New Orleans I think the colloquial expression would be that there’s a “falling out among thieves” over at the Cato Institute between the co-founders, Edward Crane, and the two gazillionaires from Kansas, the Koch brothers, Charles and David. The Koch’s after having bankrolled the allegedly independent Cato outfit to the tune of $30 million over …
Month: March 2012
Justice Party’s Quixotic Quest
New Orleans I have a welcoming smile for the random door knocker and a ready ear for the venturesome out-of-the-blue cold caller, having been on that end of the phone and doors thousands of times, so when the good ol’ landline rang close to 9pm last night, I picked it up. Last night the old …
Coming to Grips with Elite Public High Schools
New Orleans Some of my class at Benjamin Franklin High School came together over the weekend in New Orleans to celebrate largely surviving over the many years since we graduated. Our class stood for something though it’s unclear how well. Our class had been the first public high school class to be integrated in New …