Phil SweeneyColumnist Archives

The Philibuster: Battle for American journalism rages in Athens, Ga.

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
August 18, 2012

The Philibuster: Chinese man’s stolen penis would make for a great screenplay

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
July 25, 2012

The Philibuster: Doping allegations against Armstrong don’t matter

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
July 23, 2012

The Philibuster: Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne the best caped crusader

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
July 15, 2012

The Philibuster: Identity added up is more than the sum of your parts

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
July 11, 2012

The Philibuster – WTA’s Freudian fault: Let the ladies grunt it out

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
July 11, 2012

Good Deeds: Student set to release mixtape Thursday

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
June 25, 2012

Blackwood imparted wisdom to loyal students

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
June 18, 2012

The Philibuster: Kickstarter’s crowd-sourced funding is an arts crap shoot

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
June 13, 2012

What I learned in lost-and-found with a dog named Cheech

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
June 11, 2012

Times-Picayune, beloved New Orleans daily, dies at 175

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
June 4, 2012

The Philibuster: Cinco de Mayo isn’t a Mexican holiday, it’s an American fiesta

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
May 3, 2012

Head to Head: LA Times feeds sensationalism with macabre photos

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
April 23, 2012

The Philibuster: Beatles sons should ‘Let it Be,’ leave legacy alone

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
April 17, 2012

The Philibuster: ‘Titanic 3-D’ goes down with Cameron’s greed

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
April 2, 2012

The Philibuster: Culture of cigarette acceptance different

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
April 1, 2012

The Philibuster: The cure for panhandling: Don’t give change to homeless

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
March 17, 2012

The Philibuster: St. Patty’s Day a celebration of everything Irish and unlucky

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
March 14, 2012

The Philibuster: My name is Phil, and I’m a Girl Scout cookie-holic

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
March 4, 2012

Head to Head: United States’ intolerance is losing the war overseas

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
February 27, 2012

The Philibuster: Oscars not all glitz and glamour

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
February 26, 2012

The Philibuster: American movies shouldn’t be politicized

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
February 17, 2012

The Philibuster: Confessed sins should be fair game as court evidence

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
February 14, 2012

The Philibuster: At Amazon.com, buy a textbook, get cocaine for free

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
February 6, 2012

The Philibuster: Groundhog Day irrational, yet irreplaceable

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
February 1, 2012

Head to Head: Legalizing abortion protects women from unsafe practices.

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
January 22, 2012

The Philibuster: End-of-semester evaluations fail to improve classes, teachers

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
January 17, 2012

The Philibuster: Bad hygiene at Student Recreation Center really stinks

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
December 1, 2011

The Philibuster: Despite past transgressions, police not above the law

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
November 20, 2011

The Philibuster: ‘No Shave November’ lauds masculinity, not for women

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
November 13, 2011

The Philibuster: Shakespeare is bard to the bone, but it doesn’t matter

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
November 5, 2011

The Philibuster: This Halloween, don’t be a fraidy cat, watch these films

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
October 29, 2011

The Philibuster: Mental health professionals too eager to make diagnoses

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
October 26, 2011

The Philibuster: In Chicago vs. NY, Scalia is a pepperoni short of a pizza

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
October 19, 2011

The Philibuster: Hallucinogens provide a guilt-free ‘trip’ throughout the years

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
October 15, 2011

The Philibuster: Using Adderall and neuroenhancers is not cheating

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
October 1, 2011

The Philibuster: In honor of Banned Books Week, here’s my own ban list

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
September 29, 2011

The Philibuster: Government regulation of online poker is inadequate

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
September 22, 2011

The Philibuster: La. needs professional film schools, not just tax incentives

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
September 14, 2011

The Philibuster: Big Tobacco sues FDA, smoking warning labels absurd

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
August 31, 2011

The Philibuster: DWI checkpoint pages are actually anti-drunk driving

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
August 23, 2011