Morris: Are Mere Citizens Trustworthy?
by Leo Morris Who’s in charge here? In a constitutional republic, the answer should be obvious. The people are. We have inalienable rights merely by our existence as human beings, and to protect them we create a limited government, and those who inhabit its hallowed halls are there to represent us, not dictate to us. Read the full article…
Morris: A Neighborhood Political Count
by Leo Morris I still take the Sunday New York Times, though God knows why; I never actually read it anymore. Its motto should probably be changed to “All the news that fits one side of the narrative.” The newspaper has taken sides in the ongoing cultural-political war, and I don’t want to subject myself to Read the full article…
Morris: Mothers Day
by Leo Morris When Ann Jarvis died on May 9, 1905, her daughter, Anna Reeves Jarvis, began a campaign to honor her mother as a way of celebrating all moms as a group. On May 12, 1907, she held a memorial service at her late mother’s church in Grafton, W. Va. Within five years, almost every Read the full article…
Franke: Biden’s 100 Days of Missed Opportunity
“At the very moment our adversaries were certain we would pull apart and fail, we came together. United. With light and hope, we summoned new strength and new resolve.” — Joe Biden’s address to Congress, April 28, 2021 by Mark Franke Joe Biden has officially completed his first 100 days in office, an artificial but important Read the full article…
The Outstater
“Hogsett Announces ‘Reimagining’ of Public Safety through New York University Partnership.” — headline in the Indianapolis Star, Jan. 15, 2020 EARLY IN MY JOURNALISM CAREER my path crossed that of a city councilman who represented a district with a crime problem. People were coming to church and finding dead bodies in the parking lot and that sort Read the full article…
Morris: Numbers Are What You Make of Them
by Leo Morris One of my favorite jokes involves an election in a mythical town in which there are 1,000 Christian voters and 250 Jewish voters. There is an election for mayor featuring a Christian candidate and a Jewish candidate, who get, respectively, 1,000 votes and 250 votes. “Boy,” says one Christian voter to another Read the full article…
