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National Politics
Matt K. Lewis: Why Democrats turn off young male voters
(Column by Matt K. Lewis originally in L.A. Times) If you’re still looking for someone to blame for Donald Trump’s 2024…
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Gulf Coast Politics
Editorial: Fund the Mississippi River study, NOW!
(Official editorial of the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 17) Those of a certain age will remember the old Fram Oil Filter commercial: You can…
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Gulf Coast Politics
Wrong Beauregard, wrong place
(August 17) To change the names of places or to remove historic statues or memorials is almost invariably an enterprise fraught…
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National Politics
George Will: Trump bowed low to Putin
(Column by George Will, Aug. 18) As flaccid as a boned fish, Donald Trump crumpled quicker than even Vladimir Putin probably…
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National Politics
The Declaration’s ideals should be taught enthusiastically
(Aug. 10) Are you gearing up for next summer’s semiquincentennial — the 250th anniversary — of our nation’s birth? Louisiana Jay…
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Sports and Culture
The Superdome turns 50
(Official editorial at the Advocate/Times-Picayune, Aug. 10) The SuperDoom. The StuporDome. Those were among the monikers that critics used for the Louisiana…
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Sports and Culture
From jazz funerals to Carville: Jason Berry has the stories
(Aug. 7) To ask what jazz funerals have in common with famed political consultant James Carville sounds like the set-up for…
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Gulf Coast Politics
LA gives money to Saudi golf, but not for safe bridges
(July 31) The state of Louisiana should not be spending $7 million to bring a LIV Golf tournament to New…
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Gulf Coast Politics
Another reason Louisiana in particular is well set for Medicaid reforms
(Aug. 3 print edition) Good news: Louisiana is better situated than almost every other state to implement new work requirements…
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Gulf Coast Politics
Barataria diversion is shelved, but coastal restoration continues
(A version of this ran as an official Advocate/Times-Picayune editorial, July 27) As this newspaper long has supported the Mid-Barataria Sediment…
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