New Orleans President Obama in the State of the Union address called for an increase in the federal minimum wage, which has been stuck for the last four years at $7.25 per hour. The President has done some bargaining, hopefully not with himself again, but the target for his proposed increase is $9.00 per hour, …
Month: February 2013
Personal Parade
New Orleans At the crack of dawn something was passing in front of the house. There was some solitary shuffling, some rattling, a shout of “come on!,” and the deep, hollow blare of a long horn. I didn’t move a muscle. No reason to heed any of this. Today is Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and …
Drone Debate, Killing “Clean,” Volunteer Army, and National Service
New Orleans Stick with me on this, brothers and sisters, because I swear there is a ironclad connection welding all of these pieces together: drones, the draft, and national service or killing “clean,” the volunteer army, and social equality, if you prefer. Suddenly, there is a bit of kerfuffle about our unmanned, million dollar drone …