So what do you to do spice things up a bit, especially if you live in a small town? To advertise a new TV channel in Belgium, a company set up a large red button on a pedestal in a square of a sleepy Flemish town with the invitation to press it if you wanted...Read More

 LOUISIANA’S “GIVE THE CRIMINALS PLENTY OF NOTICE” LAW! There’s a great new edict that’s about to become law in my home state of Louisiana.  It’s called   the GTCPTG statute.  Short for, “Give the Criminals plenty of time to get away.”Â  Louisiana legislators and the state’s insurance department are working overtime to assure that the Bayou...Read More

We hope you can join us on this week’s “Common Sense“ radio program, on Sunday morning from 9:00 am until 11:00 from 9:00 am until 11:00 am central time on stations coast to coast.  And a full agenda is on tap.  We will talk about taxes (did you remember to file by the 15?), Thomas...Read More

 I don’t know about you, but I’m a big “Flash mob” guy.  I’ve never actually seen one live, but I hope one day that a group of young folks will break out in song and dance in a large crowd.  Here is one of the best.  It happened in Russia.  Look how decent and clean...Read More

It the political rage throughout the country to demand that English should be the official language.  And quite frankly, I agree.  That is, from the public perspective.  I occasionally get a bit irritated when I’m told to “press one for English, two for Spanish” etc.  If a U.S. governmental body insists on printing forms, giving...Read More

A pleasant Easter Sunday nationwide, and a great surrounding for the “Common Sense” radio program all set for this weekend.  I hope you will have the chance to tune in.  National politics freedom  to speak whatever language you want in America, the history of Easter, getting ready for tax season, and a look back and...Read More

What a weekend at the Final Four in New Orleans as March Madness came to a peak.  Whether you are a basketball fan, or just like to take in all the excitement of a big Big Easy event, I was all there from Bourbon Street to the Superdome.  Some 80,000 fans jammed into the dome”¦the...Read More

If you check out this blog on regular occasions, you will know that I’m a diehard bluegrass music fan.  I’ve played a variety of sting instruments all my life.  I started with the guitar, went to the banjo, and more recently, the mandolin and even the fiddle.  But my favorite has always been the banjo. ...Read More

THE DEBATE IS OVER A LOT MORE THAN HEALTHCARE! For three days this week, the national news focus was on the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing concerning  the constitutionallity of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.  So for  folks like you and me, what do we know and what should we know about all...Read More

We are jam packed for the “Common Sense” program schedule for this weekend.  The Supreme Court hearings on Obamacare will receive our attention. (See this week’s column on this subject)  So will the Travon Martin killing in Florida.  Are “Stand your Ground” shootings always justified?  And how do you react when you see someone in...Read More

     I have been a Pat Boone fan for some 60 years. (oops!  Showing my age.) Pat gained fame in the 1950s with covers of tunes like “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” and “Ain’t That a Shame.” Now he’s helping the 60 Plus Association, an advocacy group that bills itself as “the conservative alternative”...Read More

 I hope you were able to read my column last week concerning prosecutorial misconduct that seems to be so rampant throughout the country. By coincidence, 60 Minutes did an in depth investigation into several cases, including one here in my home state of Louisiana on this subject.  It’s well worth watching.  This is a continuing...Read More

  STOP THE PROSECUTORIAL  MISCONDUCT! Week after week, there are new reports of prosecutors, on both the federal and state level, engaging in premeditated acts of prosecutorial misconduct. Coaching witnesses to lie. Hiding evidence from the defense counsel that would favor the accused. And even calculated cover-ups that put a falsely convicted person on death...Read More

The nation will be watching Louisiana this weekend as the Republican presidential primaries reach the half way mark.  Will Louisiana make any real difference?  The former governor down here, Buddy Roemer, was running as a Republican.  But he became disillusioned when he was shut out of the national debates.  So he is taking his campaign...Read More

If you don’t live in the New Orleans, area, you may not be aware of the vile and disgusting shenanigans of Assistant U.S. Attorney Sal Perricone. He is one of the top dogs in the U.S. Attorney’s office, and has been hounded for questionable practices and prosecutorial misconduct for a number of years. But now,...Read More

  Nick Vujicic, 26, was born without arms and legs, but nothing and nobody can stop this brave guy. Despite the absence of limbs, he is doing surfing and swimming, and playing golf and soccer. This is what it means to have the real strength of mind. He is a preacher, a motivational speaker and...Read More

  LOUISIANA — WHERE BEING NUMBER ONE IS BAD NEWS!  My home state of Louisiana again has the distinction of having the most expensive auto insurance rates in the nation.  Forbes magazine just released national figures indicating that not only do Louisiana’s drivers pay more than drivers in any other state in the country, but...Read More

If, like me, you are a regular listener of the great national radio program, A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keeler, you will recognize the voice of Kacey Jones.  She is a regular in many of the skits with Keeler on the show.  Kacey is a popular song writer, humorist and a really good folk,...Read More

We have lived and relived the events and tragedy of 9/11 over and over during this past 10 years.  And new stories of special people who rose to the occasion still become public.  Here is a video I never saw about the courage of many boat owners who immediately began rescue efforts for the thousands...Read More

  IS IT BASEBALL OR POLITICS?  Just what is America’s favorite pastime?  Is it baseball or politics? The past few years have offered interesting comparisons. On one hand, the country is enmeshed in a full-blown presidential campaign with deep divisions over how to stimulate the economy and how to define America’s role in the world....Read More

The Springtime means a busy radio time for us here at the “Common Sense” show.  There is so much going on as you can tell from looking over this website this week.  I will, of course, have a full report from baseball spring training in Tampa, Florida, as I do every year at this time. ...Read More

This time of year, every year, you ought to know where I’m hanging out.  It’s Spring training for all of us die hard baseball fans, and Tampa, Florida is the place to be. Within a few miles of Tampa, you can “hang out” with the Yankees, the Pittsburg Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds, the Baltimore Orioles,...Read More

Rick Santorum has been the surprise of the current presidential season. What were the odds 6 months ago that he would be in a neck and neck race for the Republican nomination? I was in New Orleans for the Southern Republican Convention back in August, and had a long visit with Santorum. He was quite...Read More

      The president seems to be scurrying recently to “firm up” his support on Israel with the American Jewish community.  He met must this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the U.S. and Israel seek to deter Tehran.  But there are some solid concerns from pro Israel supporters that the President...Read More

  A real legislative atrocity, created by Congress, now gives to this president, and any future president, the power to give an order to the military to detain and arrest American citizens, and indefinitely hold them without charges. That’s right.  No charges, no trial, and hold them indefinitely. What happened to the Fourth, Fifth and...Read More

The Common Sense program has a full packed schedule for this weekend.  We will update the presidential race, with Mitt Romney moving a step closer to the nomination.  And how about Louisiana’s own Buddy Roemer, who says he will run as a Third Party candidate?  Maybe he won’t garner that many votes, but in a...Read More

Fred Eaglesmith has rapidly become one of North America’s most heralded and adventurous rock songwriters. There is no other musical artist quite like singer-songwriter Fred. Since his first album in 1980, he has forged his own distinctive and highly independent career path to acclaim and accomplishments, and built a timeless catalog of songs and recordings....Read More

It was a heck of a Mardi Gras this year.  If you have never been “way down yonder in New Orleans,” you need to add it to your “must visit” destinations, especially for Mardi Gras.  Parades wind through the streets day after day.  The food choices are fantastic.  But it all has to come to...Read More

  A MAJOR SHAKE UP NEEDED IN CONGRESS! We all know the approval of Congress is at an all time low.  Just how bad is it?   .  More Americans approve of polygamy than they do of Congress in Washington.  .  The most recent Harris and CBS polls show approval rates dropping to an all time...Read More

Mardi Gras is over so it’s time for all of us to get healthy again.  The “Common sense” show kicks off this Sunday with Dr, Debra Braverman, who has a startling new procedure that helps overcome heart disease noninvasively.  That’s right.  No cutting or internal operations.  It could well be the wave of the future. ...Read More

Texas songwriter, author and twice a candidate for Governor Kinky Friedman came to Baton Rouge last week.  He’s writing a new book with Willy Nelson, and has plenty of stories to tell.  I caught up with Kinky several hours before his show, and he keep me laughing.  We both swapped stories of our quixotic gubernatorial...Read More

Well it’s’ nice to find a little clean but funny humor from time to time.  Remember George Younce?  He was Lisa Doolittle’s father in My Fair Lady.  Here is one of his final appearances. He sings a unique rendition of Side By Side, originally written in 1927, lyrics by Gus Kahn and music by Harry...Read More

  THE SLIPPERY SLOPE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM! Have you been following all the controversy surrounding the debate over the President’s new birth control rule?  Some religious leaders, especially U.S. Catholic Bishops, as well as a litany of republican politicians, have harshly criticized the White House proposal that all health insurance plans have to offer birth...Read More

  Well, it’s a big Mardi Gras weekend “way down yonder” in New Orleans, and it goes without saying that the “Common Sense“ program will be broadcast live from the City that Care Forgot.  I’ll give a full report on al the colorful activities taking place, and try to educate those of you who don’t...Read More

Hey, it’s Mardi Gras time down here in Louisiana, and the good times and revelry will flow all this weekend and right through “Fat Tuesday,” the final day of celebration before the Lenten season begins.  Mardi Gras is hard to describe.  The season is much more than just a lot of parades, although the parade...Read More

I don’t know about you, but I’m a Facebook guy. I try to post something on my site five times a week, and keep in touch with my legions of friends. Hey, it’s fun and enjoyable to many to be able to stay in touch. But Facebook has gone public now. So is it a...Read More

The Common Sense on Sunday will continue to update our listeners with information that is informative, compelling, and bizarre.  How much more bizarre could this year’s Republican presidential nomination become.  I’ll give you an update and my perspective.   And remember, the Mayan calendar, written some 2000 years ago, says the world will come to an...Read More

(Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and I visited last week in Baton Rouge.) Endorsements are coming right and left from major party officials in the Republican primary presidential race. The Wall Street Journal ran an opinion page column last week that concluded endorsements don’t make all that much difference in the final outcome. Nevertheless, the...Read More

   Well if James Brown was the hardest working man in show business, Jim Brown has just gotta be the hardest working man on the radio. Jim is now on weekends as well as every weeknight. Just check out his schedule below .  Friday, February 3rd. Jim will host one of the nation’ most listened...Read More

Well, all these public issues we talk about each week can be a bit depressing. So it’s time to lighten it up a bit. Here is a little humor for you to get you through your day.Read More

Well, you music affectionautos know that I love Texas grassroots music, and we have plenty of musicians coming over to Baton Rouge on regular occasions.  One of my favorite groups is the Fabulous Ginn Sisters from just south of Austin.  These ladies offer great singing, stunning sister harmonies, smart and melodic writing “” an all...Read More

  SOME OCCASIONAL COMMON SENSE FROM THE SUPREME COURT Is privacy dead in America?  Many of us thought it was after a disastrous year of almost total usurpation of both freedom and privacy by the federal government. Since the founding of our country more than 200 hundred years ago, Americans have enjoyed the core rights...Read More

Sunday means the Common Sense show is close at hand with a solid program for all our listeners.  Mitt Romney pays a 15% tax rate because of capital gains.  Is that fair?  We will talk to Wall Street Journal columnist John Berlau who will help us analyze the pros and cons of the tax system. ...Read More

In the present presidential campaign, few words are ever spoken about international confrontations and the plight of our troops serving all over the world.  Many of us do not know any family that has a son or daughter serving overseas, so we can’t comprehend the anxiety and worry that they go through every day.  It’s...Read More

North Carolina has always been my second home, since I went to Chapel Hill as an undergraduate and we travel up to the western North Carolina mountains several times a year.  I always drive through Hendersonville and pass by the We Buy Gold store on the route through this small town.  I’ve never stopped in,...Read More

I don’t know what’s happening where you live, but in my home state of Louisiana, property insurance rates have skyrocketed since 2005 — by an astounding 40%. No other state in the country has experienced such dramatic increases. And we continue to read that it’s all the fault of Katrina. There have been no major...Read More

Well, most of you have never heard of little Lindsey Williams College.  But they pulled the upset of the year in beating might Georgetown (well, not that Georgetown) with a final shot at the buzzer.  The announcer, obviously excited, goes wild.  So take a look at the final shot.    Read More

Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum is making his last stand in the Presidential race. It’s “do or die” in the coming primary in South Carolina. I had a long visit in Santorum in New Orleans a few months ago. He seems genuine and quite a personable fellow. But he seems to be running for president...Read More

My friend for more than 40 years, Sammy Nunez died this week.  He was a giant in Louisiana politics for all those years, and served as president of the Louisiana Senate for some 15 years.  I can’t recall an election of mine where Sammy was not there in full support.  He was with me in...Read More

  There are special lessons to be learned fr0m those who are successful in the jobs they do.  Particularly at the highest level of accomplishment.  And I think we would all agree that being elected as President of the United States, or being the Head Coach of a National Championship football team qualifies as being...Read More

The weekend is close at hand, and, as is usually the case, the Common Sense Show will pack 2 hours of lively discussion this weekend.  Our network continues to grow, and we hope you will be in that number of new listeners.  You can expect that we will rehash the Alabama victory in the Monday’s...Read More

Well the LSU Tigers took in on the chin, and were completely outclassed by a better coached Alabama football team in the BCS Championship in New Orleans this past Monday night.  I was in the Big Easy, and broadcast the “Common Sense” program from the Hilton Hotel were the JSU team was staying.  It was...Read More

(Visiting with republican  presidential front runner Mitt Romney in New York recently.) Governor Mitt Romney’s Iowa caucus victory this week drew nothing more than a few yawns down in Louisiana.  Not much interest over a former east coast governor who, as best they know, has not stepped foot in the state.  Romney seems to be...Read More

The “Common Sense” radio program will broadcast live from the heart of the French Quarter in downtown New Orleans this weekend. What a football weekend it is. The New Orleans Saints will be playing their first playoff game in the Superdome on Saturday night, January 7th, then comers Monday night and the BCS college championship...Read More

It’s crunch time for Presidential candidate and former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer. So far, he has been left out of all the televised debates and has not received much notice. But Roemer says he’s been gaining some “Roementum” in the New Hampshire polls””with a 3% showing in the most recent New Hampshire polls and it...Read More

New Year 2012 Pictures Comments – Photobucket A lot of us are not all that optimistic about 2012.  At least, as well as politics and both national and international events go.  2011 was certainly nothing to brag about, and who can get excited about presidential choices barnstorming the country right now.  On the other hand,...Read More

 NEW YEAR THOUGHTS FROM THE BAYOU STATE Did you make a New Year’s resolution yet? I always do.  Oh,  there are all the usuals.  Spend more time with the family.  Get in better shape. Read more books.  But I try to make a list of more personal challenges.  And let’s face it.  The year 2012...Read More

Well I’m a regular on the workout circuit, and you can generally find me at Bally’s Health Club in Baton Rouge five days a week when I’m in town.  And these folks are certainly appreciative.  Check out my Christmas presents from Bally’s this year below.Read More

        With the New Year upon us, we look at the old and bring in the new.  My favorite New Year’s song, What are you doing New Year’s Eve?, is up on the juke box.  And how can you not love the final scene on New Year’s Eve in the movie, When...Read More

  Merry Christmas Louisiana.  Here’s your present from your public officials.  A big boost in your property insurance premiums.  All from the same folks that have been sticking you with higher rates for years because of their lack of proper oversight and outright incompetence.  So enjoy your holidays and get out your checkbook.  More increases...Read More

Yes, it’s Christmas on Sunday this year, but it doesn’t slow down the “Common Sense” radio show.  We will be on the air both this Sunday, as well as New Year’s Day for all you die hards who are up early and wasn’t to get caught up on news around the country.  Sure, we will...Read More

Happy Holidays to you and all your family.  Here’s a video well worth watching.  We have some very special men and women serving our country, and who also make the best of their duty to celebrate Christmas.  Take a look.[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/SDZcGz4vmJc" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /]Read More

If you are a bookophile like me, or just curious in trying to seek out real offbeat gems in beautiful cities, one of my favorites has always been the Shakespeare and Company Bookstore in Paris.  It could not be in a more picturesque location,  right on the on the Rive Seine and directly opposite Notre...Read More

As the end of the year winds down, there sure is plenty to talk about on the weekly “Common Sense” radio program.  Republican presidential politics will be our lead topic, and the fight for the GOP nomination becomes testy and confrontational.  How has the political drive and campaign rhetoric changed in the past 50 years? ...Read More

IN LOUISIANA, NO MORE HORSEMEAT IN MY GUMBO? This is virtually no limit on what a Louisianan will put in a gumbo.  So when one of our own politicians starts talking about banning anything we want to eat, “them’s fightin’ words.”Â  But that’s just what one on Louisiana’s U.S. senators, Mary Landrieu, wants to do. ...Read More

The Holliday season is busy for all of us, and we certainly will have a full agenda on this week’s “Common Sense” radio show.  For the rest of the year, I’ll be hosting the sow live from our flagship station, Clear Channel’s WJBO AM out of my hometown of Baton Rouge.  Christmas always gives us...Read More

During this special time of the year, my favorite Christmas performance is to attend a presentation of the Hallelujah Chorus. This musical tribute  is part of the Messiah, an oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel, and is one of the most popular works in the Western choral literature. The most famous movement is the “Hallelujah”...Read More

Fox News commentator Chris Wallace sure knows how to stir up the controversy.  I was with him at a conference in Washington in October, and he lobbed a few political grenades then. I was  glad they were not lobbed at me.  But now he’s jumped right into a football confrontation with his colleague Shep Sheppard. ...Read More

REPUBLICANS FLIP, DEMOCRATS FLOP ON HEALTHCARE! This whole issue of healthcare mandates has become the key controversial factor in the Obamacare debate.  Surely there are some principle-based arguments being made by both republicans and democrats as this matter moves to the U.S. Supreme Court?  But it would seem to be “politics as usual” in Washington,...Read More

Heading into the holidays, there sure is plenty to talk about on our weekend “Common sense“ program.  Presidential politics updates will e a part of this weekend’s show.  Is the GOP nomination tightening up and are we looking at either former Mass. Governor Mitt Romney or former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as the nominee?  Are...Read More

Well, another “Oops” moment for Texas Governor Rick Perry.  He’s up in New Hampshire trying to salvage a dying campaign, and the poor guy just can’t get a break.  So he tells a group of young voters that they can vote when they are 21.  Hey Rick”¦..the voting age is now 18.  Then he reminds...Read More

Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer just can’t seem to get “no respect” from the GOOP political establishment, but he seems to be getting more air time over national television.  He has a message that, quite frankly, would resonate well if he could join the group of real characters who make up the present Republican field...Read More

         Prosecutorial Misconduct Prevalent in the U.S. ? Over the past few months, there has been a rash of reports and charges of widespread and intentional withholding of evidence on the part of federal prosecutors in a number of high profile criminal cases.  Intentional is the key word here.  Mistakes can be...Read More

Thanksgiving weekend will be a good time to relax with family, and tune in to the “Common Sense“ radio program.  It’s been a busy week in the news, and we will have a lot to cover.  Presidential politics continues on the front burner, and the first primary is only six weeks away. Former House Speaker...Read More

From all the Brown Family and our Common Sense Radio Family, we want to wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving as we move into the Holiday Season. Enjoy your weekend and we hope you will join us on the radio Sunday from 9:00 am until 11:00 am central time. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/7NSQLMPUK-8" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true"...Read More

   YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE — OR ELSE! Why don’t more people show up to vote on Election Day?  In elections all over America, fewer voters are turning out at the polls than ever before. The New York Times ran an op-ed piece last week decrying this national trend, and suggesting that voting be...Read More

The weekend is rolling around, and before you know it, The Common Sense radio show will be live and broadcasting all across American and worldwide.  In this crazy would in which we live, there is always much to talk about.  Penn State?  Will this troubling controversy ever subside?  And just what should the University do?...Read More

Is Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi one of the all time great con artists?  His supposedly “accurate” information was a key element in why America went to war in Iraq in the first place.  It proofed to be unreliable.  The U.S. fed him millions of dollars and now it seems he has also leaked information to...Read More

Priming Germans for the Holocaust I hope you had the chance to watch the History Channel special this week, “Engineering Evil,” that is devoted to the process of how the Nazis carried out the Holocaust. There were details of how the whole exterminations process was planned and we learned about things like crematorium design. But...Read More

VETERANS HONORED AROUND THE WORLD! Many soothsayers are excited about what may happen on 11/11/11.  The number 11 is supposedly considered to be a Master Number.  Believers say you can use your mind power to actualize what you want in your life.  You can predict forward.  Those who are more realistic, like yours truly, acknowledge...Read More

Hey, the weekend is near, and although most of us down here in Louisiana are still celebrating over the big LSU victory over Alabama, we have business to do and some important subjects to cover n the “Common Sense” radio program this Sunday.  We will start with a weekend update on the presidential election and...Read More

      MAJOR POLITICAL SHAKEUP  ON THE LOUISIANA HORIZON? In my home state of Louisiana, voters are about to witness a high stakes political game of musical chairs on both the state and national level.  This could lead to new faces in the top three Louisiana political offices.  We just could be talking about...Read More

The weekend is close at hand and we are working hard to bring our listeners another lively and interesting radio program.  We broadcast live each Sunday Morning from 9:00 am until 11:00 am central time, and a number of stations rerun our show at various times throughout the week.  We will, as always, take a...Read More

So just what’s with this guy Herman Cain.  I’ve tried to follow his logic on his 9/9/9 tax proposal.  When I first heard about it, I thought that’s what his new pizza cost.  And now”¦all the messy sexual harassment controversy.  So whenever I need the proper perspective on tough issues, I called for a comment...Read More

The Louisiana Book Festival has become one of the premier book events in the nation.  Hundreds of authors and book lovers converged on Baton Rouge this past weekend to hear lectures from a wide list of folks who just love books.  Our own Lisburn Press was there, and I had the pleasure of presenting a...Read More

Well, as you can tell, I’m a big fan of Halloween.  Lots of practice gathering up candy over the years with four kids,  four grandkids, and a varied assortment of nieces, nephews and all the neighborhood gang.  This year was no exception as you can see above.  And boy, did I scoop up on the...Read More

Hey, fall weekends mean football, cooler wither, leafs everywhere, and, of course, the “Common Sense“ radio show on Sunday Mornings.  Looking at the past week, the Presidential race looks crazier, the economy continues to zig zag, and the world around us seems to be more and more unsettling.   We will take a look at the...Read More

  THE COST OF BEING UNHEALTHY! Americans continue to become less healthy and less productive, mainly because of lifestyle.  That’s the conclusion of a new Gallup study released this week.  More than 30% of American workers are overweight and have one or more chronic health problems.  And the economic cost is staggering.  The American economy...Read More

A full plate of topics on this week’s “Common Sense.”Â  We will continue our discussion about the confrontational tone of Republican candidates for president. The continuing, sometimes rude and even juvenile bickering on debates platforms no doubt brings smiles to the faces of the Obama team.  So who is rising above the fray and moving...Read More

I’m not a Starbuck’s guy.  I just don’t either take or have the time to “hang out” to enjoy my morning cup of  Joe.  But I’ll say this.  I have great admiration for Starbuck’s chairman and chief executive Howard Schultz.  (Pictured above).He has built a company fro scratch to over 7000 stores Nationwide. I was...Read More

  I was in the nation’s capitol last week participating in a seminar on ideas for the country’s future, and listened to Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia talk about the uniqueness of America.  He said most people feel the bill of rights makes us special.  But what really sets our democratic system apart, Scalia noted,...Read More

Presidential politics will be our focus on this week’s “Common Sense” radio show on Sunday morning.  Does Mitt Romney have the Republican nomination sewed up?  He seems to have made a good impression in the recent debates, and his campaign received a major boost with this week’s endorsement by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.  Has...Read More

I had the opportunity this past week to participate in the Washington Ideas Forum in the nation’s capitol, sponsored by The Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute.  A number of public officials and media types were there to pontificate on what direction the country should take in the years to come.  And boy, were there...Read More

Hank Williams, Jr, just like his daddy, has always been quite popular down here in my part of the country.  And we all look forward, or at least we used to, to hearing;  “Are you Ready for some Football” each Monday night.  But ole’ Hank really stuck his foot in his mouth last week.  If...Read More

We have a Louisiana guy who is traveling the nation and trying to build a base as a presidential candidate.  Most o you outside of Louisiana have not heard much about him, or maybe haven’t heard anything about him at all.  That’s mainly because he has not been allowed to enter any of the presidential...Read More

  The fall means a busy schedule her on the “Common Sense” radio network.  I’ll be in Washington, D.C. a good bit of the week participating in the Washington Ideas Forum, sponsored by The Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute.  What a great opportunity to interact with a number of the country’s major voices in...Read More

   THERE ARE BIG BUCKS IN COLLEGE SPORTS! BUT WHO’S GETTING THEM? With TV income at an all time high, and with attendance breaking records nationwide, the college football season is off to the most successful start in its history. Football in my home state of Louisiana is the major subject of discussion as the...Read More

Well we are gearing up for the “Common Sense” weekend show with so many topics to cover.  How about health insurance costs for a starter.  The rates keep going up and up.  And you know what?  Unless there is some major increase in federal expenditures, or you take a cut back in your benefits, this...Read More

Most of you who follow this site and listen to my radio program know that I’m quite fond of the state of North Carolina. I look on it as my second home. I graduated from Chapel Hill, and we have a family home up in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In fact, I’ve off to see...Read More

Well you know the President has some big election problems when he begins receiving public lectures from democratic strategist and fellow Louisianan James Carville.  The Ragin’ Cajun made his thoughts quite clear last week when he said:  “People often ask me what advice I would give the White House about various things. Today I was...Read More