The Outstater
How Campaign Money Is Spent HERE IS WHAT we learned from Tuesday’s election about how the political system works — for Indiana Republicans anyway. First, you need to imagine for a moment that you are among the most effective Indiana Republicans, that is, that you are wealthy. And presume that as most Republicans your political values Read the full article…
Franke: In Defense of a Truly General Education
by Mark Franke A colleague at the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, Professor Richard McGowan, recently wrote a column bemoaning the lack of required philosophy courses in today’s college curricula. Perhaps lamenting is a better verb due to its classical connotation. McGowan reviewed the general education requirements at Indiana’s major universities and found them lacking. Perhaps Read the full article…
Arp: Punishing the Recalcitrant
by Jason Arp The 2022 legislative ratings have been released at IndianaScorecard.org, an independent measure of votes on bills affecting private property and personal liberty. Although the results can be read as encouraging, the political control of the establishment remains terrifying. The overall scores in the house shifted upwards from an average of 38.0 to 50.6, the Republicans improving Read the full article…
The Outstater
Primary Day Ruminations WITH INDIANA’S PRIMARIES set for tomorrow it is a good time to remind ourselves that, theoretically at least, we do not live in a democracy but rather a constitutional republic. That means that when we vote it is not to determine how we are governed (the Constitution’s job) but merely to determine succession Read the full article…
Morris: ‘Forgiving’ Student Loans
by Leo Morris My heartfelt congratulations to President Biden. He is proposing an idea so bad that it replaces the No. 1 choice of worst federal government scheme of my lifetime. My guideline in judging federal programs is whether they honor the fundamental relationship between the government and the governed – that of government as Read the full article…
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Give Rokita Some Credit CONSIDERING THE SMARM that is the Holcomb administration, this may be grasping at straws. Nonetheless, we witnessed this week a sign of actual political courage. The Indiana Attorney General is suing for documents that prove or disprove how Black Lives Matter (BLM) here says it used $90 million in charitable donations. “The Civil Read the full article…
