So much to cover in this weekend’s Common Senseradio program. Is there a rise in anti-Semitism throughout the country? We will talk to author Ellen Manes about this new phenomenon. And how about the measles outbreak taking place across America? Dr. Jane Orient joins us to give her opinion as to why it’s happening. Finally,...Read More

A birthday celebration with four of my favorite girls. I turned 79 on May 6th.  Movin’ on up!Read More

The Sanford group was one of the biggest swindles in Louisiana history. Several thousand people suffered huge financial losses, some their entire life savings. There’s no certainty that they will ever get any substantial amount of their savings back. So what happened? Where were the regulators who were supposed to lookout for such shenanigans? Does...Read More

It’s almost time for the Common-Sense Radio Weekly Program.  And we really have a lively show planned for our listeners.  First and foremost, Happy Mother’s Day for mothers all over America. We will reminisce.  And what’s your favorite baseball movie? The new issue of Baseball Digest features iconic baseball movies celebrating their 30th anniversary: Editor in Chief Rick...Read More

Thursday, May 2ed, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana LOUISIANA TAXPAYERS ON HOOK FOR MILLIONS OVER STANFORD MESS! It’s been more than ten years since the Stanford Group was shut down, having bilked over 1000 Louisiana investors out of their life’s savings.  Lawsuits have been filed against the Securities and Exchange Commission for not providing proper regulatory...Read More

My mother died a few years back after a full life at 93.  I  sure do miss her and I’ll talk about her on this weekend’s Common Sense Radio Show.  She was  full of life and active right up  to the day she passed away.  I’ll join so many others in remembering and wishing a Happy...Read More

Everybody knows the Louisiana State song, You are my Sunshine. It is the best-known song all over the world. But some folks in the legislature are giving serious consideration to making a change. Some folks down in Cajun country want the new song to be Hank Williams popular diddy, Jambalaya.  What’s the history behind these...Read More

Radio weekend is close at hand, and we’re preparing a lively Common-Sense radio show. Lots of talk from Democratic presidential candidates about Medicare for all. Is it possible or pipe dream? Dr. Alieta Eck (www.affordablehealthinc.org) will join us to discuss.  And Did you celebrate birthday last week? What’s it all about, and how serious for...Read More

Thursday, April 25th, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  WHAT?  CHANGE THE STATE SONG? Governor Jimmy Davis must be rolling over in his grave right now.  Louisiana’s internationally acclaimed official state song is under attack by the Louisiana Legislature. There is an effort by some south Louisiana legislators to designate the Cajun classic Jambalaya as an official public...Read More

Thursday, April 18th, 20919 Baton Rouge, Louisiana WHO CAN BEAT JOHN BEL EDWARDS? Is there a gubernatorial election taking place in Louisiana this year? Based on the amount of current interest, you wouldn’t know it. Qualifications for statewide offices are less than four months away. Four months? And barely a peep out of candidates who...Read More

It’s getting close to time for qualifications in this year’s gubernatorial election campaign. If you’re running for a major statewide office, it is almost too late to get started, unless you are a millionaire.  So what’s the story in the governor’s race? Incumbent Gov. John Bell Edwards looks to be in the driver’s seat, having...Read More

Weekend radio is close at hand, and we have a lively show planned for all our listeners. Former VP Joe Biden is about to announce for president, and we will discuss whether he is insensitive to the#MeToo movement with business coach Kelly Accetta. (www.truth.coach).  And how about the death penalty. For or against?  We will...Read More

Our family vacation traveled to Paris in 2004 and took us to Notre Dame. The cathedral has weathered some heavy damage over the years. In 1831, the writer Victor Hugo published his novel “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”  Hugo wrote: “[I]t is difficult not to sigh, not to wax indignant, before the numberless degradations and...Read More

Thursday, April 11th, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  MORE FOCUS NEEDEDON EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING! As the Louisiana legislature begins a new session, the focus””early on””concerns alligators, almond milk, marching bands, the Who Dat Nation, driverless cars, wrestling matches, crab traps, meatless burgers, and changing the name of the state song. By any objective measure, most of...Read More

Just beginning is the Louisiana legislature’s bi-annual fiscal session, and election season is only months away. There are lots of goofy proposed laws thrown into the legislative hopper. Rather than dealing with some serious funding issues, there’s much talk around the capitol about alligators, almond milk, crab traps, and meatless hamburgers. Really heavy stuff to...Read More

Common Sense radio weekend is close at hand, and we will have a full agenda to talk about. Old friend and Pastor John’s Stahl Will join us to talk about the Easter season. Why are so many young people no longer growing up in a church atmosphere? Then psychiatrist Dr. Donald Pet will give his...Read More

Virginia won, give them that but with a lot of question marks.  and before everyone puts the university up for sainthood consider this.  There is a big difference between a “miracle” and biased officiating. Auburn beat Virginia and the refs put their thumbs on the scale. There were a number of questionable calls that went against...Read More

If you are a college basketball fan, you certainly have taken notice of all the dysfunction going on at LSU right now. After a successful season where the Tigers won the Southeastern Conference title, the coach now under suspension, and the program is in complete disarray. Just what happened, and what should be done now?...Read More

Guest list and show schedule to be posted Friday Morning.Read More

Thursday, April 4th, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana LSU HANDLES BASKETBALL INVESTIGATION POORLY!  If you are a sports fan living in Louisiana, you are well aware of the rise to the top by LSU’s basketball team that won the SEC championship and made it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.  But then the bubble...Read More

I don’t know about you, but I’m a great flash mob fan. Just look at the exuberance of all these young folks from Russia, gathering on a snowy day having a really wonderful time. Obviously this took some planning, but what a wholesome thing to undertake. Horray for flash mobs.Read More

A crane is pictured lowering a rusty remnant of the Holocaust onto tracks outside Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish Heritage.  It’s a windowless German boxcar like those used to transport men, women and children to Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps.  It’s among 700 Holocaust artifacts, most never before seen in the United States, being prepared for...Read More

It’s election year in Louisiana, and one of the big issues will be the outrageous cost of automobile insurance. It’s the highest in America. So the politicians are running for cover. Several commissions have been appointed, and everybody is screaming what to do, what to do. It’s simple in my opinion. And I’ll explain in...Read More

Thursday, March 21, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana LOWERING AUTO INSURANCE RATES IN LOUISIANA! Statewide elections are six months away, so after ignoring Louisiana’s outrageously high insurance rates for the past three years, legislators are running for cover.  Two study commissions have been created, one by the Governor and another by the Insurance Department, for the...Read More

We are excited about our Common Sense weekend radio program soon to air.  Who could do a better pick of selecting Final four winners? Artificial intelligence through the computer, or basketball fans? We will talk about it with DJ Sebastian, who advises clients on advanced technologies. And how about the charges being dropped against actor...Read More

Thursday, March 21st, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana A FERRIDAY MUSICAL LEGAND TAKES TIME TO HEAL!  “The Killer” needs to take a break from Rock and Roll.  Jerry Lee Lewis had a recent stroke and will spend the coming months in a rehab facility near his home in Nashville.  I was looking forward to his April...Read More

“The Killer” himself, Jerry Lee Lewis, is a little under the weather right now. He had stroke, and will miss the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. I already had my tickets. You may not know it, but Jerry Lee was my first client as a lawyer when I moved to Ferriday, La. some 52...Read More

We are getting ready for the Common-Sense radio show, and a full packed weekend. Dr.  David Young join Josh from Connecticut to talk about how local police killed his dog. A chilling story. Then did you observe the Spring equinox?  Donna Henes will tell us just what it means.  And finally, professor David Peters, a...Read More

Pretty cool! The Chicago River is dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day, a city tradition since 1962. Below … How it happens, per the Chicago Tribune: “Three men [on a boat] use flour sifters to dump about 40 pounds of an environmentally friendly orange powder into the river.”  The powder … turns the water bright...Read More

March 14th, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana OPPOSITION FOR STATEWIDE CANDIDATES! Qualification for this fall’s gubernatorial election is less than five months away.  So far, there are only two races at the statewide level that are competitive. The governor’s race always draws a crowd, with Governor Edwards being challenged so far by two major and well-funded...Read More

Elections in Louisiana are just around the corner, but in some statewide races, opposition is hard to find for some incumbents.  But does any candidate find today, when all is said and done, find that they have no opposition?  It did happen in a major state wide race some 36 years ago. It was predestined,...Read More

Are you ready for weekend radio? It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend, with much going on. A shocking new poll reveals a majority of American young people embrace socialism. What’s going on? We will talk to Dr. John Huber about this phenomenon. And some 4000 retail outlets have closed so far this year.  Is this the...Read More

  FIVE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE JIM BROWN WEBSITE AND THE  “COMMON SENSE” RADIO PROGRAM. 1)    Follow @JimBrownla on Twitter and share (tweet or retweet, as it’s known in Twitter-speak) likes to recent articles and videos on the Jim Brown site. 2)    Become a friend of Jim Brown on Facebook. If you are a member...Read More

Heavy winter rains in California have produced a “super bloom” of wildflowers around the state, including these wild poppies blanketing the hills of Walker Canyon near Lake Elsinore, Calif.Read More

A number of states in the U.S. have been declared judicial hellholes. The complaint in most of these states is that trial judges are often influenced by campaign contributions. There’s been a recent hue and cry to appoint judges rather than elect them. That’s fine if you get to do the appointing. I write about...Read More

March 6th, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  IS LOUISIANA A JUDICIAL HELLHOLE? According to several watchdog organizations, Louisiana has one of the worst judicial climates in the country.  The state has been given the dubious title of the nation’s judicial hellhole by several neutral watchdog groups. Campaign funds given to a judicial candidate are often cited as...Read More

Radio weekend is at hand, and we have a full schedule set. Quite an accomplishment since we are all just recovering from Mardi Gras down here in the deepest of the southern states.  Should your kids play football at a very young age? Many medical professionals think they should not. Massachusetts, in fact, it is...Read More

We take Mardi Gras quite seriously down here in the Bayou State. If you’ve never been to our part of the country to see it, you have really missed quite a spectacle. It is obviously the greatest free show on earth. But now it’s over, and time to cleanup. And what a cleanup job is...Read More

Louisiana U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy made a Facebook post saying that he caught a raccoon in his backyard and ate it for breakfast. Okay, okay. Don’t roll your eyes. Have you ever tried raccoon? Actually, it’s a staple in many rural areas, particularly in the south. And guess what? I even have my own recipe....Read More

February 28th, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana RACCOONS AND LOUISIANA POLITICS! U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy has stirred up a hornet’s nest back in the Bayou State over his Facebook comments of eating a Louisiana delicacy.  The Senator had this to say: “Found this raccoon in my backyard.  We ate him for breakfast.” He even included a...Read More

Much to talk about this weekend on our syndicated radio program. We will talk about a good bit of humorous news.  Did you watch the Oscars last week? Film critic Julie Fisk will join us again to give her impressions of how relevant this program is anymore. And then Lydia Smith, will discuss her new...Read More

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February 21, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana HOW CAN LOUISIANA BECOME A PLAYER IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? Presidential election season has kicked off earlier than usual with new democrat candidates appearing almost daily.  Fourteen announced candidates so far with others like former Vice President Joe Biden waiting in the wings.  The President is unopposed for now, but...Read More

Democratic presidential candidates are coming out of the woodwork, what’s apparently others too soon announce. Election season is here, and before you know it, presidential primaries will begin. How relevant is Louisiana in the whole process to pick a candidate? Not relevant at all. But a slight change in the law could put Louisiana in...Read More

We’re close at hand for weekend radio the Common Radio Show, and so much to talk about this weekend. How about the new reports of the cheating going on at Yale University and other major colleges? Educational expert David Dillard will join us to discuss. Also, have you ever thought about walking the Camino Trail...Read More

Last Thursday, two female activists disrobed inside the Washington National Gallery of Art to protest what they say is a lack of diversity in the artists being featured. One led security on a brief chase before being subdued.  Sounds like a weak protest.  The public, I would think, decides what they will pay to see...Read More

Are you a NAS Car fan? A wreck-filled running of NASCAR’s Daytona 500 in Florida last week.   There was an accident on pit road, a 21-car crash, 12 cautions and five wrecks in the final 20 laps of regulation. The race was stopped twice for cleanup totaling nearly 40 minutes in the final stretch.  Take...Read More

The state of Virginia is in a blackface uproar as controversy surrounds both the Governor in the Attorney General who admit to wearing blackface some 35 years ago. Does something in one’s past that happened a long time ago make them unfit to serve in public office today? There’s quite a comparison between Virginia and...Read More

February 14th, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana BLACKFACE, LOUISIANA AND CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES! Blackface mania has consumed voters in Virginia and is seeping into other states.  Are their closeted politicians in Louisiana who are perusing their old yearbooks and scrapbooks to see if there are any blackface photos lurking in their past?  Actually, no, since blackface...Read More

For weekend radio, we have a jam packed show plan for our listeners. What about all these tax giveaways to large corporations? Do they really make a difference? We will talk with Russell Latino, Vice President, Economic Freedom at Americans for Prosperity to gets his concerns.  And there is a lot of talking in Congress...Read More

I came across an old Dean Martin tape while cleaning some book shelves.  Wow, it was really a different time back then. Entertainment was not so politically correct, and celebrities from all races openly made fun of each other and their ethnic backgrounds. If something like this were put on today, there would certainly be...Read More

February 7th, 2019 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  GESTAPO TACTICS IN AMERICA? It sounded like it came out of a movie plot.  In the early morning hours, federal agents stormed a home to make an arrest.  They had to be after some major drug lord or a sought-after terrorist.  There were 29 agents all wearing military gear...Read More

All over the world, we get news reports of governments barging into people’s home and arresting them in the middle the night. The Middle East, South America, the Far East, few countries seem immune from these Gestapo tactics. And certainly not America, right? Well, not so fast. We saw the jackboots in action this past...Read More

The Common-Sense radio show is fast approaching for the weekend with a great array of guests. We will discuss Helen Zia’s LAST BOAT OUT OF SHANGHAI that has received a rave review from the Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. She will discuss the current day anti-immigrant attacks emanating from the White House, and the current China ““ U.S. tensions. ...Read More

The Super Bowl was a dud of a game. BORING, including the halftime show. I wish I had gone to the French Quarter parade. Geaux Saints!Read More

I’ve been a Slim Bawb music fan foe years, and sure enjoyed his recent concert in Baton Rouge at the Red Dragon.  Check him out below.Read More

  How do you put a dollar value on the worth of a public official? How about this idea. Shouldn’t receiving any salary increase be based on results?  Should time and work be the only criteria in paying public employees? Why not pay the governor and a cross section of other public officials that directly...Read More

IN LOUISIANA, MAKE PERFORMANCE MATTER! How do you put a dollar value on the worth of a public official?  How about this idea. Shouldn’t receiving any salary increase be based on results? LSU football coach Ed Orgeron will pocket some three and a half million dollars this year, making him one of the highest-paid football...Read More

It’s about time for Super Bowl weekend, and we really have a lively program shuts for the Common-Sense Radio show. In New Orleans, fans have not gotten over the no call the kept the Saints from going to the Super Bowl. But life goes on, and we will have projections about who the winner will...Read More

Talk about a loyal and dedicated worker! An employee of Pozorski Hauling & Recycling collects trash during the snowstorm in Manitowoc, Wis. How would you like to be out working under such conditions?Read More