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Lessons From Afghanistan
Many people were shocked at how quickly the Taliban took over the government of Afghanistan once the United States drew down its forces and prepared to pull out and end our 20-year occupation of
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Coronavirus: Part II
How Does It Compare To The Flu? By Michael Kurth Four weeks ago I devoted my column in Lagniappe to the coronavirus (bestofswla.com/2020/02/20/how-dangerous-is-the-coronavirus). I said its symptoms were like a bad case of the
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School Threats
A Lagniappe Roundtable Discussion Threats Since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 the number of school shootings in the United States has been on the rise. Each time they occur they receive extensive
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The True Believer
Understanding Trump’s Base Congressional Democrats are about to wrap up their investigation into President Trump’s foreign policy dealings with Ukraine and the possibility he withheld needed military aid approved by Congress in an effort
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It’s The Economy
How Would A Recession Affect The 2020 Election? Three stories on my cell phone news app caught my attention today. The first was that the stock market set a new record high; the second
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Suicide Victims
And The Painful Search For Answers By Michael Kurth The media has recently begun to focus a spotlight on the increasing number of suicides across the nation. The number of suicides has increased approximately
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The Economics Of The Border Wall
The signature pledge of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was that he would build a “big, beautiful wall” along our entire border with Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants. It had tremendous appeal to his
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Cultural Appropriation And The Intolerant Left
Megyn Kelly was recently fired by NBC. The stated reason was that in an on-air round table discussion about appropriate Halloween costumes, Kelly seemingly defended “cultural appropriation” when she noted that wearing “blackface” or
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Do Campaign Slogans Matter?
Pundits have cited many factors for Donald Trump’s surprising victory in the 2016 presidential election: the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia; Trump’s use of Twitter and social media in general; low
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The Midterms: What’s At Stake
In three months, voters will cast their ballots in the midterm elections. Locally, all 15 School Board seats will be on the ballot, although only four are being challenged. The towns of DeQuincy, Westlake
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