Last week President Barack Obama publicly unveiled his now fully “evolved” belief that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Media reports called his announcement a “watershed move.”  I disagree. While Obama’s statement might be historic, it merely follows a…

John Edwards is making headlines, again, for allegedly being a … john. The New York City crime news site DNAinfo reports that a prostitute claims she serviced Edwards while working for Anna Gristina, the “Millionaire Madam,” during one of Edward’s…

By Mark Moseley, The Lens staff opinion writer |
While I let some topical themes marinate, here are some quick thoughts and links to other posts I find interesting:
1) Tulane grad and conservative new media innovator Andrew Breitbart died…

Despite Superfund status, government and private investors continue to dabble in doomed Desire neighborhood.

By Mark Moseley, The Lens Opinion writer |
Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman announced for president this morning, which may well mean it’s downhill from here.
That’s right, national Huntsmania may never get more intense than it is right now,…

A year and a half after Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dismissed the federal stimulus as a debt-generating waste, the Pelican State has accepted about $5 billion from the program. The Congress-approved cash went to programs ranging from education grants to…

Promise is not a word typically associated with Central City New Orleans. In 2007, the neighborhood boasted a homicide rate of 316 per 100,000 residents, making it the most murderous part of the country’s most murderous city. That same year,…

Promise is not a word typically associated with Central City New Orleans. In 2007, the neighborhood boasted a homicide rate of 316 per 100,000 residents, making it the most murderous part of the country’s most murderous city. That same year,…