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Jeffrey D. Sadow is an associate professor of political science at Louisiana State University Shreveport. If you're an elected official, political operative or anyone else upset at his views, don't go bothering LSUS or LSU System officials about that because these are his own views solely. This publishes five days weekly with the exception of 7 holidays. Also check out his Louisiana Legislature Log especially during legislative sessions (in "Louisiana Politics Blog Roll" below).

10.9.20

Politics still reigns in Edwards virus policy

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Need still another confirmation that politics, rather than science, drives the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic policy-making of Louisiana Democra...
9.9.20

Large, redistributive LA govt harms poor

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More evidence has surfaced that shows Louisiana’s Robin Hood and excessive tax policies continue to punish its poorest citizens. The not...
8.9.20

Change LA disaster laws to improve response

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A report and a lawsuit bring up a trenchant question for Louisiana policy-makers: how does government best protect both the health and saf...
7.9.20

Data invalidate LA police racism insinuation

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Louisianans, don’t be fooled by the latest attempt to mutate fiction into fact in a long-running battle to shape public policy around a pres...
6.9.20

Confessions of a conservative LA columnist

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At The Hayride, Dan Fagan posted a piece about his reasons for quitting his columnist spot at the Baton Rouge Advocate . In it, he brings u...
3.9.20

Arguments for more mail ballots obliterated

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The next time someone complains that relaxing Louisiana’s mail-in ballot rules won’t damage election integrity, you know they’re either igno...
2.9.20

Bossier City needs 21st century transparency

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How difficult is it for government to make a link and upload a document? Apparently too hard for the biggest small town in America, Bossier ...
1.9.20

Ahistorically, Edwards can't control his party

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Besides being an outlier in Louisiana statewide elective office – the only Democrat – Gov. John Bel Edwards also is an outlier compared to ...
31.8.20

Justified warning upsets Lafayette protesters

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Republican Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory might overstate his case a bit, but he has the right idea to counsel against nonprofit o...
30.8.20

LA school district illegally censors expression

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Just as you can’t stop students participating in athletic events from insulting the flag, you can’t censor their artistic expression that do...
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