We will be broadcasting live this Sunday morning from Clear Channel Studios in St. Louis, Missouri.  Balmy weather in the 60s is predicted so I’m looking forward to attending my Ladue High School class reunion, then airing our show. I believe one of my classmates works for the Justice Department,  so I’ll be looking forward...Read More

  Last week, I reviewed a number of personal experiences that happened on and just after 9/11.  The world around us has changed dramatically in the past 10 years. When the 9/11 attacks blindsided America, two billion people “” one third of the world’s population “”  were glued to television and computer screens, watching the...Read More

It was quite a homecoming last weekend in my old neck of the woods, up in Concordia Parish, just across the river from Natchez, Mississippi.  My longtime friend, Mayor Hyram Copeland called to ask me to joining a cross section of Louisiana politicos for a Mickey Gilley concert.  It was a fund raiser for the...Read More

   I guess the old fashioned marriage proposal, yo u know….the guy getting down on one knee,  asking for his special lady’s hand in marriage, is, well, passe’.  Young folks today look to either make a statement, or bring a little humor into popping the question.  How about hits guy?  Take a look below and...Read More

International conflict and just taking good care of yourself nightlight this week’s “Common Sense” radio show over the genesis Communications network.  Let me say how amazed and pleased we all are at the huge growth in listeners all over the world. Over 20% of our listeners over the internet tune in from outside the United...Read More

This Sunday’s date, 9/11, turned into the frantic dialing of 911 ten years ago. . A surreal feeling of shock and helplessness enveloped all Americans as we watched that day’s events unfold. In hindsight, we should ask many questions.  Is America a safer place today?  Maybe.  But we also have witnessed a fundamental shift in...Read More

    9/11 will obviously been the “˜Common Sense’ focus on this 10 year anniversary of this catastrophic tragedy that changed the focus of our American way of life.  We will have guests that were in the World Trade Center and struggled for their lives.  We will look back and listen to perspectives of the three...Read More

   I’ve been a Gibson guitar fan as far back as I can remember when I first picked up my first stringed instrument. I paid my way through law school strummin’ a Gibson banjo, and have had several fine Gibson guitars over the years. So you can imagine my surprise when I heard about the...Read More

    What a game at Cowboy Stadium in Dallas last weekend.  If you are not from down here in Louisiana, you really cannot understand the magic of being in Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night.  But I have to say, the magnificent stadium in Dallas is a step above anything in the country.  It’s not...Read More

     DON’T MESS WITH MY SUMMER VACATION Many naysayers have predicted that the family summer vacation, a venerable American tradition for over a century, has now passed away quietly after a lengthy illness. Supposedly, the final coup de grace was the recent rise in gas prices. But I say they protest a bit too...Read More

The “Common Sense” radio show this weekend has a full array of guests.  We will be broadcasting live from Dallas, Texas on Clear Channel’s all talk  station, KFXR There will also be continuing analysis of jut what effect the recent hurricane will  have on insurance rates nationwide.   Your rates are bound to go up.  so...Read More

Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s autobiography, “In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir,” is not on sale and he continues to defend the Bush Administration’s decision to invade Iraq because of the presence of weapons of mass destruction.  You will recall that Ambassador Joe Wilson contradicted the V.P in a New York Times op...Read More

I’ve written before about one of the most unique music venues in America, The Red Dragon Listening Room.  And that’s exactly what the place is.  No drinks or food.  Nothing for sale.  Just listening to some first rate musical groups.  I’m a regular, and owner Chris Maxwell knows to hold me a sea up front. ...Read More

Well normally, this is the slow month of August, with hot summer days, and not really  all that much news.  Not this year.  We have followed international confrontations that will leave an unstable Middle Ease for years to come, and a national recession that has been a financial calamity for millions of Americans.  And now,...Read More

How much more bleak can the mood of the country get?  Several new polls out this week show that only 15% of likely voters in next year’s presidential election say the U.S. is heading in the right direction.  Enter Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the new flavor of the month, and our neighbor next to my home...Read More

I have written before about the great music stop in Baton Rouge called the Red Dragon Listening Room, located in the heart of the city.  No alcohol unless you bring your own.  Owner Chris Maxwell (pictured above with Terri Hendrix and me) makes nothing off the concert as all the proceeds go to the musicians...Read More

Just because it’s August and often up to 100 degrees in many parts of the country doesn’t mean there is not a whole lot going on to talk about on the radio.   The political climate is dysfunctional, and daily “goofy” comments take place by both parties.  Is there anyone running for president that has a...Read More

Are you a NASCAR fan?  There sure are a great number of die hards down in my part of the country.  Now some will say that NASCAR fans are rednecks, who have nothing better to do than watch a bunch of cars go in circles.  But those that feel that way are missing a whole...Read More

With all the bad economic news abounding worldwide, at least we can look to the fall sporting events of football and basketball to divert our attention from so much world confrontation.  And it’s particularly nice to see healthy competition between the U.S. and China, since China holds so much of the American debt.  How about...Read More

              Fifty years ago his weekend, the Berlin Wall was erected by the puppet soviet state of East Germany.  Unless you are over sixty five or are a history buff, you may not understand the tensions that existed then that had many observers feel we could be on the brink of war with...Read More

                                                After a long but quick trip throughout much of the Southeastern United States, my “Common Sense“ radio show is back home in Baton Rouge this weekend on our home station, Clear Channel’s WJBO, that’s 1150 AM.  We made radio stops in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, and Boone, North Carolina.  And after a few week...Read More

             The Masters is certainly America’s most prestigious golfing event, and one of the great golfers most associated with this world famous tournaments is two time winner Ben Crenshaw. The Masters is where Crenshaw tied for 19th place as a first-time amateur in 1972. It’s where he holed that impossibly sinister 60-footer for birdie...Read More

Well as Willie Nelson sings, It’s on the Road Again for the “Common Sense“ show and we will be making a number of stops.  This weekend, I’ll be broadcasting live from Atlanta’s largest talk station, Clear Channel’s WGST-640 Am located in the heart of downtown Atlanta.  (Of curse the station is on Peachtree Road). And...Read More

So what do you think?  Is former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards irrelevant?  He has not been in office since 1995″¦.that’s 16 years, and we all know he had to take an eight and a half year “vacation” until just recently.  So many assume he just would fade of into the sunset and never be heard...Read More

Eye eeeee.  The Louisiana man, Doug Kershaw, came home last week.  Doug started out as a South Louisiana Zydeco singer, and became the Cajun voice to Cajun music lovers all over the world.  I’ve heard Doug perform many times, and we have become good friends over the years.  He and I had a rollicking good...Read More

George Rodrigue has been a Louisiana institution for many years. I knew George when he began painting south Louisiana pastorals back in the 1970s. Then one day, on a whim, he painted his dog that had stayed by his sid3e in his studio for many years, but had recently passed away. For some reason, he...Read More

ON THE RADIO! I’ll be taking the “˜Common Sense“ radio show on the road in the next few weeks, visiting some of our network stations, and enjoying an extended summer vacation as I travel.  A good chance to also renew old friendships and visit far off family members.  It’s New Orleans this weekend for a...Read More

Many naysayers have predicted that the family summer vacation, a venerable American tradition for over a century, has now passed away quietly after a lengthy illness. Supposedly, the final coup de grace was the recent rise in gas prices. But I say they protest a bit too much. I’ve taken a vacation a few weeks...Read More

Hey, we want to welcome new station KQEW 102.3fm, an FM signal that is heard all over south Arkansas and located in Fordyce, AR.  They are the latest in a growing number of radio stations that carry the “Common Sense” program each weekend. A biomedical gerontologist in England is predicting that humans will soon live...Read More

We are really fortunate in my home town of Baton Rouge to have a “Music Room.”Â  Local businessman Chris Maxwell has created a place where song writers and solo musicians can come and perform.  Chris serves no food or beverages.  It’s just a place to listen to good music.  You are welcome to bring your...Read More

RUSH TO JUDGMENT IN THE  ANTHONY AND STRAUSS-KAHN CASES? The press told us that both high profile cases were slam dunks for the prosecutors.  Casey Anthony and Dominique Strauss-Kahn There was no doubt in the press and by the prosecutors.  Both were guilty.  Or so we were told.  From the beginning, both cases were played...Read More

Jim Brown’s “Common Sense” nationally syndicated radio program will be back in Baton Rouge this week, broadcasting from our flagship station, Clear Channel’s WJBO. One more week at home, then our show is back on the road broadcasting from New York City, Asheville, North Carolina, and Mt. Helens, Oregon, all in the weeks to come....Read More

When the GOP converged on New Orleans last month, I ran into Mark Halperin, editor-at-large and senior political analyst for TIME Magazine.  I had read his book Game Change, which thoroughly covered the 2008 presidential election from beginning to end.  He struck me as rather laid back, and I was surprised at his recent comment...Read More

As many of you know, New Orleans has been my home off and on for almost 50 years.  I received my law degree from Tulane University, worked my way through law school by coaching little league and playing my banjo on Bourbon Street, began my law practice in the Big Easy, and for years hosted...Read More

THE 4TH OF JULY-FREEDOM NOT HOT DOGS! Independence Day to most Americans means a three day weekend with gatherings of family and friends, barbecues, parties, games, food, parades, baseball games and fireworks.  Traditionally, most of us know that July 4th is the recognition and celebration of our country’s independence from an oppressive government.  But this...Read More

The Common sense radio show starts out in the month of July with an independence weekend bang, and several new stations joining our network.  New additions to the show include: WVNJ 1160 AM in New York City and Teaneck, New Jersey.  This is a large market station that has listeners throughout northern New Jersey and...Read More

The 4th of July means family, friends, outdoors and a good mid- summer holidays.  But it’s a so a special day to remember the freedoms that we fight to protect in this county.  Too often, our freedoms are under attack, not from abroad, but from politicians right here at home.  And like several other holidays,...Read More

As of this writing, my two favorite female tennis stars are soon to face each other in the Wimbledon semi finals.  I’ve had the chance to see tennis at Wimbledon for many years, going back to my days in school at Cambridge University.  I used to run track meets at Wimbledon back in the 60s. ...Read More

THE GOP DOG AND PONY SHOW COMES TO NEW ORLEANS! The circus comes to town quite often in New Orleans.  It’s always Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, frolicking in the French Quarter, and weekly festivals where zany antics take place, few restrictions apply, and the good times continue to roll.  So it was no surprise that...Read More

Wow, do we have a fully packed radio program this weekend that you won’t want to miss.  I’ll rehash the Republican circus that took place in New Orleans last weekend at the National Republican Leadership Conference.  It was Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs all running for the presidential nomination with each candidate trying to...Read More

ARE REPUBLICANS FLIP FLOPPERS ON HEALTH INSURANCE  MANDATES? Remember the old knock on presidential candidate John Kerry back in the 2004 election?  “I was for it before I was against it.”Â Â  Today, about the single worst charge that can be make against any conservative republican presidential candidate is that they support requiring Americans to buy...Read More

The Presidential season seems to be approaching way too soon, with the first major Republican debate having taken place this past Monday evening.  Did you watch it or even care?  We wil talk a bit about winners and losers.  Our friend Professor Gabe Feldman was sidetracked last week, so he will be with us again...Read More

It’s interesting what you can see on signs around your area, and a few of the conflicting surrounding messages.  Take a look at a few of my favorites; And my favorite below.Read More

Cajun music is a way of life down here where I live in Louisiana, and this time of year means summer festivals, piles of crawfish, and Cajun music galore.  Cajuns are the descendants of exiles from the French colony of ACADIA (present-day Nova Scotia and adjacent areas) who left their homeland in 1755 and found...Read More

John Edwards is a sleazy guy who has betrayed his family, his friends and his supporters.  He has certainly fallen from grace and will carry this albatross for the rest of his life.  But is he a criminal under federal law and should he go to jail?   That’s the question that needs to be asked...Read More

Normally, the summertime is a slow news time of year, and radio shows like mine often scramble to book interesting topics for our listeners. Not in today’s climate. From worldwide confrontation to presidential, congressional and state politics, there is plenty of “red meat” to discuss, analyze and pontificate over. This week is no exception. John...Read More

Malcolm Holcombe is considered a bluegrass, folk singing genius in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Asheville, North Carolina.  He’s been around for years, and has a unique personal style of playing and singing that has built quite a following in the backwoods music field.  I’ve listened to Macomb for years.  He’s had highs and real lows...Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/tKa96P4u1J8" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] Well by now, most of you have heard Sarah Palin’s explanation of why Pal Revere made his famous ride.  According to Sarah, it was to warn the British.  It was even a bit much for Chris Wallace at Fox News to swallow. All the Palin apologists immediately came...Read More

Last week, The Congress of the United States sent a strong message to the American people that infringement on the Bill of Rights and the Constitution itself is just all part of the price we pay for “Big Government” to protect us.  Thomas Paine warned us at the birth of our nation that “it is...Read More

So much to talk about in our weekend show, and way too little time.  We will take a look at the week in review, and look at the musical chairs being played by republican presidential candidates.  It’s hard to say from week to week who is in and who is out.  Sarah Palin goes to...Read More

So are you a big supporter of Sarah Palin for President? The lady is back on the campaign stump tour traveling in her “Freedom Van’ all across the country, particularly in those states that will soon have presidential primaries. And guess what? She has some strong supporters already running TV spots in her behalf. Take...Read More

You’ve probably heard of shrimp on the barbie, but what about shrimp on a treadmill? The National Science Foundation has, and it spent $500,000 of taxpayer money researching it. It’s not entirely clear what this research hoped to establish. It’s not just shrimp on a treadmill. The foundation spent $1.5 million to create a robot...Read More

HOW CAN  STATES LIKE LOUISIANA BECOME PLAYERS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? Last week, this column analyzed how only a handful of states will be both relevant and make any substantive difference in next year’s presidential election.  Under the present system, it’s a “winner take all” contest, where the state’s electoral votes go to the top...Read More

There never is a lack of challenging topics to talk about on the radio, particularly this weekend.  “˜We have a full agenda planned and we hope you will be able to join the show.  How about we start grading parents as well as the kids?  Teachers overwhelmingly agree that parental guidance and participation is a...Read More

I was over in the Pensacola, Florida area last week.  My radio program is carried over WNVY (1070 am) and WVTJ (610am) so it was ice to touch base with a number of regular listeners throughout that area.  Tourism is still down following the Gulf Oil spill, and may restaurants complain that many northerners think...Read More

Well President Obama might need to get a little protocol help on his next foreign trip.  While visiting the London last week, the President attended a dinner with Queen Elizabeth and a number of British officials. He decided to raise his glass and make a toast, all quite proper, but then he does so and...Read More

Red states, Blue states, the country is full of a number of states that overwhelming support one party or the other.  Louisiana has become solidly Republican while states like California and New York are firmly in the democratic column.  This is certainly one of the most important elections in modern history.  But if you live...Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This short film illustrates the power of words to radically change your message and your effect upon the world. Take a look. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hzgzim5m7oU" width="425" height="344" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /]Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 The 34th President of the United States took office 50 years ago last week, with tributes and remembrances flowing from all over the world.   But to Republicans and Democrats alike, John Kennedy seemed to capture the hearts of the American people in a way that was unique in presidents before or since.  And from the...Read More