Hey everybody! It’s Valentine’s weekend and we are all set for a lively “Common Sense” radio program. We broadcast on Sunday mornings all over America live from 9:00 am until 11:00 am central time. But various stations carry us at various times throughout the day. So check your local listings for times and stations. So you...Read More

Daughter Campbell continues her fight to keep unqualified teachers out of New York City public schools.  It’s a cause she has embraced enthusiastically for some time.  Here she is being interviewed on Fox News New York. New York NewsRead More

Well it’s Valentine’s week,  and I’m sure you will be looking after your special “other.”  Flowers, cards, dinner, special treats.   Here’s a great Steve Carell bit from the TV series “The Office” about this special day.Read More

Thursday, February 6th, 2014 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...Read More

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 supposedly neutral watchdog groups.  What’s the problem?  The state elects judges, all who have to raise campaign funds.  Does...Read More

Radio program weekend is close at hand, and we have a great show planned for our listeners. Check our schedule on Friday morning for a complete listing of guests and topics.Read More

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I’m a Jay Leno fan, and sad to see that this is his last week hosting the Tonight Show on NBC. I’ve seen him do stand up on several occasions, and he is a first rate act. He will continue to do gigs on the road, so I would urge you to catch his stand...Read More

Thursday, January 30th, 2013 Baton Rouge, Louisiana JINDAL AND INDIA A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR LOUISIANA! Louisiana’s two-term governor and aspiring presidential candidate, Bobby Jindal, just returned from a 10-day junket to the Far East. Stops were made in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan for the expressed purpose of seeking out foreign investment in the Bayou...Read More

Governors traveling worldwide to attract new foreign investment in their respective states has become the norm all over America. And using any special advantage certainly can help. The present Ambassador to China and former Washington Governor Gary Locke used his Chinese ancestry  to bring a great deal of foreign investment to his home state. Unfortunately,...Read More

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We will warm op this weekend on the “Common Sense” program with another lively show.  Were you impressed with the President’s “State of the Union” speech?  I wasn’t.  We will talk about it.  Pete Seeger dies and Jay Leno retires.  We will look back.   And we’ve all heard it often enough in recent years:...Read More

Well, we don’t get a to of snow and ice down here in the deepest of the deep southern states.  But baby, it’s cold outside.  Everything (schools, government offices, restaurants, stores) are all shut down.  Unfortunately, not enough snow to build a snow man or have good snow ice cream.  But we will make due.Read More

One of my favorites, Fred Eaglesmith and his band, come to the Red Dragon Listening Room this Saturday night to perform.  I’ve been following Fred, a native Canadian, for years. He writes much of his own material and is quite a comedians.  Check out his video below.  You can find out more on the Red...Read More

Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 Baton Rouge, Louisiana SHOULD THE FEDS MAKE LOUISIANA A PROTECTORATE? HECK YES! Roseanne Roseannadanna summed it up pretty well in trying to make sense out of the trials and tribulations of Louisiana.  “Well, it just goes to show you, it’s always something,” she said. We are hearing cries that Louisiana is...Read More

Well our Yankee friends seem to be really taking after the South in general, and particularly my home state of Louisiana.  Now I know we have a few problems, but get this language.  A columnist for CNN calls our folks “the most uneducated, morbidly obese, racist, morally indigent, xenophobic, socially stunted, and generally ass-backwards part...Read More

Common Sense Radio Schedule will be posted on Thursday.Read More

Daughter Campbell has a new piece published this week in the Wall Street Journal on teachers who are sexual predators.  She has received extensive coverage on here columns about the huge problem in New York City.  This new column points out that it has become a nationwide problem that does not seem to be aggressively...Read More

It’s great to have a professional sports franchise close to where you live.  We love cheering on the New Orleans Saints, aw do fans for other teams all across the country.  Burt how good a deal is it for taxpayers who are often called upon to underwire the cost of having a pro team?  The...Read More

Thursday, January 16th, 2014 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  Should State Government Subsidize Pro Sports? Throughout the current NFL season, I have remained a die-hard New Orleans Saints fan.  But I have also admired the Green Bay Packers.The Packers are one of the best examples of how a sports franchise should operate. They don’t go to the...Read More

Weekend radio show time is in the wind down stages and we are looking forward to a lively program. Our nationally syndicated show is heard coast to coast, and we urge you to check your local listings for times and stations. We will begin the program by discussing how sports franchises are gouging cities and...Read More

Those of you who listen to my radio program know I regularly say that is hard to find a good reason to keep any elected official in office.  Well, I finally found a candidate who offers a good reason to run.  In Tennessee, next year’s Governor’s election is heating up and my candidate is Mark...Read More

It would seem that every other major problem the nation has to deal with is secondary to what is really important.  And of course I am referring to the Duck Dynasty controversy.  Ole’ Phil Robertson, a Louisiana native, is from my neck of the woods in the Northeast part of the state, and, would you...Read More

Thursday, December 2nd, 2013 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  DUCK DYNASTY CONTROVERSY- DID WE All GET SUCKERED IN? Did the Duck Dynasty and the A&E folks see us coming or what? For weeks, America has been consumed with the saga of head Duck Phil Robertson and the pros and cons of his right to rants and raves...Read More

  Our New Year’s show kicks off 2014, an we sure hope you will join our effort to make a little “Common Sense” out of 2013 and, and hopefully, make some positive insights for 2014. We hope you read our New Year’s column on past and future thoughts, still available to read by Clicking Here....Read More

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As we approach the new coming year, I certainly have a lot to be thankful for, and I want to thank so many of you who have been regular viewers land listeners here on my website.  My weekly column continues to grow with new subscribing newspapers and websites all over America. And the Common Sense...Read More

NEW YEAR THOUGHTS FROM THE BAYOU STATE Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I always do.  I’ve witnessed and experienced better years, both personally and for the country, than we went through in 2013.  Optimistic about 2014?  I sure am.  My new column is now posted, and I look at the future, as well as...Read More

December 27th, 2013 Baton Rouge, Louisiana NEW YEAR THOUGHTS FROM THE BAYOU STATE Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I always do.  A New Year always brings with it promise and uncertainty, but the coming year brings with it a greater foreboding than we have experienced in the past.  I would rather be absorbed with...Read More

Weekend “Common Sense” Radio Schedule will post on Thursday Afternoon!Read More

Thanks for  being a regular viewer of my website.  I hope you and your family have a Merry ChristmasRead More

I work out at Bally’s Fitness at least five days a week.  A great group of folks, sand as you can see below, they really get into the Holiday spirit.Read More

Thursday, December 19th, 2013 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  LOUISIANA TAXPAYERS- HAVE WE GOT A DEAL FOR YOU! You’re not really going to pay your Louisiana state taxes on time are you?  Why on earth would you do that?  Why not do what so many other Louisianans do.  Hang on to your money or invest it or...Read More

IN LOUISIANA, TAXPAYERS COME HOME! ALL IS FORGIVEN.  You are not really going to pay your Louisiana state taxes on time are you?  What?  Why on earth would you do that?  After all, do what many other Louisianans do.  Hang on to your money.  Invest it or spend it.  And just wait awhile.  Nothing really...Read More

Our annual program just before Christmas comes up this weekend, and we are planning a lively holiday show.  It’s the Christmas Season, not the Holiday Season, and we will chuckle about those who try so hard to be politically correct.  And what about those 12 days of Christmas?  Will you try to impress your loved...Read More

I heard Aaron Neville sing at a law partner’s funeral back in 1990, and have followed his big and successful ever since. What a great Louisiana voice. We had a chance to visit before a Baton Rouge concert last weekend. His voice, at 71 years old, hasn’t changed a bit. And a Christmas time, there...Read More

My friend George Rodrigue was a struggling artist 40 years ago in New Iberia, Louisiana.  He would paint all day with his dog curled up on the floor by his easel.  He built a solid regional reputation painting Acadian South Louisiana scenes, often centered around a large white oak tree that became his trademark.  Then...Read More

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Remember ten years ago when NBC newscaster Tom Brokaw wrote a book about what he called “The Greatest Generation?” Well now there’s a new best seller out calling us  “the dumbest generation.” So, in this age of computer technology and new discoveries that happens almost daily, why is today’s generation looked down on?   Brokaw gives...Read More

“Common Sense” Radio Weekend is close at hand, and we have a good show lined up for our many listeners allover the country.  We will certainly discuss my controversial column (See above) as to why we are not today the Greatest Generation.  But are we the dumbest generation as some have written?  And since Christmas...Read More

Thursday, December 12th, 2013 New Orleans, Louisiana WHY AREN’T WE THE GREATEST GENERATION? Ten years ago, NBC newscaster Tom Brokaw wrote a book about what he called “The Greatest Generation.” In contrast, there’s a new best seller out now calling America “the dumbest generation.” And since Louisiana is at the bottom of the barrel on...Read More

I can’t remember when I wasn’t playing basketball, or at least shooting baskets in a make shift goal in my driveway.  I played well enough in high school to receive a number of scholarship offers, and ended up being recruited by legendary North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith.  But I’ll tell you what.  I was...Read More

My long time friend died this week and the way too young age of 71.  Frank Davis was the resident chef and outdoors director for WWL-TV in New Orleans (CBS). He was one of the hosts of an award-winning two-hour morning news show, and also hosted several daily programs on the outdoors, fishing, and other recreation attractions...Read More

Thursday, December 5th, 2013 Baton rouge, Louisiana SO I GET THIS CALL FROM BOBBY JINDAL! The Governor of Louisiana called me last night. I was just about to doze off when the phone rang. And can you believe it? He wanted my advice on how to deal with his plummeting poll numbers and his growing...Read More

So I’m talking to the Governor of Louisiana last night.  He is scurrying about trying to put together a new game plan and hoping to get a better handle on how to run the state.  And help is certainly needed as the Bayou State is at the bottom of most national lists.  Besides, his popularity...Read More

The “Common Sense” Radio Schedule is posted midday on Thursday.Read More

About 100 feet down, on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, divers had already pulled four bodies out of the sunken tugboat. Then a hand appeared on a TV screen monitoring the recovery.  Everyone assumed it was another corpse, and the diver moved toward it.  “But when he went to grab the hand, the hand...Read More

Some Kids Thought It Was Fun to Pick on the Little Guy, but His Whole Football Team Made a Stand that Will Inspire Your Socks Off.  Check out this video below.Read More

How scary is this?  Prosecutors who can indefinitely imprison you even thought there are no charges against you.  In America?  No way!  Well, yes way, according to the United States Supreme Court.  Someone serving time for mail fraud or tax evasion could be declared “dangerous”Â if a prosecutor feels he or she might have a “tendency”...Read More

Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 Baton Rouge, Louisiana IS THE GOVERNMENT TRYING TO SAVE US FROM OURSELVES? George Orwell’s novel 1984 paints a disturbing scenario where one can be accused of a crime, arrested and prosecuted for his or her thoughts. “The thought police would get him just the same. He had committed”¦ the essential crime...Read More

Hey, we sure have a lively weekend radio show plan for you over the Thanksgiving holidays. Too much Black Friday? I think so. Stick around home and enjoy your family. Christmas music and decorations in mid November. Give us a break. Way too much commercialism. We will talk about it. Also, should you or your...Read More

For the past half century, first lady of American folk music has always been Joan Baez.  I saw her sing for the first time in the early 60s when I was a student at the University of North Carolina.  She inspired a whole generation of American to become pro-active in any number of social causes. ...Read More

When the music begins at a basketball game, many fans are on the feet and dancing.  The cameras have even caught me waving around a bit.  Sometimes, a fan will really let loose.  When Bon Jovi begins to shout, who can ignore the rhythmus”¦right.  Check out this fan doin’ his stuff at a Celtics game.Read More

   Fifty Years!  It just doesn’t seem that long ago that the 34th president was assassinated in Dallas Texas.  John F. Kennedy had captured the hearts of an overwhelming majority of the American people. But then the walls came crashing down.  He was assassinated in Dallas, but during both the good times and the bad,...Read More

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Thursday, November 21st, 2013 Baton Rouge, Louisiana JFK AND HIS SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH LOUISIANA The 34th President of the United States was assassinated 50 years ago this week under controversial circumstances that leave a number of questions unanswered to this day.  Republicans look to Ronald Reagan as their ideal. But John Kennedy captured the hearts...Read More

I don’t know about you, but I’m an unabashed Angelina Jolie fan.  Not only is she an exceptional actress, but also devoted to her family and particularly to the world around her.  Take a minute to listen to her acceptance speech in receiving the Governor’s movie award.  It’s worth the time.  (And a great story...Read More

My friend, former LSU basketball Coach Dale Brown, sent me the video below, that puts into perspective how seriously we take ourselves, yet how really insignificant we in in our world. “There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores...Read More

Streamed live on Nov 14, 2013 Moments after President Obama spoke to the press corps about his temporary fix to the issue of health insurance terminations resulting after, former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown, former Jefferson Parish Assessor Lawrence Chehardy and Bayoubuzz publisher engaged in a Google Hangout to discuss the many problems now existing by...Read More