Category: Indiana Writers Group

Editor’s note: The author, an adjunct scholar, is appealing for legal help in filing a pro se complaint challenging the Republican and Democrat parties. Members can review his complaint draft elsewhere on this site. by Andy Horning George Washington warned us about political parties. Andrew Jackson waged war on the “den of vipers” central bankers.…

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA ___________________ DIVISION) Andrew M. Horning [Pro Se] ) Plaintiff, )) Case No. vs. ) THE STATE OF INDIANA; ) THE INDIANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY; ) THE INDIANA REPUBLICAN PARTY ) Defendants. )) COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS A. JURISDICTION 1. This is a claim for violation of plaintiff’s civil and…

For immediate release (612 words). by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. It is almost becoming a summer ritual. The state of Indiana closes its books on June 30th. It reports a healthy reserve fund. Spending constituencies pop out of the woodwork clamoring for more funds, insisting the reserves are excessive and that their cause du jour is…

“Just weeks away from submitting a proposal for a chance to be awarded $42 million, the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority is taking the final steps in completing its Regional Cities plan.” — July 15, 2015, NBC33, Fort Wayne THERE COMES A TIME, alas, when you think a lot about economics. In fact, most people…

by Andrea Neal Like an heirloom jewel passed down through generations, covered bridges are Hoosiers’ most threatened inheritance. From 1835 through the 1920s, more than 600 covered bridges were built in Indiana. “Only 89 are still standing today,” according to the Indiana Covered Bridge Society, which works to preserve and restore them. Of those, some…

“By the spring of 1991, in parts of Washington, D.C., capital of the richest nation on earth, the proportion of (illegitimate births) was as high as 90 percent. There was no point in trying to pretend that one-parent families and illegitimacy were anything other than grave social evils, devastating for the individuals concerned and harmful…

For the use of the membership only (628 words) “We have the best state legislature in America. Together we’ve made Indiana the fiscal envy of the country. We’ve balanced budgets, funded our priorities, maintained strong reserves, and still passed the largest state tax cut in Indiana history.” — 2015 State of the State Address IMAGINE…

by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. Unless you have been living under a rock, you know about the Greek crisis. The government there ran up a lot of debt by issuing government bonds. For the last five years, the Greeks have obtained debt relief from their European partners in exchange for spending cuts and tax increases. Yet,…

(Repost of Sept. 1, 2011, white paper) By Tyler Watts, Ph.D. Indiana public policies, from state tax rates and environmental regulations to local noise and smoking ordinances, have tremendous implications for the viability of particular business firms, as well as the general “business climate” of the state. Businessmen and economists generally understand that a state’s laws and…

Editors: The author, an adjunct scholar of the foundation and a native of the Midwest, recently moved to Florida, where he teaches social entrepreneurship and conflict resolution. (790 words). by Sam Staley, Ph.D. I have avoided talking about the Confederate battle-flag debate because I figured I had nothing to add, and it was a lose-lose…