White Paper: Data Centers
The foundation’s white papers are intended to make scholarly research on Indiana issues more widely available to policy analysts and researchers. White Papers represent research in progress and are published to invite comment and discussion as preparation for their submission to academic journals and other professional publications. The authors are solely responsible for the content Read the full article…
Franke: The Saudi Transformation
by MARK FRANKE Saudi Arabia is a complex nation, containing a whole bunch of conquered Bedouin tribes content to live off the largess of the ruling house of al-Saud. Most of the nation’s workforce, which is limited by a general lack of work ethic among the aforesaid recipients of governmental transfer payments, is employed by Read the full article…
The Outstater
Count Me Uncivilized “A popular government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy; or, perhaps both.” — James Madison THE FIRST ANNUAL Project Civility Summit has adjourned to much hope and acclaim in our lovely, homogenous Carmel. In addition to the “leadership training” that such Read the full article…
McGowan: Fatherhood — Tussling With the WSJ
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. My experience with the Wall Street Journal, chronicled in this column a year and a half ago, showed how little awareness the paper had regarding domestic violence. My recent experience with the newspaper shows how much improvement the WSJ and United States could make in order to promote equality among the individuals in our Read the full article…
The Outstater
I.U. and the ‘Stupid Stuff’ “We can require public universities to return to strong and mandatory core curricula, which challenges students to think, brings them together around shared knowledge and ideas and prepares them for lives as productive and engaged citizens.” — Andrea Neal in “Indiana Mandate: A Return to Founding Principles.” GIVE SOME CREDIT to Read the full article…
Franke: The ‘Rechurching’ of America
by Mark Franke In unsettled times people of faith turn to prayer. This phenomenon can be seen in history, such as the number of revival meetings in American Civil War army campsites. There are no atheists in foxholes, so the saying goes. Given the constant bad news about violence and killings, it is not surprising Read the full article…
