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The Return Of Brinkmanship
In the 1950s and ‘60s, the term “brinkmanship” was used to describe the Cold War tactic of taking the nation to the brink of war in order to force concessions from the other side.
Read More »Healthcare Reform
On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act (AKA “Obamacare”) his first day in office. When asked what he would replace it with, Trump’s standard answer went something
Read More »The Revolt Against Globalization
President Donald Trump has said the central tenant of his movement is to put America first. This is in stark contrast to the globalization we have seen since World War II, and this attitude
Read More »Redefining The Republican Party
Donald Trump is now officially the 45th president of the United States, and he is wasting no time using the “pen and phone” he inherited from Barack Obama. In his first week in the
Read More »Out With The Old, In With The New
The year 2016 was largely consumed by the election from hell, in which voters had to choose between two of the least-liked presidential candidates in U.S. political history: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Trump
Read More »Who Are The Deplorables?
The strangest presidential election of my lifetime, and perhaps all U.S. political history, is finally drawing to a close. By the time many people read this column, the results will be known. Will Donald
Read More »My Breakfast With “Oz”
Recently, the parish Republicans held a rally at the Civic Center’s lakefront pavilion. A dozen Republican and conservative organizations had booths there, and 14 candidates for office, as well as Attorney General Jeff Landry
Read More »Trump’s Twitter Tirades
On Sept. 26, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton squared off in the highly anticipated first presidential debate of the 2016 presidential campaign. Most voters are solidly in one camp or the other, but about
Read More »Politics on The Football Field
After a year filled with terrorist attacks, race riots, attacks on the police and political vitriol, many Americans were looking forward to football season and rooting for their favorite team, assuming the games would
Read More »Who Is More Horrible-er?
Donald Trump’s poll numbers have plunged and it’s not because Hillary Clinton is on a roll or enjoying a temporary “post-election bounce.” Clinton has had a horrible three weeks since the Democrat convention and
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