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

When was the last time you saw your Congressman or US Senator? These folks go off to Washington, buy big houses, put their kids in DC schools, and we may catch a glimpse of them on the nightly news occasionally. That’s not how our founding fathers envisioned how Congress would operate. What can we do...Read More

Jim Brown will be away to St. Patrick’s Day  this weekend, but co-host Leo Honeycutt will handle the program. You will hear a lot about politics, good health, and a good bit of Leo’s wacky humor. So be sure and tune in. Check local listings for times and stations. We will see you on the...Read More

Thursday, March16th, 2017 New Orleans, Louisiana A MAJOR SHAKE UP NEEDED IN CONGRESS! The approval rate for members of Congress seems to be in free fall.  Few constituents approve of the dysfunction taking place in the nation’s capitol. Just 15 years ago, Congress had an approval rating of 65%.  But no more.  The most recent Harris and...Read More

How about a guy who is about to turn 90 years old, has a 38-year-old wife, a four-year-old son, and has been named as the most popular governor in the past century? That’s the “Cajun Prince” himself, Edwin Washington Edwards. He has climbed the high mountain and sunk to the bottom, but there is still...Read More

Friday, March 10th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana THE CONTINUING INTEREST IN EDWIN EDWARDS! Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards is approaching 90 years old and hasn’t seemed to slow down a bit. He remains active, still speaking throughout the state, often accompanied with his young wife and 4-year-old son. Last year, a Baton Rouge Advocate poll...Read More

A full schedule as planned for our commonsense weekend radio show. We start off with leading historian Michael Hogan, to discuss his new book, “The Afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy.” Then we will hear a German journalist give you his thoughts of crisscrossing America to conclude the Donald Trump is really a reflection of America,...Read More

Can you believe”¦the Democrats are searching high and low for a presidential candidate to take on Donald Trump in 2020. And one of the names that keep popping up is Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. Some were impressed that Edwards was able to get elected governor as a Democrat in a deep red state.   So...Read More

Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  A LOUISIANA GUY THEY COULD CALL MR. PRESIDENT?  John Bel Edwards for president? The Louisiana governor is being touted as a Democratic Party contender on the national front. Just a little over a year in his present job, it may be a sign of the few future contenders...Read More

  Jim Brown will be away t this weekend, but co-host Michael King, theKing of Home-talk radio will handle the program. You will hear a lot about politics, good health, and a good bit of Michael’s wacky humor. His website is www.hometalkusa.com. So be sure and tune in. Check local listings for times and stations. We...Read More

As I had shared and written before, there’s absolutely nothing like going to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. But when it’s time to shut down, it happens at the stroke of midnight on Fat Tuesday. The last parade that takes place are police officers, with many on horseback, clearing down Bourbon Street to let them...Read More

Former Louisiana Gov. Dave Treen took office 37 years ago. No one could’ve been friendlier. He was as nice a guy as they come. Many observers of the time thought he did not get a lot done. But history is judging him a lot better. He was a strong conservative; and felt that government should...Read More

Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  A LITTLE LOUISIANA HISTORY GOVERNOR TREEN! Dave Treen was sworn in as Louisiana’s Governor 37 years ago. Anyone who knew him noted what a nice guy he was. But Treen’s legacy will not be based on his friendliness. History will treat him well and acknowledge that he was...Read More

Jim Brown will be away to Mardi Gras his weekend, but co-host Leo Honeycutt will handle the program. You will hear a lot about politics, good health, and a good bit of Leo’s wacky humor. So be sure and tune in. Check local listings for times and stations. We will see you on the radio! 9:00...Read More

I don’t know about you, but I’m heading off to New Orleans for a full week of Mardi Gras. It’s just a thing we do down here in Louisiana, as well as many other locations throughout the South. If you’ve never been toMardi Gras, particularly New Orleans, you really have not lived a full life....Read More

We have heard so much about the “Greatest Generation,” and the sacrifices made back in World War II. But look at all the technological developments they’re taking place today. Should not these current times made up by the greatest generation? Or are we building up a society of young “me first” individuals, who care more...Read More

The “Common Sense” radio schedule. We will talk with Jennifer Granick about her new book American Spies: Modern Surveillance, Why You Should Care, and What to Do About It. Granick shows how surveillance law has fallen behind while surveillance technology has given American spies vast new powers and skillfully guides the reader through proposals for reining in massive surveillance...Read More

Thursday, February 16th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana WHY AREN’T WE THE GREATEST GENERATION? Former NBC newscaster Tom Brokaw wrote a book a few years back about what he called “The Greatest Generation.” In contrast, there’s a recent best seller out calling America “the dumbest generation.” And since Louisiana is at the bottom of the barrel...Read More

We recently celebrated Presidents Day, but there is little talk about the pride and the struggles of being an American by either political party in Washington. It’s all “blame it on the other party” mentality, and you just have to wonder, how many of these Washington, out of touch, members of Congress, are really “tuned...Read More

So Donald Trump calls you up on the phone one day, and says he wants to visit. That’s right! He wants to get a “feel” for what the average person is thinking. What would you tell the new president? What questions would you ask him? Would you give him any advice?   I sure would. Check...Read More

February 9th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  WHAT WOULD YOU ASK PRESIDENT TRUMP?  If you could sit down with our new president, what would questions would you ask him? What insights would you be looking for?  What knowledge would you expect him to have?  And just how much difference do you think he can really make?...Read More

I’ll be broadcasting live from St. John in the Virgin Islands this Sunday morning.  (Tough duty but someone’s got to do it.)  We will review highlights from the week’s events, and also have some Caribbean fun.  So be sute to turn in.  Check local listings for times and stations.  See you on the radio.Read More

Special holidays like the 4th of July 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...Read More

When President Trump looked around the country for potential Supreme Court justices, it was obvious he didn’t spend anytime looking down in the Bayou State. Justices almost always come from the various Courts of Appeals around the country. But the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals was not given the time of day, and for obvious...Read More

Thursday, February 3rd, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana NO CHANCE OF SUPREME COURT CHOICE FROM LOUISIANA! Before President Trump made his choice to fill the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court, the White House undertook a nationwide search. But by even the widest stretch of standards to be met by any nominee, one thing was...Read More

So much to talk about this weekend on the “Common Sense” Radio Show.  We will begin with Paul Craig Roberts, a former Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury and former associate editor of the Wall Street Journal, has been reporting shocking cases of prosecutorial abuse for two decades. A new edition of his book, The Tyranny...Read More

The immigration issue is front and center as President  Trump tries to bring a halt to so many illegal immigrants. What to do, what to do? Ray Stevens puts the whole problem in perspective in his funny video below. Take a look.Read More

Politicians down in southern oil states were high-fiving this week over the announcement by Pres. Trump that he will push towards building the Keystone pipeline from Canada down to Texas. Louisiana senators went way overboard by talking about 50 or 60,000 new jobs coming into the Bayou State. Boy, were they really off the mark....Read More

Jim Brown will be away this weekend, by co-host Leo Honeycutt will handle the program.  You will hear a lot about politics, good health, and a good bit of Leo’s wacky humor.  So be sure and tune in.  Check local listings for times and stations.  We will see you on the radio! THE NEW MEXICAN...Read More

Thursday, January 26th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  KEYSTONE PIPELINE: LOUISIANA’S ECONOMIC SAVIOR? One of the new President’s first actions announced this week is to support the building of the Keystone XL pipeline that the Obama administration had disapproved. Both Louisiana senators hailed the decision and talked about all the new jobs that will come to...Read More

Friday, January 20th, 2017 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  STRAIGHTENING OUT LOUISIANA’S FINANCIAL WOES! We hear from the national news that the country has become polarized over the election of Donald Trump. But if you want to see real division in government, just take a gander down South to the Bayou State. Republicans have been trying to...Read More

Louisiana has its state government financial back to the wall, as officials dig deep to find additional revenue. The state faces a $300 million dollars in debt for the coming year. What’s the governor to do? Well, right now, he’s off try to get a blessing from the Pope. We all hope he’s got something...Read More