Political machinations stain selection for a job that’s meant to be above politics
How about requiring that federal prosecutors be drawn from outside the district where they will serve — and then choosing them by lottery?
Author: Mark Moseley
- About Mark Moseley
- Mark Moseley blogs at Your Right Hand Thief. Until mid 2014, Mark Moseley was The Lens' opinion writer, engagement specialist and coordinator for the Charter Schools Reporting Corps. After Katrina and the Federal Flood he helped create the Rising Tide conference, which grew into an annual social media event dedicated to the future of New Orleans.
Change in mindset required for New Orleans to diversify, build its economy
New Orleanians have reason to be skeptical of ProsperityNOLA, but this is an unusually bad time to be cynical.
New Orleans vs. Omaha: Can we mimic its Midwestern economic vitality here?
Omaha has done pretty well after its stockyards were shut down. New Orleans has struggled to diversify its economy beyond tourism.
Landrieu and Jindal: political opposites likely to be judged together
If the promised boom comes true, both politicians will benefit. And if not ...
Who’s dictating Jindal’s tax policy? Hint: He calls World War II vets anti-American
Jindal is one of several Louisiana pols dancing to Norquist's strange tune.
Louisiana bucks the trend: postmortem of a tax revolution that fizzled
Louisiana legislators had more pressing concerns.
Oh, brother, where art thou? Is state income tax really why Nikesh Jindal split?
Jindal junked a Reagan quote and used a family anecdote to sell his tax plan. But the truth poorly serves his argument that taxes are behind the state's brain drain.
Tax-cut mania: Parroting national GOPoobahs has poorly served Jindal
Yes, he cut taxes, but George W. Bush's job-creation record was atrocious.
So much for state-level initiatives: Presidential itch botched Jindal tax repeal
How stunning was Jindal's setback? Consider: A GOP governor couldn’t convince a GOP Legislature in a red state to help him cut income taxes — his No. 1 priority.
Jindal junks tax repeal in favor of phase-outs. Who pays? Who cares!
The revenue offsets in his initial plan were always completely negotiable as long as they yielded an income tax repeal. That's why it kept changing.
