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One of the most interesting reactions to come out of 1968 was in the first publication of the Trilateral Commission, which believed there was a “crisis of democracy” from too much participation of the masses. In the late 1960s, the masses were supposed to be passive, [...]
While the Chinese authorities did no doubt commit many acts of murderous terror and destruction in Tibet, some things disturb this simple “good guys versus bad guys” image.[…]
A main reason why so many in the West have taken part in the protests against China is ideological: Tibetan Buddhism, [...]
After the Mother's Day I've had, I must say that children come in ALL AGES. And I probably should have become a hermit in some remote wooded area someplace in order to never come to this realization...but there it is.
So [...]
In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Kelo v. City of New London, that the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit a state from expropriating private land for “economic development,” e.g. a Wal-Mart. In reaction, Louisiana (like many other states) amended its state constitution to prohibit such an expropriation.
Louisiana’s [...]
By: Allen Johnson
Mayor Ray Nagin, Police Chief Warren Riley, and tourism industry officials last week kicked off a $1 million police recruiting drive to offset the phased withdrawal of 300 National Guard troops from New Orleans beginning next month. “We want to get to 1,600 officers as quickly as possible,” [...]
by Alejandro de los Rios
From ESPN.com comes this fantastic profile about Chris “Birdman” Andersen that sheds incredible light on the player, his past and his estranged relationship with his mother. It’s actually a pretty heart-wrenching story — published on mother’s day, no less — about [...]
By: Clancy DuBos
The field of potential candidates posturing to run for Leon Cannizzaro’s just-vacated seat on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal is growing almost by the day. So far, those eyeing the race include several sitting judges — Ron Sholes and Paul Bonin of Traffic Court, and David Bell [...]
By: Jeremy Alford
Despite campaign hoopla to the contrary, pet local projects and “slush” still make their way into the state budget — to the tune of more than $77 million as of last week. These days, they’re called NGOs, or nongovernmental organizations, and lawmakers can direct state funds to them [...]
Can Nagin Get Things Done?
Pollster and Xavier University political scientist Silas Lee said Nagin, like any mayor of a large American city, often gets judged for successes and failures in areas outside his direct control, such as the pace of work on federal levee projects. Some of [...]
Nagin declined to answer detailed questions for this story, adding through a spokesman that he would "provide interviews on this topic within the next few weeks."
