The Outstater
The New Boondoggles THE NEW riverfront park with the landscaped hiking trails, the downtown renovation, the convention center, the sports stadium with the attached garages and a mixed-use apartment complex — has it ever crossed your mind that they are all boondoggles? Of course it has. Economists have a nicer term for it. They speak of “rent Read the full article…
Morris: On the Job versus Diploma
by Leo Morris I did not go to college because I wanted to. I went first of all because it was expected of me. I had good grades in high school, and that meant, according to the prevailing custom, you were supposed to continue your studies, especially if you would be the first one in Read the full article…
The Outstater
More Gun-Control Sanctimony “Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.” — Thomas Sowell THERE IS a rationale for gun control that says private ownership of firearms is unnecessary because the police will be there to protect you. That sounds good but some of Read the full article…
The Summer Journal Is on its Way
Please click HERE to donate. Your support makes possible the quarterly journal, policy seminars and our weekly backgrounders and columns. The summer journal (cover and index below) will begin distribution June 21. Changing Patterns in K-12 Education THE CENTRALIZATION of K-12 operating expenses has standardized per-student spending, with the downside that curriculum and disciplinary standards in Indiana’s district schools Read the full article…
Franke: To See the Future, Look to the Past
by Mark Franke People consider me old fashioned, even medieval, in my thinking and outlook. I plead guilty. As I observe what is happening in our society, my fears for the future only intensify. That’s why I look continually to the past for a useful insight into the future. How would you describe our political Read the full article…
Morris: Sensationalizing Tragedy
by Leo Morris Vietnam was the first war brought to our living rooms by television, so I always thought it interesting that the movie about the war moving me most was a made-for-TV film. “Friendly Fire” stars Carol Burnett and Ned Beatty in the true story of Iowa farm couple Peg and Gene Mullen trying Read the full article…
