The Outstater
‘WHEN THE RENT isn’t paid, there’s trouble,” is a line from a Hemingway novel I remember for some reason. Perhaps it is because paying the rent is where the rubber meets the road in our economic system — an ugly absolute unlike the softer irritants of inflation, interest rates, Internet fees, etc. As such, it is the bane of Read the full article…
Franke: So much for ‘Biden the Unifier’
by Mark Franke What a disappointment. I hardly expected Joe Biden suddenly to become a classical liberal dedicated to recognizing natural rights and advancing individual liberty. I did hope, Pollyanna like, that he actually meant what he said in his inaugural address: “Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this: Bringing America Read the full article…
The Outstater
“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” — Ayn Rand Running Hospitals by Decree THE STATEHOUSE LEADERSHIP has written a letter — sternly worded, mind you —warning Indiana’s health providers, among the most powerful lobbies, that if they don’t lower hospital and medical costs . . . well, something will happen. Senate Read the full article…
Morris: The Law and its Trade-offs
by Leo Morris A criminal whose guilt is obvious gets off on a technicality, and the great debate begins. You’ve undoubtedly heard it, in real life on the news or in detective fiction in print or on the screen. Lock the criminal away despite the technicality, says one side. It’s a perversion of justice to Read the full article…
Arp: Let’s Salvage Competition
by Jason Arp When I was a kid in the late 1970s, we had one telephone in our house. It was a drab green color and had a very long chord to allot the user some freedom to roam into the living room or dining room if they were adventurous. We could only talk to grandparents a state Read the full article…
Franke: The Good Things That Unite Us (mostly)
by Mark Franke I have given up all hope of returning to the day of e pluribus unum. I certainly don’t expect anyone in Washington D.C. or the New York City media center to repent of their divisive ways and take on this noble cause. So what? They don’t dictate how I live my life or the Read the full article…
