So much news to cover.  So little time.  That’s my dilemma for this Sunday’s “Common Sense” nationally syndicated radio show. We of course have to give the nation a”flood update.”Â  It’s a national story of the disruption of thousands of peoples’ live and a huge economic disruption for the entire country.  And sad to say,...Read More

Old politicians never die, but they do get together once a year for a reunion.  My first elected office was to the Louisiana state senate back in 1971.  Former senators traditionally get together each May at the Louisianan state Capitol in Baton Rouge, and it’s nice to see old faces and renew acquaintances.  Actually, since...Read More

Thursday, May 19th, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana IN THE COMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS ARE IRRELEVANT The jockeying for the 2012 republican presidential nomination is rapidly picking up speed with candidates coming and going almost daily.  Arkansas’s former Gov. Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump, both the leaders in most recent polls, are out...Read More

A 13-year-old boy in Washington state faced federal interrogation by a Secret Service agent over a Facebook posting that warned President Obama of suicide bombers, q13fox.com reports. Vito LaPinta of Tacoma, Wash., said he posted a message on Facebook after Osama bin Laden’s death, saying Obama should be careful of possible retaliatory acts against him...Read More

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Flooding up and down the Mississippi River has become the paramount concern for hundreds of thousands of people as the water continues to rise. And more rain is expected in the days to come. As of right now, predictions are that water levels up and down the river will exceed those reached in the 1927...Read More

Thursday, May 12th, 2011 New Orleans, Louisiana LOUISIANA AND THE SOUTH UNDER SIEGE BY MISSISSIPPI RIVER! Randy Newman’s song, Louisiana 1927, hit home to many residents up and down the Mississippi river this week. He was singing about the 1927 flood, where more than 23,000 square miles were inundated, hundreds of people died, and hundreds...Read More

President Bush Reacts to Osama Bin Laden’s Death with Will Ferrell from Will FerrellRead More

We will be broadcasting the Common Sense Radio Program this weekend live from Pensacola, Florida.  Our audience there can listen to us over WNVY-1070 AM and also on WVJT-610 AM.   Are great audience in Pensacola, and not a bad place to hang out for a few days”¦right?  I spent many a summer on Romar Beach,...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...Read More

There has to be a better reason for why the chicken crossed the road than just because he wanted to get to the other side…right? So I checked out what a number of celebs thought. Take a look. Just why did the chicken cross the road? SARAH PALIN: The chicken crossed the road because gosh-darn...Read More

The following is video of a young Chinese woman playing the piano and I’ll just bet it is about to make your day.  It may cause you to examine the excuses you make not to tackle those major challenges in your own life. This young lady plays with beauty and grace. “Souvenir D’enfance” by Richard Clayderman is not an...Read More

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WILL OSAMA BIN LADEN CONTINUE TO HAUNT US? The most wanted war criminal in the world is now dead.  And it is for good reason that Americans are enthralled over his death. So do we now go back to our life before 9/11?  Or will we find that in death as in his life, bin...Read More

Thursday, May 5th, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana WILL OSAMA BIN LADEN CONTINUE TO HAUNT US? The most wanted war criminal in the world is now dead.  And it is for good reason that Americans are enthralled over his death. So do we now go back to our life before 9/11?  Or will we find that...Read More

We have a busy and really informative radio show lined up for this week at stations nationwide on the Genesis Communications network, and we hope you will be able to listen. Let’s first welcome several new stations to our fast growing network. Omaha, Nebraska KLNG ““ 1560am Valdosta, Georgia WTHV- 810am Ashland, Oregon KSKQ 94.9fm...Read More

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Most states throughout the country, like all gulf coast states down here were I live, have problems of both insurance affordability and availability.  But there is a big  difference between the other states and the Bayou state.  Other states are  giving the problem serious attention.  It’s a front and center concern for the governors, the...Read More

Thursday, April 28, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana LOUISIANA AND FLORIDA– NIGHT AND DAY ON PROPERTY INSURANCE! All this week, Florida’s largest newspaper, the Miami Herald, has been writing both feature articles and editorials about the problems facing Florida property owners in finding affordable insurance.  Day after day, headlines conveyed the intensity of the struggle – ...Read More

This week’s “Common sense” radio program will cover a list of topics that should generate a lively discussion.  How about the fact that both parties in Washington are being hypocritical when it comes to getting a handle on the deficit.  And raising the debt ceiling.  When a republican president s in office, republican congressmen are...Read More

My friend Andy Borowitz has made a startling discovery. In a stunning announcement that took even political insiders by surprise, Andy has revealed that President Barack Obama ran for President of Kenya in 2005 but was disqualified when a birth certificate surfaced showing he was born in the United States. Andy was able to flush...Read More

We all like to hear really great versions of the star Spangled banner, and from time to time, a really great rendition is heard at a public event.  Here’s one of my favorites by the Cactus Cuties.  They have gone on to perform any number of songs, but this was one of their first.  Take...Read More

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Thursday, April 21, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana BARRY BONDS AND THE GREAT AMERICAN WITCH HUNT! Now let me try to understand. Bankers, investment brokers and insurance magnates , whose greed and fraud reached into every household in America, don’t even get as much as a slap on the wrist.  But home run champ Barry Bonds...Read More

BARRY BONDS AND THE GREAT AMERICAN WITCH HUNT! Now let me try to understand. Bankers, investment brokers and insurance magnets, whose greed and fraud reached into every household in America, don’t even get as much as a slap on the wrist.  But home run champ Barry Bonds will go to jail as the scapegoat for...Read More

Several new radio stations have signed up for the Common sense radio show, and I am looking forward to a lively Easter weekend show.  Is the Lenten season still important to many of my listeners?  We will talk about it.  On the national scene, what happened to any creative thinking in both political parties? Are...Read More

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Like most of you, I’m a big Clint Eastwood fan. It would be hard for me to pick just one of Clint’s movies I’d call my favorite. The list of his really first rate pictures go on and on. And he seems to get better as the years go by. I’ve watched Firefox many times....Read More

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

WAS THE CIVIL WAR REALLY NECESSARY? One Hundred and Fifty years ago this week, the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina.  During the next four years, carnage, mayhem and death were the order of day after day.  By the time the dust settled and the South had...Read More

Thursday, April 14, 2011 Port Hudson Battlefield, Louisiana WAS THE CIVIL WAR REALLY NECESSARY? One Hundred and Fifty years ago this week, the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter in South Carolina.  During the next four years, carnage, mayhem and death were the order of day after day.  By the...Read More

Aftermath of the Civil War and Angels in your life highlight my weekend radio show this week. One hundred and fifty years have gone by and America is still fighting some of the same battles that tore our country apart in the 1850s. Invariable, extremism polarizes the debate, and the more “Common Sense” view often...Read More

Springtime brings nature alive and all of us like to get out and about”¦including some of our animal friends.  I’ve had the chance to be up in the northwest and see elk roam freely, even in small towns.  The video below shows you want many folks up north see every spring.  Quite a sight.Read More

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A repugnant decision was handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court that casts dispersion on any sense of fairness in both the federal and state judicial system.  A New Orleans man spent 18 years on death row for a crime he did not commit.  Sometimes the prosecutors get it wrong.  But in this case, it...Read More

Thursday, April 7th, 2011 New Orleans, Louisiana DEATH ROW, NEW ORLEANS, AND THE SUPREME COURT’S  BETRAYAL OF JUSTICE. There is an aura of myth that surrounds Lady Justice, who is pictured standing tall with the balanced scales of justice in her hands.  She is blindfolded to assure impartiality and fairness.  But if she read the...Read More

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Another week goes by, and we are close to a new “˜Common sense” radio program to be aired.  The regular broadcast time is live on Sunday mornings from 9:00 am until 11:00 am central time.  But a number of our affiliated network run “Common Sense” at other times throughout the week, so check your local...Read More

Several friends sent me the list below of how Japanese citizens weathered the after effects of their recent terrible, tsunami and earthquake.  There are certainly comparisons to Katrina when we heard so much of looting,violence,  price gouging, and government incompetence.  Take a look at the list below to see how the two tragedies compare, and...Read More

It seems like problems in the Middle East continue to grow by the week.  And we still have not found Bin Laden.  Ater all these years, why can’t we get the guy?  So I turned to my Italian buddy Mike Marino, who seems to have it pretty well figured out.  Take a look below at...Read More

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Thursday, April 9, 2009 Baton Rouge, Louisiana MARCH MADNESS ARE ATHLETES BEING SHORT CHANGED? Millions of rabid college basketball fans have been glued to their TVs over the past month as March Madness reached its crescendo this Monday night.  My North Carolina Tar Heels came close in an effort to win its second national title...Read More

MARCH MADNESS- ARE ATHLETES BEING SHORT CHANGED? Millions of rabid college basketball fans have been glued to their TVs over the past month as March Madness reached its crescendo this Monday night.  My North Carolina Tar Heels came close in an effort to win its second national title in the past five years.  And the...Read More

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My weekend radio show is shaping up with a jam packed topic lists and some really interesting guests.  Please note that a number of new stations tat have recently joined the {Common sense’ network, run the program at varying times throughout the weekend.  My show runs live on Sunday Mornings from 9:00 am until 11:00...Read More

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Let me say unabashingly, I was really a big fan of Elizabeth Taylor, who died last week at 79. She was the epitome of a real movie star. In fact, she could just be the last great movie star from the Hollywood tradition of grandeur. Many of her movies I have watched time and time...Read More

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Thursday, March 24, 2011 Pensacola, Florida AND LIBYA WOULD BE”¦. WHERE EXACTLY?   My morning coffee group can solve just about any domestic problem, and it generally offers better solutions than the folks up in Washington.  But all of a sudden, our daily rants about Wall Street bailouts, corporate welfare, the bumbling educational system, and...Read More

AND LIBYA WOULD BE”¦. WHERE EXACTLY? My morning coffee group can solve just about any domestic problem, and generally can offer better solutions than the folks up in Washington.  But now, all of a sudden, our daily rants about Wall Street bailouts, corporate welfare, our bumbling educational system, and lousy final four picks are being...Read More

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The “Common Sense” radio program is all set for this Sunday, March 27th, with a full array of guests and important topics.  Libya, American exceptionalism,  and just how far the United States is willing to engage and pay the bill will be a front burner discussion with several national guests weighing in.  Author Doug Sanders...Read More

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Thursday, March 17, 2011 Baton Rouge, Louisiana BIG BROTHER HAS YOU UNDER CLOSE WATCH THANKS TO THE PATRIOT ACT! When Tea party candidates throughout the country ran for office last fall, most members offered soaring campaign promises to defend liberty of ordinary Americans, and fight governmental intrusions on basic freedoms. But whatever hopes there were...Read More

BIG BROTHER HAS YOU UNDER CLOSE WATCH THANKS TO THE PATRIOT ACT! When Tea party candidates throughout the country ran for office last fall, most members offered soaring campaign promises to defend liberty of ordinary Americans, and fight governmental intrusions on basic freedoms. But whatever hopes there were that newly elected Tea Partiers would put...Read More

In the past 200 hundred years, we have seen quite a shuffling of the economics that affect some 200 countries in the world.  Now we are witnessing third world countries making huge strides in “catching up” with developed countries like the USA.  Take a minute to follow the progression presented by Professor Hans Rosling.  You...Read More

I wish I had the knack to write a good poem.  I’ve tried, but I’m just not very good at it.  A few have this special gift to make words flow and dance across the page.  Robert Hass has such a gift and he has become one of the country’s most well read poets.  Hass...Read More

A LOUISIANA GUY THEY COULD CALL MR. PRESIDENT? Here’s your question for the day!  Name a Louisiana resident who seriously considered running for President?   Here are a few hints to round out his profile.  His resume’ shows that he was well educated and intelligent, was a member of congress, was elected governor of Louisiana”¦.and is...Read More

Thursday, March 10, 2011 New Orleans, Louisiana A LOUISIANA GUY THEY COULD CALL MR. PRESIDENT? Here’s your question for the day!  Name a Louisiana resident who seriously considered running for President?   Here are a few hints to round out his profile.  His resume’ shows that he was well educated and intelligent, was a member of...Read More

During my annual baseball spring training trip to Tampa each year, I spend my mornings at the Bollettieri Institute trying to stay in good shape for a guy my age.  This is one of the premier training facilities in the country with professional athletes in a number of sports coming here to reach peak fitness. ...Read More

A great weekend at the Natchez Literary and Film Festival recently.  Director Carolyn Smith (pictured above), and old friend from my Ferriday days, was the Executive Director and did a first rate job.  Writers and film makers from around the country came to give advice to new authors and film makers.  Natchez is quite a...Read More

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ARE BASEBALL AND POLITICS INTERTWINED? Just what is America’s favorite pastime? Is it baseball or politics? The past few years offered interesting contrasts. On one hand, we went from a full-blown presidential campaign right into a major political controversy of how to “stimulate” the economy. Certainly in the past year, politics has become a major...Read More

Thursday, March 3, 2011 Tampa, Florida ARE BASEBALL AND POLITICS INTERTWINED? Just what is America’s favorite pastime? Is it baseball or politics? The past few years offered interesting contrasts. On one hand, we went from a full-blown presidential campaign right into a major political controversy of how to “stimulate” the economy. Certainly in the past...Read More

REAPPORTIONMENT BLUES-NO RIGHT TO CHOOSE! It’s redistricting time for legislators, both in Louisiana and throughout the country. Criticism that decisions are being shaped behind closed doors is raining down on this politically sensitive process.  Lawmakers in my home state have scheduled a number of meetings to discuss the process of divvying up the various political...Read More

A full and lively radio program is scheduled for this Sunday, as I will have the pleasure of broadcasting live from Natchez, Mississippi.  The “Common Sense” radio show will be part of the Natchez Book festival and I will have broadcast facilities set up at historic Monmouth Plantation in the heart of one of the...Read More

Thursday, February 24th, 2011 New Orleans, Louisiana GET THE POLITICIANS OUT OF REAPPORTIONMENT It’s redistricting time for legislators, both in Louisiana and throughout the country. Criticism that decisions are being shaped behind closed doors is raining down on this politically sensitive process.  Lawmakers in my home state have scheduled a number of meetings to discuss...Read More

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Now I’m sure you will agree that everyone needs to get a way to the islands from time to time.  I tuned out last week on the back side of St. John in the Virgin Islands at the invitation of my law school roommate, and came back with some stories to tell.   Do you know...Read More

Remember singer Pat Boone?  The guy in the white bucks who played and sang in all those smaltzy movies, and who was the All American guy?  I ran into him up in Washington last week while attending the Washington Mardi Gras Ball.  He’s become a vociferous conservative politician.  I tried to be polite, and merely...Read More

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