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Ralph Kinda Right, Kinda Wrong

New Orleans Ralph Nader has been riding the fence line for many a year to good result and much effect, even though he’s been on the highline at the timber edge for the last few years given the disdain many had for his quixotic runs at the White House.  He weighed in with a [...]

Tea Party, Me Party, More Parties

New Orleans        One of the post-lecture questions from a perceptive Lafayette College student that has stuck with me in the last couple of days, began with a phrase something like, “Since you seem to support the Tea Party, ….blah, blah, blah.”  I answered with a couple of jokes, since the premise [...]

Nick Von Hoffman on Alinsky

New Orleans Driving back from a union bargaining session at the NASA Michoud facility I just missed a call from a 207 area code.  Returning the call, it was a pleasant surprise to find the caller was none other than Nicholas von Hoffman, who is somewhat known to people now for his journalistic and [...]