New Orleans Living in New Orleans, the question whether to mask or not to mask, used to only happen at Mardi Gras, making it just a matter of personal choice. Following the student protests over university divestment and an end to the Gaza war, masking has now become a political choice. Thinking about …
Beware O’Keefe Wannabes
New Orleans I guess it’s finally time to reckon with reality and admit the truth. Over the last fifteen years, a small but feisty self-appointed group has assembled unbeknownst to each other. These men and women, all acting independently, contact me regularly, and I appreciate hearing from them. They are all part of …
Easy Answer for College Pro-Palestinian Protests
New Orleans Protests, mostly encampments, have now broken out all over the country on college campuses, spurred by the example at Columbia and the police arrests at that New York City Ivy League university. The arrests are now in the hundreds and the number of colleges where students have taken actions, large or …