New Orleans        There was a oft read book by Thomas Frank last election cycle that was entitled, “What’s the Matter with Kansas,” which looked at the seeming contradictions between the economic self-interest of Kansans and how the citizens actually voted.  These days the unavoidable question that crops up repeatedly is “What’s the matter with …

New Orleans        The decision by the Supreme Court around voter identification based on the Indiana law did not go as we would have hoped.  The Supremes have been roundly criticized for looking at the facts — and the law — and then running the other way.  The recent primary in Indiana where a nun …