Category: Indiana Writers Group

by Leo Morris I did some really stupid things when I was young and dumb. Who didn’t? Some of them were embarrassing, and some of them made me feel downright ashamed. But I recognized my failings and tried to learn from my mistakes, which is all any of us can do. I think I became…

‘Infrastructure’ Is an Open Spigot DR. MARYANN O. KEATING, author of the cover article for the current issue of The Indiana Policy Review, is an expert on the economics of infrastructure. Even she was surprised, though, to learn that some Indiana cities don’t prioritize or even coherently define infrastructure in their spending.  A real-time example crossed our desk this…

Learning to Speak Holcombese by Leo Morris I’m a little worried. I think I’m starting to understand Gov. Holcomb. When he was talking about the Afghan refugees, he said he wanted Indiana to “be there on the back end” after the 14-day screening and vetting process. That means that if nothing goes wrong, the state…

Save the Babies; Don’t Pay Rent THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR has its entry for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize. It is “Do it for the Baby: Indianapolis Renters Plead to Stave off Evictions as Moratorium Ends.” The co-authors are Ko Lyn Cheang and Binghui Huang. Published yesterday, it is a certain winner. If you are too busy to read the entire…

No, Muslims Aren’t Most Maligned by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. Our country recently marked the 20th years since the terrifying events of Sept. 11, 2001. Newspapers printed articles both inspirational and tragic regarding the events of that day. Most newspapers also included articles on the bias faced by Muslims. For example, the Wall Street Journal had an article on Sept. 13…

The Constitution: A Triumph of Compromise by Mark Franke Compromise. This word wouldn’t score well on a favorability scale these days. People today, and not just politicians, seem to pride themselves in their rigidity of opinion and ossification of rational thought processes. We seem to be living in a world driven to ideological destruction and…

Holcomb Opens the Door to Biden’s Conflagration “A year before planes crashed into the World Trade Center, George W. Bush denounced airport security procedures that ‘racially profiled’ Arab air travelers as potential hijackers and promised to end air travel safety discrimination against Arabs.” — former National Review columnist Steve Sailer THERE SEEMS TO BE a misunderstanding. Gov. Eric…

Air Travel Is Back to Normal: Awful by Leo Morris (Somewhere outside of Wimberley, Tex.) – I’m sitting on the deck at the Roadrunner Ranch, my brother’s place in Hill Country, Texas. The good news is that real life still exists outside of the bitter political divide that seems to loom over everything these days, where…

by Margaret Menge Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said recently that he wants to help Afghan refugees coming to southern Indiana to resettle in the state and get jobs in Indiana. “I can’t tell you how many businesses have said, when can I start hiring?” Holcomb said at a news conference Sept. 1. News had broken earlier that…

Words: Jot Them Down Quick Before They Disappear “Every year fewer and fewer words, and the range of consciousness always a little smaller. Even now, there’s no reason or excuse for committing thoughtcrime. It’s merely a question of self-discipline, reality-control. The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect.” — Syme of the Ministry…