Jim Brown

President Trump stirred up a hornet’s nest recently as he proposed that the U.S. try to buy Greenland. Many political observers rolled their eyes. Buy another country? Has the Prez thrown out another wacky suggestion and is this really a good idea? Actually, yes. America has been acquiring land from other nations for centuries. And often, Louisiana has been right in the mix.Most Americ...

In this week’s column, can I divert from my usual agenda of politics and current events? If he were still living, my father would have reached the rip age of

In this week’s column, can I divert from my usual agenda of politics and current events? If he were still living, my Father would have reached the rip age of

In this week’s column, can I divert from my usual agenda of politics and current events? If he were still living, my Father would have reached the ripe age of 100 this week.In his work The Interpretation of Dreams, Freud describes the death of a father, as “the most important event, the most potent loss, of a man’s life.” This is true in my case. What I have discovered is that th...

A number of current and former public officials took it on the chin this past week.

A number of current and former public officials took it on the chin this past week. Much of the criticism was justified, but there was overkill in several of the

Our new president has just taken office, and one of his priorities is to seek the possibility of buying Greenland. Its closest neighbor is Iceland, so maybe Trump can get

Our new President has just taken Office, and one of his priorities is to seek out the possibility of buying Greenland. Its closest neighbor is Iceland, so maybe Trump can get a twofer, a lagniappe deal for both countries. And both countries have something in common that could set an example for the United States.

Our new President has just taken Office, and one of his priorities is to seek out the possibility of buying Greenland. Its closest neighbor is Iceland, so maybe Trump can get a twofer, a lagniappe deal for both countries. And both countries have something in common that could set an example for the United States. There is 100% literacy and some 10% of the population have actually written books....

How do you put a dollar value on the worth of a public official? Attorneys working full time for the state are often paid more than $400,000 a year. So how do you justify such large increases? The governor has a whole slew of people making $200,000 or more. How about this idea? Shouldn’t receiving such large salaries be based on results?