Indiana Writers Group

Rasmusen: Why Do 55% Think 2020 Election Was Stolen?

Posted: November 1, 2024

by Eric Rasmussen, Ph.D. Why do 55% of voters think Biden stole the 2020 election? I think it boils down to three things. First, Biden’s vote was peculiarly high in just the places he needed votes, and those votes appeared late. Second, an astounding 68 million votes were by absentee ballot,  which are notoriously the easiest place Read the full article…


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The Outstater

Posted: October 31, 2024

Newspapers for Sale — Cheap NEITHER THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR nor any other Gannett newspaper will be making an endorsement in this presidential election. Corporate headquarters says it is to protect journalistic integrity and independence. (You can stop laughing now). More interesting is Jeff Bezo’s frank and honest explanation of why his Washington Post will no longer endorse. It is a practical Read the full article…


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Franke: Elections, Voting, Ballots . . .

Posted: October 30, 2024

by MARK FRANKE It’s just a few days until the election and there are already 165 lawsuits filed according to Bloomberg. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Harris campaign has 400 lawyers drafting legal documents to have ready, with 10,000 lawyers in reserve for election day deployment. We’ve come to that. It seems our litigious society Read the full article…


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The Outstater

Posted: October 28, 2024

A Political Strategy that Works “Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.” — Napoleon THE LATE JOE OVERTON was the strategic genius in our small group of early state think-tankers. He understood that meeting with politicians is a waste of time. Why? Because they are followers, not leaders, following anyone who will help Read the full article…


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Cummins: Teacher Pay — ‘Guesswork with Footnotes’

Posted: October 26, 2024

by Ryan Cummins An open letter to state Sen. Greg Goode: Your newsletter announcing that Indiana’s average teacher pay now surpasses $60,000 is Interesting. In  my opinion, though, your and the Indiana Republican Party’s take on teacher compensation is at best flawed, and more likely destructive. In an essay disseminated by The Indiana Policy Review in 2023, I Read the full article…


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Gaski: The American Bolshevik Takeover

Posted: October 26, 2024

by John Gaski, Ph.D. So, the two main political camps now need to soften the rhetoric because of too much mutual demonization? Fair enough, generally, although the level of offense has hardly been equivalent and the post-Butler kid gloves have come off. Even if such a civilized-combat rule were feasible in politics, an exception would have to Read the full article…


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