New Orleans I’m looking forward to driving to Houston this week to finish a trip that was unbelievably storm delayed. Even though Beaumont, Texas not far across the Louisiana border is still without potable water, and neighborhoods in Houston are still flooded, Interstate 10 runs through it all on an open road from New Orleans …
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If Donations Are Free Speech, so is Begging
New Orleans Free speech is a funny thing, though many are no longer laughing. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. The Supreme Court in one decision after another from Citizens’ United on out has said that the act of giving money is free speech for the rich. There are no limits …
Foundation Confusion: Is it Charity or Branding?
New Orleans Poor Donald Trump. He just can’t catch a break it seems, and somehow the defense that “that’s business,” doesn’t seem to be working for enough people. One of the latest examples revolves around the Trump family foundation. An exhaustive report in The Washington Post found that Trump has used the foundation to make …