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How About Removing The Roadblocks To American Manufacturing?
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) represents the folks who invest money, employ workers, and take risks to make things in America. One of the many things that NAM does to promote the cause of domestic manufacturing is to regularly... (Continue reading)
Minority Power
The recent state elections gave a little more clarity to political trends in Louisiana. It is disappointing that only 35 percent of the registered voters in the state exercised their right to select their leaders in government, but that 35... (Continue reading)
A Different Election This Year
The 2011 state elections are less than 24 hours away as this column is being written. Each election is unique, and this one is no different. The office of governor in Louisiana is one of the most powerful in the... (Continue reading)
Suggestions For Those Kids In New York
The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) crowd has ensconced itself in New York City and doesn’t appear to be going home anytime soon. It is a motley crew loosely connected in a protest against the economic evils perpetrated in their minds... (Continue reading)
The BESE Races In Perspective
The elections for members of tbe Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) are usually ho-hum affairs that do little to capture the attention of voters. Most individuals know little about the role BESE plays in K-12 education in Louisiana.... (Continue reading)
Clarity Is Coming On Obamacare
This column has made the point repeatedly that one of the major drags on the U.S. economy comes from the uncertainty that the business community faces in determining how government laws and regulations will impact its costs going forward. One... (Continue reading)
The Defiant Ones
It was almost like watching a scene in a B-grade monster movie. Just before being attacked by the monster mutant, the victim empties his revolver into the beast and then, in one last futile gesture, throws the gun at the... (Continue reading)
‘Tis The Season
Ready or not, like it or not, elections are here in Louisiana. Things have changed so fast in the Bayou State that it is hard to put the next two months of the election cycle into perspective. The political landscape... (Continue reading)
Obama Gets A Yellow Flag For Delay Of Game
It is the most ridiculous looking play in football when it doesn’t work. Faced with a fourth down and three yards to go near midfield, the punter stays on the sideline and the quarterback breaks the huddle with the fans... (Continue reading)
American Workers Deserve Better Than This
Once again, Labor Day approaches. For the third consecutive year, it is a time of considerable anxiety for America’s workforce. Wages are stagnant while prices for basic commodities are rising. Housing values are depressed. Unemployment remains catastrophically high while under-employment... (Continue reading)