Grassroots activists take on the killing fields of New Orleans

For a time in post-Katrina New Orleans there was a lull in the killing. The few residents able to return lived in a small strip of the city they called the “Sliver by the River,” an area that was … [Read more...]

Do independents have commitment issues?

The recent nationwide Tea Party protests criticizing ballooning government spending and taxation attracted a spectrum of conservative and middle-of-the-road participants. This ad hoc coalition … [Read more...]

Frantic flight from the Hurricane Bunker

Originally blogged in the Bourbon Street Journal and NOLA View weblogs on Aug. 30  in Baton Rouge after a frantic escape through the rising waters from levee breaches the day after Hurricane Katrina … [Read more...]