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The GOP is at war with its base

For many years, the leadership of the Republican Party has been at war with the grassroots activists who work tirelessly on its behalf. This division has been apparent ever since Donald Trump descended the escalator in 2015 and announced his presidential campaign.

The Louisiana comeback starts now

The state of Louisiana is blessed with an abundance of natural resources and attractions. The state’s largest city, New Orleans, is the birthplace of Jazz, a 305-year-old gem with a rich history.

The Marks Post: Rallying for the Eucharist

There were men dressed in capes and funny hats, there was a team of young Vikings from Opelousas, there was random pieces of confetti falling from the ceiling, and there was a large Jack Daniel’s sign hanging on the wall. Where were all of these things taking place, you ask.

Biden is making the world dangerous again

In thirty-three months in office, President Joe Biden has destroyed more than our country’s economy and border security. He has also compromised our national security and placed the entire world in grave peril.

Kennedy is leaving the party of corruption

For decades, the Kennedy family has been political royalty in the Democratic Party. Of course, Democrat U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) was elected President of the United States in 1960.

National Newspaper Week and the newspaper that never was

National Newspaper Week (October 1-7) compels me to acknowledge my journalistic catastrophe of fifth grade. Based on my passion for reading Nashville’s two dailies, Miss Bunch handed me the plum assignment of launching a newspaper for our class.

Latest poll is the last straw for bumbling Biden

Joe Biden has never been an exceedingly popular politician on the national stage. In 1988, he made an early exit from the presidential race after allegations of plagiarism surfaced. He ran again twenty years later but finished near the bottom of the pack.

Good riddance to the Bush Regime

The nightmare started in July of 1980 at the GOP convention in Detroit. After negotiations with former President Gerald Ford for a coequal ticket failed, the party’s nominee, Ronald Reagan, turned to his vanquished competitor to unite the party.

The Marks Post: Have we forgotten?

Twenty-two years ago this month, I was beginning my sophomore year at LSU, and my first class on Tuesdays and Thursdays was philosophy at 9 a.m. Much like now, I was a creature of habit back then. I would regularly go eat breakfast in the student union before class.

Joe Biden, China’s favorite President

After another embarrassing international trip to the G20 summit and to Vietnam, Joe Biden will became the first American President not to memorialize the 2,977 victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack on our country with an event on the mainland.