Humid Beings

Sara Palin Chose "B"

1027 days ago

Check this out.I'd like to add another question to the 10 posed in the linked post. That question is: "Given…

St. Vincent de Paul "Meet Me In Manhattan" Raffle

1027 days ago

The national St. Vincent de Paul Society, a very fine charity, is having a raffle fundraiser in support of their…

Random NOLA

1029 days ago

Here is my next addition to Random NOLA, which is a blog posting category that features a photo that I've…

He Ain't Lazy, He's My Louisiana Brother!

1030 days ago

New data reveal that -- surprise! -- Louisiana is the country's "laziest" state!In a new ranking by Businessweek.com based on…

Blogging Self-Nudge Update

1031 days ago

Well, folks, I did it. I made it through exactly one year under my blogging self-nudge pledge. I have to…

Conservative Hypocrisy and the Ground Zero Mosque in New York

1035 days ago

I hear a lot from some of my regular conservative readers and friends about keeping government small and local.  About…

Sarah Palin Pulls a Joe Biden

1037 days ago

That is, she's doing some "refudiating" of that liberal slander which calls the Tea Party racist. Get it ... "refute"…

Hello, NOLA!

1039 days ago

I'm happy to report that I am safely back in the N'Awl, sitting in my very own home, getting ready…

Goodbye, Guadalajara!

1040 days ago

The fiesta de despedida (farewell party) is completed and my duties as Resident Director for our Summer in Guadalajara program…

Featured NOLA Blog

1041 days ago

Just by chance, I recently came across a wonderful NOLA-based blog called What I Saw Riding My Bike Around Today.…

Bobby Jindal's Sand Berms Histrionics = Epic Fail

1041 days ago

Remember when Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal criticized the Federal Government for not acting quickly enough to appropriate money to throw…

Fusing Church and State: The New Televangelist Model of Conservative Campaigning for Political Office

1042 days ago

Sharron Angle admits that the reason for running for office and getting interviewed by the "fair and balanced" media is…

Bristol, Levi, and Sarah: Jerry Springer/Jersey Shore Redux

1042 days ago

One thing you have to give the Palins is that they are most definitely the epitome of average, gossipy, po-dunk,…

Saints 2010 Quote of the Day

1044 days ago

"The Saints’ defense is like the homely looking guy who somehow wins over the ladies by being a brash alpha…

Vitter Supports Birther Cause

1044 days ago

I wish I could say that David Vitter's birther pandering surprises me. But I can't. The man is a tool…

Back from the D.F.

1045 days ago

Had a wonderful, but exhausting trip to Mexico City. I've been there more than two dozen times, I'd guess.  Many…

Mexico City

1048 days ago

Heading out to the magnificant capital city of this magnificent country. Will be taking the group on a 3-day weekend…

Thought on Mexican Democracy

1049 days ago

Much has been made in the study of Democratic Transition literature in the Latin American region, particularly with regard to…

The Democratic Take-Back of Congressional District 2 Begins

1050 days ago

Formal qualifying for this Fall's local, state and national elections has officially begun. Democratic State Rep. Juan LaFonta has officially…

Carolina Chocolate Drops on NPR's "Fresh Air"

1050 days ago

About two months ago, I profiled a wonderful black folk/string band called the "Carolina Chocolate Drops."Terry Gross met with and…

Featured NOLA Blog

1050 days ago

You know, I've been going through my NOLA Bloggers Blog Roll (What I call "Kingfishers"), and I'm reminded of how…

Random NOLA

1051 days ago

Niños Héroes

1051 days ago

In Mexico, much is made of the Niños Héroes, the "Boy Heroes" who sacrificed their lives rather than surrender to…

Attention BP: Don't F*** with Our Food!

1051 days ago

Or else you'll get an angry lady on your tail. And I ain't talkin' about Sarah Palin, but someone much,…

Mexican Elections

1051 days ago

I can tell you from having been in Gudalajara, Mexico, for the past three weeks, that the perception about the…

Saints: New Season on the Horizon

1052 days ago

Worthy of a review of the best of last season to start the adrenaline going:Who Dat?!?!?!?

Tinmen Mariachis

1052 days ago

Dorothy, eat your heart out:(Sculpture on Calle Independencia/Hidalgo in Tlaquepaque, Mexico)

Independence Day

1052 days ago

Spent the day with my students on a field trip to Tlaquepaque. Rainy, dreary day; but the company was great…

World Cup Quarterfinals Redux

1053 days ago

Yesterday's games were da bomb. Today's -- not so much.Germany, in an absolutely dominant performance, crushed a very solid Argentina…

Jazz Profiles: Louis Jordan and Milt Hinton

1053 days ago

Since I do a lot of walking here in Guadalajara, I have the chance to listen intently to my iPod…

Update on Right Wing News Commenting Issue

1054 days ago

A week or so ago, I was having trouble posting comments at conservative blogger John Hawkins's site Right Wing News.…

The Warrantless Blogtapping Program

1054 days ago

BLOG UNDER SURVEILLANCE: National Review Online's "The Corner"Issue: Roger Clegg's 10 demands for those who want to become AmericansIn what…

Is Soccer a Socialist Sport?

1054 days ago

Marc Thiessen, that conservative torture-defender, thinks so:Think about it. Soccer is the only sport in the world where you cannot…

Should the GOP Filibuster Elena Kagan?

1055 days ago

Given the fact that most Americans think Presidents should be given latitude in SCOTUS selections and that most Americans expect…

Chalino Sanchez

1056 days ago

In my Mexican Politics class this summer in Guadalajara, I am teaching about how what I call "Mexico on the…

Blogging Self-Nudge Update

1056 days ago

Last August, after reading Dick Thaler and Cass Sunstein's book Nudge, and feeling a bit disappointed in the laxity of…

Easing the Cuban Embargo

1056 days ago

The first tentative, but very encouraging, step in the process of rational policymaking towards Cuba has been made. Soon, I…