The Founders Show
A look at Louisiana politics from Chaplain Hy McEnery and Christopher Tidmore
Episodes
July 19, 2024 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher host Louisiana State Treasurer Dr. John Fleming and Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court Jon Gegenheimer live from Milwaukee and the floor of the Republican National Convention.
Both men are delegates from Louisiana to the RNC, and they explain how emotions have changed amongst their fellow delegates after the assassination attempt over the course of the subsequent week.
They talk about Louisiana’s unique role in the 20...
Both men are delegates from Louisiana to the RNC, and they explain how emotions have changed amongst their fellow delegates after the assassination attempt over the course of the subsequent week.
They talk about Louisiana’s unique role in the 20...
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July 13, 2024 • 54 mins
This week, Hy & Christopher are joined by Roger Villere, who is in Milwaukee from the Republican National Convention!
Villere serves as national committeeman for the Louisiana Republican Party, and he played an integral role in coming up with the new party platform. He'll give insight on the change - or lack of - in its pro-life plank, as well as the dilemma facing Republican strategists - will they actually run against Joe Bide...
Villere serves as national committeeman for the Louisiana Republican Party, and he played an integral role in coming up with the new party platform. He'll give insight on the change - or lack of - in its pro-life plank, as well as the dilemma facing Republican strategists - will they actually run against Joe Bide...
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July 5, 2024 • 54 mins
Louisiana is ranked 50th in fighting crime, the lowest of the low. Much of that has been driven by homicides in New Orleans, which reached an all-time high in 2022 (though murders have fallen in the last two years).
Hy and Christopher speak to Irv Magri, President of Crimefighters of Louisiana as well as the founding president of the PANO, about the rising incidents of crime and what can be done to arrest them. Magri speaks of the s...
Hy and Christopher speak to Irv Magri, President of Crimefighters of Louisiana as well as the founding president of the PANO, about the rising incidents of crime and what can be done to arrest them. Magri speaks of the s...
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One of Joe Biden’s few effective moments in the June 27th Presidential debate was his answer on abortion rights, when he made the comparison that repealing Roe v. Wade was like “turn[ing] civil rights back to the states.” This is a key policy difference that the Biden campaign is banking on to animate Democrats and Independents alike. Unlike the rest of the media, Hy and Christopher deconstruct the subtext of the comment, the impa...
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June 21, 2024 • 54 mins
With the impending presidential debate, Hy and Christopher talk about how the polls have narrowed nationally but give Donald Trump a statistical lead and almost every swinging state.
We talk tax policy, including Trump’s proposals to eliminate taxes on tips and to replace the income tax with an 85% foreign tariff. What are the economic consequences? And we propose an idea from Christopher's Louisiana Weekly column this week on how ...
We talk tax policy, including Trump’s proposals to eliminate taxes on tips and to replace the income tax with an 85% foreign tariff. What are the economic consequences? And we propose an idea from Christopher's Louisiana Weekly column this week on how ...
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June 14, 2024 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher gaze across the pond to the snap United Kingdom Parliamentary elections and wonder if the divide on the Right could prove a cautionary tale for US conservatives. Currently Nigel Farage’s UK Reform party is poised to pass the ruling Conservatives in the polls—and as a result could deny almost 200 Tories reelection, while only electing five Reform MPs. It provides an interesting “what if” had the US Republicans not...
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June 8, 2024 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher are joined by consummate D.C. insider Curtis Robinson, to explore "How Louisiana took over Washington!" With Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise in charge, everyone looks to the Pelican State for the latest power moves on Capitol Hill.
Curtis is also the co-host (with Christopher) of Hunter Gatherers, The Podcast of Hunter S. Thompson stories. We discuss what the author of “Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72...
Curtis is also the co-host (with Christopher) of Hunter Gatherers, The Podcast of Hunter S. Thompson stories. We discuss what the author of “Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72...
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Hy and Christopher kick off the show wondering if Donald Trump‘s conviction on 34 counts will boost RFK Jr enough to make the debates. He’s already qualified at 15% in three out of four national polls, and he is about to be listed on enough state ballots to add up to 270 electoral votes. By the old rules, he would be close to qualifying for debate between Trump and Biden. Examining the Trump verdict, Christopher wonders if Trump h...
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May 25, 2024 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher first welcome Republican National Committee Member and former LAGOP Chair Roger Villere, who discusses the party’s endorsement of all of the current Louisiana GOP Congressmen in their current districts. This includes Garrett Graves, who would have to run in a newly redesigned African-American majority seat which voted for Biden with 56% of the vote Graves boasts of over $4 million in his campaign bank account, bu...
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May 17, 2024 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher take on the possible unintended consequences of a constitutional convention this coming August. For example: there is a move afoot to get rid of the state income tax. Foster Campbell has a tax-swap idea that the powerful Louisiana Chemical Association would hate! However, an alternative is higher property taxes—which the voters would hate! (More on this below.)
Big political donors could give even more under a bil...
Big political donors could give even more under a bil...
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May 10, 2024 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher examine how Gov. Jeff Landry’s potential constitutional convention faces a roadblock in the State Senate. And even if it does pass, in time for an August meeting, what about spending reform? We have a report from Colorado about their TABOR which is allowing a major property tax cut. So why isn’t the upcoming convention including some form of constitutional restriction on spending as well?
We also talk about Mike ...
We also talk about Mike ...
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May 4, 2024 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher address the recent clearances of pro-Palestinian protesters at Tulane and Columbia universities— and cite the uncanny comparisons to the 1968 Presidential race. Will the upcoming Democratic convention in Chicago have a similar effect as it did 56 years ago?
We also talk about how the new NOPD headquarters will now cost over $12 million in rent! Hy and Christopher wonder if it would've been easier and cheaper just ...
We also talk about how the new NOPD headquarters will now cost over $12 million in rent! Hy and Christopher wonder if it would've been easier and cheaper just ...
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April 26, 2024 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher examine Louisiana’s deteriorating wetlands, and the major efforts that are being made to restore them.
In the last 20 years, 800 acres of land have returned near Mardi Gras pass 1100 acres at Canaveron. There are a literal forest of Cypress trees where there once was just water.
The state is about to embark on the multi billion dollar mid-Barataria diversion, to restore thousands of more acres, but the ideas contro...
In the last 20 years, 800 acres of land have returned near Mardi Gras pass 1100 acres at Canaveron. There are a literal forest of Cypress trees where there once was just water.
The state is about to embark on the multi billion dollar mid-Barataria diversion, to restore thousands of more acres, but the ideas contro...
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April 19, 2024 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher the address the woeful conditions of New Orleans’ parks, and then turn our attention to the Middle East.
Israel’s missile strike early Friday morning on Isfahan, Iran was far more measured—and much smaller—than anyone expected. Could it be part of a bigger strategy to untie the IDF’s hands in a coming assault on southern Gaza?
But first, we start the show talking about the New “Big Green Easy” Masterplan. It seeks...
Israel’s missile strike early Friday morning on Isfahan, Iran was far more measured—and much smaller—than anyone expected. Could it be part of a bigger strategy to untie the IDF’s hands in a coming assault on southern Gaza?
But first, we start the show talking about the New “Big Green Easy” Masterplan. It seeks...
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April 12, 2024 • 54 mins
This week on The Founders Show - could Gov. Jeff Landry’s school voucher program require a renewal of a 45-cent sales tax? And how could the 10 Commandments legislation actually avoid religious establishment complaints because school vouchers exist?
Then the discussion moves on to Donald Trump‘s plea to leave abortion to the states. Could his stance make pro-lifers abandon him?
And we close with a few words about the 250th anniversa...
Then the discussion moves on to Donald Trump‘s plea to leave abortion to the states. Could his stance make pro-lifers abandon him?
And we close with a few words about the 250th anniversa...
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April 5, 2024 • 54 mins
On this week’s show, Hy and Chridtopher wonder if a Hasty Constitutional Convention Presents Problems and whether bypassing a delegate electon is a good idea?
A political cartoon once displayed a man walking into a library and asking, “Do you have a copy of the Louisiana Constitution?” The librarian replied, “I’m sorry, sir; we don’t carry periodicals.”
From its enactment in 1974 to the present, the Louisiana State Constitution has...
A political cartoon once displayed a man walking into a library and asking, “Do you have a copy of the Louisiana Constitution?” The librarian replied, “I’m sorry, sir; we don’t carry periodicals.”
From its enactment in 1974 to the present, the Louisiana State Constitution has...
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March 29, 2024 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher reflect on the legacy of Joseph Lieberman, ‘No Labels’, and the increasingly bright chances for RFK Jr.— in part due to his new VP running mate.
In the second segment, we answer questions debating New Orleans investing in a new NOPD HQ as well as Gov. Jeff Landry’s hope to reduce local representation on the S&WB to just three members.
Concluding with a special Easter segment, we tell the story of Russian Gulag ...
In the second segment, we answer questions debating New Orleans investing in a new NOPD HQ as well as Gov. Jeff Landry’s hope to reduce local representation on the S&WB to just three members.
Concluding with a special Easter segment, we tell the story of Russian Gulag ...
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March 22, 2024 • 54 mins
Gov. Jeff Landry has floated the idea of a state takeover of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board. Hy and Christopher remind the audience that it IS a Louisiana state agency after all, but why isn’t there more local opposition? We explain.
In our breaking story segment, we unveil the discussions about a possible deal—where a “property service fee” might take the place of the current property tax millage. Such a swap would me...
In our breaking story segment, we unveil the discussions about a possible deal—where a “property service fee” might take the place of the current property tax millage. Such a swap would me...
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March 16, 2024 • 54 mins
Hy and Christopher are joined by Ben Capshaw of The Churchill Society of New Orleans to talk about teaching about how their 2024 essay contest keeps alive the memory of the great historical leader to high school students.
MORE INFORMATION: The Churchill Society of New Orleans
Then, Hy and Christopher move on to talk about “high rats” & a new NOPD headquarters, the practicality of bike lanes New Orleans East, the looming third-par...
MORE INFORMATION: The Churchill Society of New Orleans
Then, Hy and Christopher move on to talk about “high rats” & a new NOPD headquarters, the practicality of bike lanes New Orleans East, the looming third-par...
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March 8, 2024 • 54 mins
Super Tuesday has passed, Nikki Haley is out, and the presidential race is on. Will Donald Trump be able to unify the Republican party, or will GOP divisions have impacts on downticket U.S. Senate races like Texas?
Looking at the upcoming Louisiana legislative session, Christopher and Hy discuss the idea of New Orleans area legislators leveraging their votes for a new Mississippi River Bridge in South Baton Rouge in order to extend ...
Looking at the upcoming Louisiana legislative session, Christopher and Hy discuss the idea of New Orleans area legislators leveraging their votes for a new Mississippi River Bridge in South Baton Rouge in order to extend ...
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