Jindal’s binders full of men
By Robert Mann Bobby Jindal keeps saying it, so he truly must be, as Mark Ballard noted in Sunday’s Baton Rouge Advocate, “irony impaired.” I’m talking about Jindal’s statement in his speech to the...
View ArticleMinorities need not apply? Bobby Jindal’s diversity problem
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Robert Mann National Republican leaders understand that they have a serious problem with minorities, gays and women. Their abysmal showing among those groups cost them the...
View ArticleWhen will we really start living Martin Luther King’s dream?
By Robert Mann My daughter wouldn’t stop talking about a new friend at her elementary school, so my wife and the child’s mother arranged a play date at our house. I’ll never forget the moment when my...
View ArticleThe unbearable whiteness of being on Bobby Jindal’s higher education boards
By Robert Mann Here’s a question that every candidate for Louisiana governor ought to answer in a public forum in the next week or two. It’s a simple question, so suggesting that they need time for...
View ArticleThe shocking physical decline of Southern University
By Robert Mann Southern University occupies one of Baton Rouge’s most inspiring venues. It rests on a bluff north of downtown and offers an expansive view of a broad bend in Mississippi River. It’s a...
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