This week’s radio schedule will be posted on Friday morning of this week.Read More

Here is a marvelous video of a Female Yellow Lab with a little Downs Syndrome boy who has likely never seen a dog up close before. The dog is so gentle & keeps trying to engage the child. What a beautiful animal! If you only see one video this week – hope this is the...Read More

Hey, are you a Huey Lewis fan?  Huey Lewis and the News have been around for over 35 years, and I have been a fan from day one. Who can forget their great hit, “The Power of Love,” that was the theme song for the movie, “Back to the Future” starring Michael J. Fox?  So...Read More

Rape is a terrible atrocious thing for any person to have to deal with. But what happens when a judge makes light of it? That it was something that could have been avoided by the person being raped?  What kind of judge, making such outrageous statements, should be allowed to stay on the bench in...Read More

December 27th, 2012Read More

The holiday trilogy of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s is just winding down as December 31st approaches.  What are these special days supposed to mean to each of us?  Certainly lots of festive parties and family gatherings.  Shopping for all three holidays has become big business for retailers.   But what do they mean to us,...Read More

December 27th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  THE HOLIDAYS OFFER US A SECOND CHANCE!  Most of us have been swept up in the momentum of the holiday season.  We have passed the Christmas milestone and are approaching New Year’s Day, the third in the trilogy of holidays that we celebrate during this time each year —...Read More

One more radio program for the year 2012.  And we certainly will have much to talk about.  We will look at the year in review, and make some predictions for 2013.  Have you made your New Year’s resolutions?  I have a number of my own to share with you.  The fiscal cliff, guns, video games,...Read More

I have not witnessed such a soul searching and intense debate over anything so controversial since the aftermath of 9/11.  The terrible tragedy in a small Connecticut town has brought our country to tears, anger and frustration.  And there are no easy answers.  But at least there seems to be a new climate for the...Read More

 Well, the weekend is here, we’re all set for lively Sunday Christmas show. Of course, the whole gun debate will be front and center, with so many people searching for answers to stop the violence. But which when we go? Is it limiting guns? More money for mental health? How about videogames? There’s a whole...Read More

Thursday, December 20th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  A SANE DEBATE ON GUN LAWS?  The tragedy in the small village of Newtown, Connecticut has sparked yet another nationwide debate on the pros and cons of gun laws.  And without giving the families even a few days to mourn, a political frenzy has broken out with both...Read More

December 20th, 2012Read More

I’m a Flashmob fan, and have posted a number of such gatherings from time to tike on this site.  But the one below has special meaning over this holiday season.  I post this great version of the Hallelujah Chorus every year.  If you have not seen it and have not gotten swept up in the...Read More

Here is an unbelievable story of the power of the brain.  Braingate is a marvelous way for one who is paralyzed to use their mind in a number of creative ways. BrainGate is a new technology where a chip is implanted in the brain that picks up electrical impulses. A computer then interprets those impulses...Read More

So what’s all this talk about falling off the fiscal cliff, and the huge damage that will be incurred by the U.S. economy?  According to a whole batch of experts, a new day of reckoning is fast approaching. In just a few weeks, we are warned, the country will be standing on the edge of...Read More

Thursday, December 13th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana SO WHO’S AFRAID OF THE FISCAL CLIFF? What’s most memorable about January 1, 2000? That was the day, experts of all types warned, that the economies and businesses of world were going to disintegrate into chaos. Why? Because of something called Y2K. But something funny happened on the...Read More

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Fiscal Cliff Negotiations www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video ArchiveRead More

This week’s “Common Sense” Radio Schedule will be posted on Friday, December 14th.Read More

December 13th, 2012Read More

Jazz icon Dave Brubeck passed away this week. Anyone who enjoys modern jazz knows the tremendous impact that Brubeck had on bringing jazz to the mainstream listener like me.  He was the guy that opened my eyes to a whole different genre of music.  I was going to high school in St. Louis back in...Read More

1. Criminal Trespassing; typically a misdemeanor.  Generally, up to a year in jail. 2. Breaking an Entry; usually a felony;  A burglary of a dwelling can result in up to 5 years.  More serious if someone is home = home invasion. Under the ‘Castle Doctrine’, we can assume that any trespassers in your home are...Read More

   Shreveport, LA ““ My brother, Jack Raymond Brown passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 2, 2012, after a lengthy illness. A graveside service will be held at Forest Park Cemetery East on St. Vincent Avenue on Wednesday, December 5, at 1:00 P.M. A visitation will follow at the family home. Jack was born on...Read More

How quickly they can turn on you. It wasn’t a week following the recent presidential election, when the vultures circled the wagons to heap criticism on their candidate.  Oh yes, they were all lavishing Mitt Romney with constant praise when it looked like he was going to win.  But how quickly the political opportunists attacked. ...Read More

Friday, November 30th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  GOP MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKS! According to a number of Republican presidential wannabes, the outcome of the presidential election was a fiasco, a major disaster for the GOP.  And the excuses keep pouring in.  Romney had no vision.  The campaign ignored segments of the population.  There was no Hispanic...Read More

November 30, 2012Read More

As the end of the year grows near, there is so much to talk about on the weekend Common sense” program.  This weekend is no exception.  Have you seen the new movie called “Lincoln?”Â  It showcases one of America’s most popular presidents.  Sixteen thousand books written about him.  But should he have tried harder to...Read More

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It’s our post Thanksgiving show this weekend, with much to cover in the news.  Black Friday, the continuing flare-ups in the Middle East, weak, real weak, movie choices.  (Skyfall a real waste of time.  We sure miss your realism James Bond. And Lincoln?  I wasn’t impressed Steven Spielberg).  But we will certainly have a lively...Read More

THE FBI, A SOAP OPERA, AND GENERAL PETRAEUS!  It’s soap opera at its best.  Far better than any soap on TV. A shirtless FBI agent, secret emails, and a cat fight over the affections of the guy who runs America’s spy network, and he happens to be married to the “Good Wife.” Can it get...Read More

Schedule to be posted on Friday.Read More

Thursday, November 15th, 2012 Washington, D.C. THE FBI, A SOAP OPERA, AND GENERAL PETRAEUS! It’s soap opera at its best.  Far better than any soap on TV.  The storyline: A romantic fling involving one of America’s most decorated and popular generals.  And it has all the elements of the most titillating TV dramas. A shirtless...Read More

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 (If only he would have listened to me more!)  So just what happened to Mitt Romney?  Most national polls showed the race to be a dead heat right down to the wire.  But the President won going away.  Where did Romney go wrong?  Or did he?  And realistically, what more could he”¦should he have done? ...Read More

Friday, November 8th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  ROMNEY–IF ONLY HE HAD LISTENED TO HIS INSTINCTS!  Mitt Romney took the stage Tuesday night to concede that he had lost his race for president.  He came on stage alone, with no family in teary-eyed support.  He stood with manliness and grace, and said all the right things. ...Read More

November 9th, 2012Read More

If you want to see the latest Internet technology, check out these Google glasses.  Through your glasses, you can get a hold host of information, time, weather; you can receive texts and email and respond by voice.  Unbelievable what the new world is coming to.  Take a look below.Read More

What a week politically. So what do the results mean and just where will the country go from here? I’ll have the chance to visit with a number of national leaders at the Washington Ideas Forum next week in Washington. I’ll participate on several panels along with a cross section of government officials, top business...Read More

My Buddy, Chris Rock- (That’s right.  Chris and I hang out from time to time), thinks one of the reasons President Obama was re-elected is that he is really  white.  Not that’s Chris, not me talking.  But Chris makes a pretty compelling case.  Take a look below and see what you think. .Read More

November 1st, 2012Read More

Democracy doesn’t come easy.  Particularly when there is a national election, and there are often long lines at the polls to vote.  To beat the big Election Day crowds, I voted early this year.  But it didn’t help.  There was still a long wait to vote.  My column this week takes a look at voting,...Read More

Thursday, November 1st, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  STANDING IN LINE TO VOTE!  People are early voting in record numbers all over America.  Here in my home state of Louisiana, election participation is up 25% over the presidential election just four years ago.  This means long lines on Election Day, and in most states, a long...Read More

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Something a little lighter during this serious political season. Maybe it’s time to let the kids take over. Evian apparently thinks so. Tale a look.Read More

On the eve of America’s national presidential election, it’s important to remember that there is a lot more than party politics taking place.  The future of America, and possibly the free world is at stake.  Sometimes it takes our kids to keep us focused and to remember.   Here is a marvelous version of America’s national...Read More

October 26th, 2012Read More

America on the verge of nuclear war?  There are major concerns today with the aggressive actions of Iran, and their threats to Israel.  Will the U.S.be drawn into such a conflict.  We came about as close as the contra possibly could 50 years ago this week. It was a perilous time as our new president,...Read More

Friday, October 26th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  THE CUBAN MISSLE CRISIS-LESSONS LEARNED TODAY? Fifty years ago this week, America faced a perilous moment and was on the brink of a nuclear war. Cuba was allowing Russian missile sites to be built, allowing the potential for an all out nuclear attack on the United States.  Most...Read More

The election is now days away, and we certainly will have some lively guests on this week’s show who will give a variety of formatting and their views as to what will happen.  Current polls show a possible dead heat, so it all comes down to who actually shows up to vote.  As a former statewide official, I’ve had a lot of...Read More

Well, the election is winding down, so it’s a good time to check out some of the funnier videos and opposition campaign ads in the presidential race.  Here are some of my recent favorites. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on FacebookRead More

George McGovern was a great American  He served is country in many ways, far more than most of us.  He was a distinguished United States Senator for South Dakota who represented his state for 18  years.  He was no “chicken hawk” like so many in Washington who want to jam America into a foreign war,...Read More

October 18th, 2012Read More

October 18th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana FOR GOODNESS SAKE!  DON’T LET YOUR KID PICK APPLES! There is an apple-picking crisis in America.  That’s right. Washington, the largest apple producing state, raises more than half of all apples grown in the U.S.  The state is enjoying one of the biggest apple crops in its history, but...Read More

  FOR GOODNESS SAKE!  DON’T LET YOUR KID PICK APPLES!  There is an apple-picking crisis in America.  That’s right. The state of Washington is the largest apple producing state raising more than half of all apples grown in the U.S.  But this year, more than 30% of the apple crop may be left in the...Read More

Politics, voting irregularities, chaos in the Middle East, football; what a weekend to be on the radio.  We have a jam-packed show set for Sunday, so we hope you can tune in.  How about these debates going on.  Do they make any real difference?  Our friend Peter Van Buren, who has written New York Times...Read More

Did the American and British Governments Know ““ Down to the Day ““ of the Coming Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor “¦ And Let It Happen to Justify American Entry Into WWII? The Nazis, imperial Japanese and fascist Italians were nasty folks trying to take over the world, who brutalized millions within their own borders...Read More

It’s as real labor of love to search out a TV set in Southern Turkey, and to get up at 3:00 in the morning, just to watch a presidential debate.  But there is a bit at stake (just the future of America), so persistence paid off, and strong Turkish coffee keep me going to watch...Read More

It’s the Weekend Update.  The “Common Sense” radio program, nationally syndicated and heard on stations from coast to coast,  is gearing up for a lively and informative October Sunday show.  We kick off with an overview of the turmoil in the Middle East.  I saw it first hand last week.  Violence in Turkey and economic...Read More

  Thursday, October 11th, 2012 Ephesus, Turkey WATCHING THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE FROM HALF-WAY AROUND THE WORLD!  You know you have a die-hard interest in politics when you must see the national presidential debate regardless of the major effort required to find a place to watch it. That was the situation last week, when I was...Read More

October 11th, 2012Read More

September 22, 2012Read More

Thursday, September 20th, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana DELUSION OR COMMON SENSE IN THE MIDDLE EAST? One of the joys of my early life was to study English Literature at Cambridge in England back in the early 1960s. Nobel prize author and poet Rudyard Kipling was an early favorite. He did not bog the reader down...Read More

The U.S. faces a major renewed crisis in the Middle East Some California nut disseminates a cheesy movie about the dangers of the Muslim world, further fanning the flames of hatred of the America. It is perfect fodder for blame for the current Middle East uprising. This strictly low rent amateur film has caused outright...Read More