Landry Lost the Vote. Now the Schools Pay for It.
Governor Landry is throwing a fit that would earn a schoolchild detention. The voters told him no, so he came after their schools.
Muddy Water & Mischief
True stories, sharp opinions, and enough mischief to make your mama nervous.
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Capitaine of the Cash Machine
Louisiana’s latest Capitaine doesn’t beg for chickens. He lectures New Orleans for treating the state like an ATM, then pockets the city’s hotel taxes with a straight face.
Platner for Veep: A Maine Democrat Could Complete the GOP’s 2028 Sleaze Ticket
JD Vance or Marco Rubio will top the GOP’s 2028 ticket. What it’s missing is Trump‑grade sleaze, and that’s where Maine Democrat Graham Platner comes in.
WHAT DROPPED INTO THE TRAY?
A Sequel to “The Big Pretending”
A Plea for Dignity, Guest Submission by Paige the African Elephant
An exclusive statement from the elephant at the center of the Texas GOP convention incident.
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The Government's Favorite Loophole to Read Your Messages Needs to Die.
Weights and Measures: Of Mules and Men
In America, scales decide who gets to fight, who gets to watch, and who sits it out. The only ones using them for something sane are the mules.
The Betrayal of Children
Five physicians were physically ejected and threatened with arrest from a medical conference in New Orleans for handing out a journal article critical of cuts to NIH research.
The Big Pretending
The Role of the Republican Designated Skeptic
Soup, a Nap, and a Graceful Exit. Please.
Fifteen of the twenty four oldest members of Congress are Democrats. For a party that calls itself the future, that is a losing record, and it is long past time to get out of its own way.