It’s difficult for many younger people to understand the world tensions it took place over the building of the Berlin wall. Most Americans remember the famous line by Ronald Reagan when he traveled through the wall over 30 years ago when he said: “Mr.Gorbachev take down that wall.” I have vivid memories of the tensions...Read More

Our weekend Common Sense Radio Show is close at hand, and we have a lively program scheduled for our stations and listeners across America. We will bring in a little religion (Hey, the show is Sunday isn’t it?) New York Timers best selling author Rob Bell will join us to discuss his new book WHAT IS...Read More

Is America fast becoming a fractured society sitting on a foundation of hate? We are doing some needed soul searching after the tragic shooting of our god friend, Congressman Steve Scalise. Our governmental houses, silos of partisan-cable news, and social media are not throwing food but weapons of mass destructiveness. Instead of our focusing on the...Read More

Daughter Campbell, since January, has been Head of News Partnerships for Facebook, and says it was important to equip people with the tools make informed decisions on the type of content they share.  Below are her recent comments to the Foreign Correspondents Club in Hong Kong.Read More

Thursday, June 15th, 2017 New Orleans, Louisiana A CONGRESSMAN AND KILLINGS IN NEW ORLEANS! A New Orleans congressman tragically was shot while he was out playing baseball. He survived, but will need a number of operations in the months to come. Some of those who first heard the news assumed that he had been shot...Read More

Who would’ve thought that and early morning baseball game in the suburbs of Washington DC would lead to mass shootings, and the serious injury of a Louisiana congressman? Every TV network covered the shootings for hours. But the shooting in the nation’s capital not the only place that killers are loose. New Orleans, down here...Read More

What a week that just went by. Louisiana’s own Steve Scalise, the number three ranking House member in Washington, who is still fighting to recover. Should all members of Congress have Secret Service protection? We’ll talk to gun law expert Edwin Walker. (www.uslawshield.com ). And how about the sale of Whole Foods, bought up by...Read More

Hangin’ out with my buddy Jay Leno. (Yeah, right!). He put on a great show at L’Auberge in Baton Rouge this past Friday night. I shared a few of my jokes with him, but he didn’t seem too impressed.Read More

Thursday, June 8th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana ARE WE ALL FEDERAL CRIMINALS IN LOUISIANA? Congress is going “new law” crazy. In the nation’s capitol, hundreds of proposed new laws are being introduced every month, creating numerous different regulations and crimes.  And Louisiana congressional members are joining right in this push for more federal intrusion into...Read More

We hear a lot about states rights, but it seems like the federal government is taking over everything. That’s certainly true in the case of crimes. When the county was first founded, there were three federal crimes. Today there’re over 5000. We seem to be criminalizing and trivializing many things that Americans do every day....Read More

Wow, what a weekend radio program we have lined up for you. Sunday will be the big day, where we’ll have a team of experts analyze the whole Donald Trump”“ FBI fiasco. Was James Comey believable? And did Trump suffer any real damage? We will discuss. Also, Dr. Donna Barsky, a Dallas compound pharmacist (http://www.texasstarpharmacy.com),...Read More

I grew up in St. Louis, and Budweiser beer was a way of life there. Now I’m not much of a beer drinker. But this is a great commercial below. Take a look.Read More

While in California I needed to go to the emergency room. Not wanting to sit there for 4 hours, I put on my Magic Green Hat. When I went into the E.R., I noticed that 3/4 of the people got up and left. I guess they decided that they weren’t that sick after all. Cut...Read More

Thursday, June 1st, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana DELUSION OR COMMON SENSE IN THE MIDDLE EAST? President Trump has just returned form a whirlwind trip to the Middle East. And he has vowed to keep a continuing and aggressive U.S. presence where American soldiers are fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Kuwait, Bahrain, Turkey, and other states...Read More

President Trump just returned from a trip to the Middle East. But can he really make any difference? Arabs throughout the Middle East have been fighting each other for two centuries.  And many other countries have tried to conquer a number of different Arab nations, but it became a quagmire for them. Can Trump actually...Read More

There is a show much going on throughout the country and throughout the world, and our Common Sense radio program will have a lot to cover this weekend. Bombings in London, rejection of climate change, Washington investigations, and so much else. We will also talk with Catherine Marrs, who was a certified educational consultant, about...Read More

  A 23-year-old Texas man is under arrest after authorities say he was shot during a scuffle with a Louisiana Supreme Court officer in the New Orleans French Quarter late Saturday night (May 27). But check out this strange video about the incident. What caught my eye is that the police officer is struggling with the attacker, and a large...Read More

Hey, I’m a big baseball fan it’s a treat to see your brawl take place every now and then.   And there was a real doozy over the weekend. Benches cleared during Monday’s Giants”“Nationals game after Hunter Strickland nailed Bryce Harper with a pitch. The brawl occurred in the top of the eighth inning with the Nationals...Read More

For over 80 years, Louisiana has been a major oil producer, and state government has been dependent on this royalty income. But has the Bayou State really received its fair share? Many people think not. In other states with lots of lots of mineral income, there is a much higher percentage of royalty payments received....Read More

Thursday, May 25th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana TRUMP GUTS LOUISIANA ON OIL INCOME! The new proposed budget just released by the Trump Administration guts past federal assurances that Louisiana will share in the billions of tax dollars that are derived from offshore oil development. The state was anticipating the receipt of some $140 million in...Read More

A great Memorial Day show lined up for the weekend. We will talk about the importance of remembering Memorial Day, not just for a break to the beach. It should mean much more to every American. Then we will talk about what you can do to prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s. Michael Morgan will join us...Read More

Special holidays like the Memorial Day always have, for good reason, a special acknowledgement of those military service men and women who have defended our country for so many years.  There are few veterans in congress today.  Most politicians reflect the comment of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who, when asked why he did to volunteer...Read More

Anyone who looks over the structure of the Louisiana government will come to one conclusion. The make up of the state, and the way it is run, hasn’t change in over 100 years. There are inefficiencies glory, duplicated services, out of date practices, and a major waste of money on both the state and local...Read More

Thursday, My 18th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana LOUISIANA CATCHING UP TO THE 21st CENTURY? With tax dollars scarce in Louisiana, this should be the time to discuss streamlining on the state and local levels. Just how many boards, commissions, water districts, sewer districts, parish auditors, law enforcement offices, and other special districts are spread throughout...Read More

Leo Honeycutt will be filling in for  Jim this weekend. He will have a full program with current issues and his normal wacky humor, so be sure to tune in.  Check local listings for times and stations. See you on the radio.  Read More

Popular New Orleans comedian Becky Allen joined me in  roasting politicians all over the state at a recent gathering of Politics was a Punch. The jokes were on everyone from controversial New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu right up to the governor. Lots of laughs an a good time was had by all attending.Read More

I have always been a big Jeff Daniels fan and as a regular viewer on his hit TV show,The News Room, where he plays TV news anchor Will McAvoy.  Below is his most recent rant on why Clinton lost the election.  Then watch the following video tat shows Daniels in his classic  interview of why American...Read More

It looks like, in many parts of the country, we are still fighting the Civil War. There’s a huge fight over monuments, honoring Civil War heroes that are being taken down in New Orleans. Just not politically correct. President Trump wadded in last week by wondering why the Civil War was necessary in the first...Read More

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Thursday, May 11th, 2017 New Orleans, Louisiana MONUMENTS, THE PRESIDENT AND THE CIVIL WAR! As the battle over taking down Civil War monuments in New Orleans rages, President Trump has jumped into the debate by questioning why the conflict was even necessary. In a recent interview, Trump asked: “Why was there a Civil War? Why...Read More

A documentary on Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman details the “malicious prosecution and wrongful conviction” of Siegelman and former businessman Richard Scrushy.  It premiers in a number of theaters nationwide next week. The documentary is titled “Atticus v. The Architect: The Political Assassination of Don Siegelman,”  It is a stunning report on major prosecutorial misconduct. It is...Read More

So do you look forward to your annual birthday? I generally do, although I wish the year would slow down as I get older. None of us are going to live forever. But like it or not, I turned 77 years old this week. So what do I make of it and how do I...Read More

Thursday, May 4th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana THE CHALLENGES AND CHARMS OF GETTING OLDER! I woke up earlier this week, followed my normal routine of walking the dogs, picking up the morning papers, pouring my large glass of orange juice half filled with water to dilute the sugar, checked my emails, walked out on the...Read More

What an amazing radio show we have lined up for you this weekend. We start off with a news update about the new healthcare bill, and all the problems it has now will have a future. And we will talk with world-renowned mentalist Jim Karol who has and remarkable gift of predicting the future. Next...Read More

Below is an excellent video on the perspective of millennials in our country today. There’s a great deal of talent, but also a sense of entitlement. Here is an excerpt of Simon Sinek, a commenter on today’s younger generation from an episode of Inside Quest. It is well worth a few minutes to review. And...Read More

Too often, justice runs amuck and is denied in America today. One of the most grievous cases showing outright prosecutorial misconduct is centered on former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. His supposed crime was simply raising funds to support a referendum creating a lottery with money going into public education. Virtually every neutral observer who has...Read More

Thursday, April 27th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana POLITICS BEING CRIMINALIZED BY PROSECUTORS? I have known former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman for a number of years. We both served our respective states as Secretary of State back in the mid 1980s. I consider him to be a good and decent former public official. Don Siegelman was...Read More

We really have been busyWeekend radio program scheduled for our listeners.  It was billed as the “biggest tax cut in history.” Did it live up to the hype? Will it survive Congress? Does it help the average American.  Leonard Raskin is a nationally-known financial expert and the CEO of Raskin Global. He will breakdown the Trump plan...Read More

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  So we’ve  got this crazy guy over in North Korea who is rattling nuclear sabers and saying he is close to being able to send a missile flying and hit the United States.  What to do?  There are no easy responses.  And they were not back in 1963 during the Cuban missile crisis. I...Read More

Thursday, April 20th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS: LESSONS LEARNED TODAY? Is another Cuban Missile Crisis at hand between the U.S. and North Korea? A little history can tell us just how dangerous a nuclear confrontation can be. Fifty-four years ago, America faced another perilous moment and was on the brink of...Read More

Leo Honeycutt will be filling in for  Jim this weekend. He will have a full program with current issues and his normal wacky humor, so be sure to tune in.  Check local listings for times and stations. See you on the radio.Read More

There is a new book on a number of best selling lists about former President Richard Nixon by author John Farrell. Nixon became the first and only president to resign from office. Those of you too young to remember the events surrounding Watergate missed one of the most riveting episodes of American history.  I met...Read More

Thursday, April 13th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana RICHARD NIXON AND LOUISIANA! There is a new book on a number of best selling lists about former President Richard Nixon by author John Farrell. Nixon became the first and only president to resign from office. Those of you too young to remember the events surrounding Watergate missed...Read More

We will have a full program over the Easter weekend, and I certainly hope you all can listen. It’s a special time for Christians, so we will certainly talk about the meaning of Easter. It’s a chance for individual rebirth, and  I’ll have several guests who will join me to discuss. Also, we will update...Read More

My best wishes to all of our readers for a safe and meaningful Easter weekend. It’s a great time to get together with family, but it’s also special time for Christians to remember the most important religious date of the year. It’s a good time for self reflection. Should’ve all of you, we send dad...Read More

Thursday, April 6th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana GOVERNOR JIMMIE DAVIS BROUGHT US SUNSHINE! It could be the most recognized American song worldwide. Go to a small Asian community where little or no English is spoken.  Start humming, “You Are My Sunshine.”Â  More likely than not, the locals will join in singing the song in English.  Everybody...Read More

The world’s most popular song is probably “You are my sunshine.“ If you don’t believe me, Google it. Sunshine is the song known in countries near and far. And it was made famous by our own former Louisiana Governor Jimmie Davis. I knew him well as he was a Redneck from North Louisiana just like...Read More

Leo Honeycutt will be filling in for  Jim this weekend. He will have a full program with current issues and his normal wacky humor, so be sure to tune in.      Check local listings for times and stations. See you on the radio.Read More

March madness is here, and millions of Americans, over the past few weeks, have been filling out their basketball brackets, and cheering on their favorite College team. Several billion dollars are raked in by the colleges and by the NCAA. Coaches make 10 times the salary is the college president. March madness is a huge...Read More

March 30th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana MARCH MADNESS SHORT CHANGING ATHLETES! Millions of rabid college basketball fans have been glued to their TVs over the past month as March Madness reached its crescendo. And the big bucks have been rolling in.  With coaches getting bigger salaries and colleges splitting huge TV and admission revenue “”...Read More

We hope you’ll join us for this weekends radio program.Our first guest is Paul Louden, an autistic adult, bravely shares personal narratives to bridge understanding between those with autism and those without.His book is “Behind The Locked Door: Understanding My Life as an Autistic.” We will also talk with Ken Abramowitz, who  is not only nationally and internationally...Read More

Daughter Campbell Brown recounted her personal experience with partisanship at The Poynter Institute last week onstage during an interview with Poynter Vice President Kelly McBride. During the conversation, Campbell discussed her experience with filter bubbles, Facebook’s war on fake news and what she does in her capacity as the social network’s ambassador to news organizations....Read More

March 23rd, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana JFK AND HIS SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH LOUISIANA! The 34th President of the United States was born 100 hundred years ago.  John F. Kennedy captured the hearts of the American people like no other president, before or since.  And from the first stirrings of his efforts to become president, to events...Read More

This is a milestone year for those who remember the aura that surrounded President John F. Kennedy. He was born 100 years ago, and many still believe that the Kennedy era of “Camelot” was special, and that America lost its innocence when he was shot and killed. Did you know that Kennedy had a special...Read More

It wasn’t even close. Pres. Trump’s health care legislation hit a brick wall Friday, as the votes were not there to pass the major changes proposed. The House of Representatives just would not givein for the president. What happened, and where does the whole focus of healthcare go from here? Trump said the first thing he...Read More

A somewhat sad Spring for me as a former track runner.  I had the honor of attending the University of North Carolina on an athletic scholarship. My specialty  was the high and low hurdles, and I was lucky enough to be Atlantic Coast Conference champion in both of these events. I have so many fond...Read More

Legendary country artist and Grammy Award Winner Vince Gill took the stage at the L’Auberge Event Center last night. The Oklahoma native wrote and co-wrote all of the songs on his new album, For Down To My Last Bad Habit. I’ve been a Vince Gill fan for years,and have seen him in concert on a...Read More