We welcome this week’s debate over which of the candidates for Secretary of State are true Hoosiers. It allows us to revive our argument that Indiana politicians have for some time been expatriating after they built careers on the backs of Indiana voters and…

by Mark Franke Most Americans can recall the opening paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence. “When in the Course of human events” and “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Perhaps that is as it should be, that we remember…

Could it be that the nation is divided not by east or west, urban or rural, colored or white, rich or poor, but by the attractive and the unattractive? I am speaking in relative terms, of course, but there is in life what sociologists…

by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. My wife and I traveled to northern Wisconsin and along the way, we drove through a tiny town, Three Lakes. The town had a historical marker for Cy Williams, a name that jogged my memory as…

Now that we have Muslim communities with which to compare, let’s be grateful for our Amish. It turns out you can preserve your values and way of life without trying to behead everyone around them. Some time ago, my wife and I took a…