WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
New Orleans Now that we’re almost a month away from the US presidential election, the picture is getting clearer, even if the final analysis might still be evading us. Contrary to many claims, this was no landslide. Harris was not blown away by Trump. I’m not even sure the votes have all been …
New Orleans Decades ago, I used to argue that the best writing in a newspaper was in the sports section. It didn’t matter whether you liked sports in general or in specific, it was a mistake to forego spending time in the sports section, because that’s where the pure writers were showcased. They …
Marble Falls David Brooks has made a living in books, New York Times columns, and the academy as a palatable social critic and commentator. He’s deeply conservative, but in a tolerable and largely unoffensive way. He’s a “never Trumper,” who goes out of his way to try and understand the Trump base; he’s …