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2020 Is Here

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The other day I mentioned to a friend of mine that while I knew “2020” was the next year chronologically, it had not crossed my mind what this means. We’re getting near the third decade of the third millennium. Twenty years since y2k, that old chestnut best left forgotten if it didn’t seem so quaint in retrospect. If you don’t recall, in 1999, the media hyped up the … [Read more...] about 2020 Is Here

Trump and a Hill to Die On

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One of the most significant Supreme Court decisions of 2019 was one that barely received notice in the LGBT+ community—Rucho v. Common.  The case had to do with gerrymandering, the act of drawing legislative district maps in such a way that favors one political party.  Not a sexy topic, for sure, but a consequential one, nonetheless.  Profoundly … [Read more...] about Trump and a Hill to Die On

American Things

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Before Trump was even elected there was talk that something funny was going on with Russia. Bob Woodward writes about it in his book, Fear: Trump in the White House. It’s first mentioned almost in passing as some far-off threat that might not be anything serious.  But as soon as James Comey began his investigation, people on the left started making allusions to the … [Read more...] about American Things

Hard Rock Hotel was Controversial from Start

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The dramatic collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans re-opens a can of worms.  The proposed development was controversial from its inception.  1031 Canal Street for decades was the site of Woolworths, a five’n’dime department store whose lunch counter was ground zero for civil rights protesters in 1960.  When it was proposed the Woolworths building be … [Read more...] about Hard Rock Hotel was Controversial from Start

Louisiana Governor’s Race

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The results of the Louisiana Governor’s race on October 12 were disappointing but not surprising.  Incumbent John Bel Edwards (D) will face Eddie Rispone (R) in a run-off election on November 16.  Primaries in Louisiana are unique in that if no candidate gets over 50%, the two top vote-getters, regardless of party, face each other in the run-off.  Governor … [Read more...] about Louisiana Governor’s Race

Drew Brees and Focus on the Family

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As most Ambush readers know by now, before being injured and declared out of commission for six weeks, Drew Brees was recently crucified in some circles over his controversial video endorsing “Bring Your Bible to School Day.”  As weird as that concept is (can you imagine a “Bring Your Quran to School Day”?), the content of the video is not what upset people; rather, the … [Read more...] about Drew Brees and Focus on the Family

Critical Thinking and Democracy

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Many moons ago, when I worked in academia, I taught freshman composition.  Because it was a required course among all undergraduates, every professor in the English Department taught at least one composition class.  Most professors hated teaching the course.  They preferred to teach literature or linguistics to juniors and seniors.  They viewed the … [Read more...] about Critical Thinking and Democracy

$750.00 Per Day

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George Washington commandeered airports, probably in order to protect his troops from cancer causing windmills on all the farms they would have had to march through without airplanes.  The moon is a part of Mars.  Cofveve. Unlettered, unread, stupid Presidents are nothing new.  Neither are corrupt Presidents.  Ditto for incompetent Presidents.  We’ve … [Read more...] about $750.00 Per Day

Guns and Toxic Masculinity

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Readers outside New Orleans may not be aware that at the start of the recent New Orleans Pride Parade, a young man was arrested near the parade route for carrying a handgun and an assault rifle.  The man’s intentions remain unclear but many on social media speculated he intended to shoot up the parade.  Others insist that is not the case, citing he had the guns … [Read more...] about Guns and Toxic Masculinity