Columns

America needs another baby boom

America’s declining birthrate has given me pause. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of babies born in the United States in 2018 was the lowest in 32 years, continuing what NBC News calls “a decades-long trend toward fewer and fewer babies being born each year.

Bill Buckner: One moment didn’t make the man

Bill Buckner was a terrific baseball player. He played 20 years in the Major Leagues, collected 2,175 hits, hit for an average of .289 and won a batting title. The most money Buckner ever earned in a year, according to Baseball Reference, was $785,000.

Struggling with forgiveness

Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise says he is still struggling over whether to forgive the man who shot him two years ago. “I’ve never, internally, formally forgiven the shooter from the baseball shooting,” he said. “It’s something I’ve struggled with as a Catholic.

Death penalty is about protecting the innocent

Fifty years ago this summer, Charles Manson went on a killing spree that shocked the nation and was the ghoulish “gold standard” for heinous crimes. While some killers have been more prolific (like the Rev.

Battle over Medicaid fraud reaching fever pitch

A battle over Medicaid Fraud has brewing in Louisiana for over two years now between the Legislative Auditor/ Attorney General vs. the Edwards Administration (i.e. the Department of Revenue and Department of Health) and Senate Democrats.

With new abortion laws, America is on the right track

There is no middle ground on abortion. The pro-life and pro-choice camps are as likely to reach compromise as Games of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen and Cersei Lannister were likely to join forces in the Great War. I have an opinion. I am pro-life.

Ensuring safe offshore energy production

Our nation’s energy story is one of innovation, growth, and determination, and nowhere is it more evident than in my home state of Louisiana. Today, offshore energy production occurs on less than one percent of our nation’s outer Continental Shelf, but is responsible for 16 percent of U.S.

Cable hosts get the memo

Bill O’Reilly, once the most powerful voice on cable-TV, has been largely absent from public view for two years following revelations that he paid some $50 million to settle sexual harassment lawsuits.

Breaking news: Legitimate political discourse is dead

“This just in,” as we say in the news business. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher recently called Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden to complain about President Donald Trump. This is indeed big news, mainly because Thatcher has been dead for six years.

Hurricane season: Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya?

It’s the kickoff for hurricane season and forecasters are predicting as many as 14 named storms with anywhere from three to six of these storms growing into major hurricanes. Here on the Gulf Coast, we certainly perk up when this time of year rolls around.