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Surviving Sotomayorism “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.” — Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution SONIA SOTOMAYOR’S PATH to the Supreme Court of the United States has been marked by plenty of firsts. Sotomayor, Read the full article…
Abbott: Critical Race Theory 101
by Jeff Abbott, Ph.D., J.D. In September 2020, President Donald Trump issued an executive order prohibiting federal agencies and federal contractors from requiring employees to undergo diversity, equity and inclusion training. The order barred training that had divisive concepts such as race or sex stereotyping and scapegoating. Immediately, the radical left (aka the Democrat Party) went ballistic. Read the full article…
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Juvenile Crime: Getting Back to the Basics THE DIRECTOR of “the Bail Project” makes a convincing case that his group is not responsible for the revolving door that is returning violent criminals to the streets of Indianapolis. His self-description in a letter last week to the Indianapolis Star, however, is of the fox-in-the-hen-house variety: “After all, we are only Read the full article…
Morris: Partisanship and Education
by Leo Morris Indiana Republican lawmakers are considering several issues related to public schools for debate during their next legislative session, begins the story in Newsweek, “including potentially adding the choice to be identified on the ballot with a particular political party when running for a school board seat.” The reaction has been entirely predictable. Adding politics Read the full article…
Franke: A Simple Resolution
by Mark Franke Last year I was a casualty of hubris, the ancient Greek term for incredible egotism leading to stupidity. Maybe that’s not the technical definition as a classical scholar would tell you but it describes my year perfectly. At least it is an accurate description for that aspect of 2021 relating to my Read the full article…
Morris: Paring to the Basics in 2022
Paring to Basics in 2022 by Leo Morris My sister Judy made our mother’s famous – within our circle – yeast rolls for Christmas dinner this year. They were a little heavier than the ones we remembered, but tasty nonetheless. She vowed to keep trying until she got it right. That was exactly the reaction Read the full article…
