heard all over south Arkansas and located in Fordyce, AR.  They are the latest in a growing number of radio stations that carry the “Common Sense” program each weekend. A biomedical gerontologist in England is predicting that humans will soon live...Read More

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We are really fortunate in my home town of Baton Rouge to have a “Music Room.”Â  Local businessman Chris Maxwell has created a place where song writers and solo musicians can come and perform.  Chris serves no food or beverages.  It’s just a place to listen to good music.  You are welcome to bring your...Read More

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Thursday, July 7th, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana A RUSH TO JUDGMENT IN THE  ANTHONY AND STRAUSS-KAHN CASES? The press told us that both high profile cases were slam dunks for the prosecutors.   In the Casey Anthony case, a dysfunctional young mother parties for a month while her young daughter is missing.  In the Strauss-Kahn criminal...Read More

RUSH TO JUDGMENT IN THE  ANTHONY AND STRAUSS-KAHN CASES? The press told us that both high profile cases were slam dunks for the prosecutors.  Casey Anthony and Dominique Strauss-Kahn There was no doubt in the press and by the prosecutors.  Both were guilty.  Or so we were told.  From the beginning, both cases were played...Read More

Jim Brown’s “Common Sense” nationally syndicated radio program will be back in Baton Rouge this week, broadcasting from our flagship station, Clear Channel’s WJBO. One more week at home, then our show is back on the road broadcasting from New York City, Asheville, North Carolina, and Mt. Helens, Oregon, all in the weeks to come....Read More

When the GOP converged on New Orleans last month, I ran into Mark Halperin, editor-at-large and senior political analyst for TIME Magazine.  I had read his book Game Change, which thoroughly covered the 2008 presidential election from beginning to end.  He struck me as rather laid back, and I was surprised at his recent comment...Read More

As many of you know, New Orleans has been my home off and on for almost 50 years.  I received my law degree from Tulane University, worked my way through law school by coaching little league and playing my banjo on Bourbon Street, began my law practice in the Big Easy, and for years hosted...Read More

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July 4th, 2011Read More

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Thursday, June 30th, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana WHAT’S HAPPENED TO FREEDOM ON THIS 4TH OF JULY? Independence Day to most Americans means a three day weekend with gatherings of family and friends, barbecues, parties, games, food, parades, baseball games and fireworks.  Traditionally, most of us know that July 4th is the recognition and celebration of...Read More

THE 4TH OF JULY-FREEDOM NOT HOT DOGS! Independence Day to most Americans means a three day weekend with gatherings of family and friends, barbecues, parties, games, food, parades, baseball games and fireworks.  Traditionally, most of us know that July 4th is the recognition and celebration of our country’s independence from an oppressive government.  But this...Read More

The Common sense radio show starts out in the month of July with an independence weekend bang, and several new stations joining our network.  New additions to the show include: WVNJ 1160 AM in New York City and Teaneck, New Jersey.  This is a large market station that has listeners throughout northern New Jersey and...Read More

The 4th of July means family, friends, outdoors and a good mid- summer holidays.  But it’s a so a special day to remember the freedoms that we fight to protect in this county.  Too often, our freedoms are under attack, not from abroad, but from politicians right here at home.  And like several other holidays,...Read More

As of this writing, my two favorite female tennis stars are soon to face each other in the Wimbledon semi finals.  I’ve had the chance to see tennis at Wimbledon for many years, going back to my days in school at Cambridge University.  I used to run track meets at Wimbledon back in the 60s. ...Read More

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Thursday, June 23rd, 201 New Orleans, Louisiana THE GOP DOG AND PONY SHOW COMES TO NEW ORLEANS! The circus comes to town quite often in New Orleans.  It’s always Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, frolicking in the French Quarter, and weekly festivals where zany antics take place, few restrictions apply, and the good times continue to...Read More

THE GOP DOG AND PONY SHOW COMES TO NEW ORLEANS! The circus comes to town quite often in New Orleans.  It’s always Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, frolicking in the French Quarter, and weekly festivals where zany antics take place, few restrictions apply, and the good times continue to roll.  So it was no surprise that...Read More

Wow, do we have a fully packed radio program this weekend that you won’t want to miss.  I’ll rehash the Republican circus that took place in New Orleans last weekend at the National Republican Leadership Conference.  It was Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs all running for the presidential nomination with each candidate trying to...Read More

June 23, 2011Read More