Former Louisiana Senator J. Bennett Johnston Passes Away at 92

Former Louisiana Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, a Democrat who chaired the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and who fought off a surprisingly strong challenge from David Duke in 1990, died Tuesday. He was 92. Johnston, a moderate Democrat who served from 1972 through 1997, was a strong defender of nuclear energy and a mild-mannered lawmaker prone to deal-making in a state…

Read More

A Moment for Renewal and Innovation, Not for Half-Hearted Nostalgia

Image by Markus Spiske. George Packer recently wrote an Atlantic piece that cleverly situated the Trump regime within a familiar Orwellian framework. According to Packer, Lindsey Graham, Mike Johnson and other slavish Trump sycophants have become comically ridiculous (Packer references Henri Bergson’s theory of comedy) in direct proportion to their ability to absurdly and mechanically mimic Trump’s…

Read More

Back to the Roots Organic Coir, Now 15% Off

Gardening enthusiasts and eco-conscious individuals, rejoice! The Back to the Roots Organic Coir, 51 Quart Expanding Soil is currently available on Amazon with a 15% discount. This all-purpose soil amendment offers a balanced pH, making it suitable for a wide range of gardening needs, from vegetables and flowers to herbs and seed starting. One of…

Read More