For no particular reason, let’s feature some music by Looziana-turned-Chicago bluesman Lonnie Brooks today. Here he is performing “Mojo Hand” in 1997.

Ed Kilgore

Ed Kilgore is a political columnist for New York and managing editor at the Democratic Strategist website. He was a contributing writer at the Washington Monthly from January 2012 until November 2015, and was the principal contributor to the Political Animal blog.