Farm Bureau pushing for long-term farm bill Voting delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 94th annual meeting in Nashville expressed support for a bipartisan, reform-minded farm bill, crafted around a broad, flexible, crop-insura...
Rabelais’ will Most Americans are believers in a social safety net that insures that basic necessities are there for those who are truly in need. Caring for the less fortunate is part of the basic fabric of Ameri...
Do gun control laws control guns? The gun control controversy is only the latest of many issues to be debated almost solely in terms of fixed preconceptions, with little or no examination of hard facts.
Media discussions of gun con...
Most corrupt mayor in New Orleans history finally indicted C. Ray Nagin, the man who was elected mayor of New Orleans as a reformer has finally been indicted by federal prosecutors after a multi-year investigation.
With this 21-count indictment on bribery,...
State of American business One of America’s strongest and most influential business leaders, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donahue, recently gave his report on the state of business in America (view it online at usc...
Liberalism versus blacks There is no question that liberals do an impressive job of expressing concern for blacks. But do the intentions expressed in their words match the actual consequences of their deeds?
San Francisco ...
Candy and Castor Oil I’ll make an early prediction about the 2013 Regular Session of the Legislature: it won’t take long for someone to scream “Fire in the hole!” Ideologies will quickly manifest themselves, fiscal can...
The role of ‘educators’ Many years ago, as a young man, I read a very interesting book about the rise of the communists to power in China. In the last chapter, the author tried to explain why and how this had happened.
Am...
Does anyone care about debts and deficits “Fiscal Cliff, Part One” is over. President Obama wins the round. He wanted to raise the income tax rates on the top two percent of taxpayers and he got his way. The tax change will bring in an add...
Can you sleep when the wind blows? Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms t...
Happy New Year? The beginning of a new year is often a time to look forward and look back. The way the future looks, I prefer to look back -- and depend on my advanced age to spare me from having to deal with too ...
Random thoughts Random thoughts on the passing scene:
When I was growing up, an older member of the family used to say, “What you don’t know would make a big book.” Now that I am an older member of the family, I w...
