A lot has changed since I grew up in Louisiana. I was born in 1959, on the eve of one of the most turbulent decades in American history. Yes, a lot has changed. But it’s not as different as you might think. We, the children of the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s, boycotted for civil rights, […]
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It’s been years since I managed a political campaign, but I get outside of Washington, D.C., nearly every week. With early voting commencing in more than half of the country, and millions of ballots being cast absentee or in person, there is only one thing known for certain: This mid-term election remains fluid. But no […]
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What is going on inside the heads of those nine Supreme Court justices? This week’s legal drama around same-sex marriage makes me worry that they’re all thinking more about politics than doing right by the Constitution. Don’t get me wrong. By deciding on Monday to turn down all pending same-sex marriage cases, the Supreme Court […]
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