My nomination for dumbest bill of the 2013 Louisiana legislative session
By Robert Mann In the annals of Louisiana legislative history, many a demagogic lawmaker has filed many a puerile bill. …
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Robert Mann will debut Sunday as a political columnist for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
Some news for regular readers of this blog from today’s NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune: Robert Mann, who holds the Manship chair …
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s bleak report on Louisiana higher education
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) has issued a new research brief on higher education funding in Louisiana, a damning …
The shame of no shame: Louisiana legislators and their self-interests
“For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what …
They can’t handle the truth: Why the LSU Board won’t let Fred Cerise testify before the Legislature
By Robert Mann If Louisiana’s Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee wanted to learn more about the consequences of privatizing the …
How low can we go? Louisiana higher education leaders decry deep budget cuts
By Robert Mann Funding for Louisiana’s colleges and universities is lower than at any time since 1961, when John F. …
What can we do about poverty? Some answers to a daunting question
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.” — …
A hate-love relationship: Bobby Jindal and his special-interest lobbyists
By Robert Mann Come with me back to the good old days, when Gov. Bobby Jindal was a fearless crusader …
Bible Rules: why does the Louisiana Legislature allow discrimination against gays and lesbians?
By Robert Mann Anyone hoping for a sudden surge of progressivism from our hapless lawmakers in Baton Rouge is bound …
Go left, Rep. Cassidy
By Robert Mann It’s a safe bet that every day someone advises Sen. Mary Landrieu to move further to the …
