December 9, 2020 New York Times New Orleans Recently, I sat for my annual physical. I’m not sure, but I’ve probably seen my doctor annually now for the last twenty years. Eventually, you work out a pattern to these things. After all this time, she knows to call me by my middle name In times …
The Election Results Stand, But Not for Lack of Trying
December 8, 2020 New York Times New Orleans In this time of radical polarization in American politics, I want to make sure there is a clear footnote to the Trump shenanigans that gives some praise to the shared commitment of local Republican officials to our democratic voting practice. President Trump has never been accused of …
Biodiesel, Before and After
December 7, 2020 New Orleans Over a decade ago, ACORN stumbled into an offer that seemed exciting as a progressive experiment. Friends and relatives of friends and comrades had been bitten by the enviro-bug and had built a mobile biodiesel machine with a 20,000-gallon monthly capacity in Santa Barbara, California. A beautiful stainless-steel …