The Dumb Control Debate (Part 2)
I’ve already wrapped up my critique of how Democrats, Liberals, and Progressives tend to act dumb when it comes to discussing firearms regulations in the USA. Now it is time to talk about the braying,...
View ArticleThe Dumb Control Debate (Part 3)
No, I'm not done.Like I said, it takes time to go after the braying, willful ignorance and historical revisionism right wingers engage when talking about firearms regulations. The other day, we...
View ArticleThe Dumb Control Debate (Part 4)
So here's the conclusion of this. I'll start off by reaffirming my support of the 2nd Amendment, and the right to own firearms for self defense, to hunt, and for sporting purposes. Thing is, I also...
View ArticleShort-Term Thinking
Adding to New Orleans’ problems involving blighted property, sky-high rents because without enough properties in commerce, and multiple levels of gentrification concerns comes one more real estate...
View ArticleThe "G" Word
Alongside “hipster,” “carpetbagger,” and “urban planner,” it is a dirty word in New Orleans right now: gentrification. It is a complex term and it brings up myriad issues that relate to changes in...
View ArticleIn the Mail
Dear Senator Landrieu:I am writing to ask you to support The Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2013 and to support whatever Senate legislation emerges that includes the strongest possible...
View ArticleThe Benghazi Talking Points
Credibility matters. Like the old story of the boy who cried wolf, I'm not going to listen to someone who consistently lies to me about things. Especially a variety of things. And once you've gone down...
View ArticleIn Opposition to the "Noise" Ordinance
Good evening, Councilmembers Clarkson, Guidry, and Head,My name is Patrick Armstrong, and I am a voter in District A. I am a full-time worker in New Orleans, and not only do I enjoy watching and...
View ArticleEmpty Buildings & Rising Rents
I'm no real estate expert, but something is out of whack with affordable living in New Orleans. People I know who lived here before The Thing often cite how much living space they could get with a much...
View ArticleHigh Rent is Public Policy
Let's say some politician wants to raise your taxes and give that money to a group of millionaires so they can make tens of millions of dollars off a transaction instead of just several million dollars...
View ArticleRising Tide 9 Request for Proposals
Got something to say about New Orleans & the Gulf Coast? Know some expert knowledge on a topic folks don't talk about enough? Working on a project to improve the city? Just want to go further than...
View ArticleLetter to Louisiana Representative Nick Lorusso
Good evening, Representative Lorusso,I am writing to urge you to vote NO on SB 469 that should be coming to the Louisiana State House floor later this week.While there has been plenty of talk about the...
View ArticleShort Term Solutions
So it seems there are a lot of NOLA culture warriors who have discovered the existence of short term rentals, and point to this practice as if it were both new and one of the root causes of the housing...
View ArticleThe Prisoner Exchange Problem
“It is well that war is so terrible, else we should become too fond of it.” – General Robert E. LeeYou know what I don’t like? I don’t like seeing those Taliban guys hugging each other after being...
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Hurricane Arthur & Storm Surge
What a difference two years makes. For those of you keeping score at home, two of the biggest weather forecast misfires of 2012 involved the storm surge of Hurricanes Isaac and Sandy. They were both...
View ArticleProof of Life
It is that time of year again.There are tropical waves in the Atlantic basin. Rising Tide 9 has opened registration for this year's conference. UNO is seeking submissions for a book on post-Katrina...
View ArticleThe Lost Cause Winning Again
Welp. Now that South Carolina has brought the Rebel Flag down, our "national conversation" on race and American history is ready to be turned back over to modern day believers in the Lost Cause. The...
View ArticleLetters to my Representatives: the Iran Deal
After reading that former Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu has come out against the Iran Deal, and seeing that sitting New York Senator Chuck Shumer is also making moves to scuttle President Obama's...
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What These Monuments Stand For
So I actually have a nuanced and complex opinion on the monuments and street names in New Orleans that honor the mythology of heroes to the so-called Confederate States, the cause they fought for, and...
View ArticleKim Davis Should Be In Jail or Impeached
This is a no-brainer for me. She has a job to do, she outright refuses to do it, so she should be fired. There's not another job in the country where a boss goes to an employee and says to do their...
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