Franke: and Government Power
by Mark Franke Sept. 19 is Constitution Day by act of Congress in 2004. It supplanted Citizenship Day which had been set for Sept. 19 but I can’t recall ever hearing about that growing up. Upon reflection it is a natural progression from citizenship to the Constitution, which reduces the duties and rights of citizens to writing. Read the full article…
McGowan: The Advantage of Biological Parents
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. When I taught ethics at Butler, there were with ethical issues that did not exist when I previously taught at the now-defunct St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, technological innovation was not nearly so developed as it was a mere ten years later. For Read the full article…
Wong: The Abuse of Intercity Bus Subsidies
by J.D. Wong Since 1978, a federal subsidy program (49 U.S.C. 5311) has funneled taxpayer money into intercity bus routes. Fast forward to today and this initiative has failed. Instead of attracting riders, politicians have often crafted routes to win votes. As a result, subsidized buses have been squandering taxpayer money for 46 years. Meanwhile, unsubsidized Read the full article…
The Outstater
‘Chicago Is Indiana’s Fault’ iT CAN BE HOPED that Mayor Brandon Johnson, who this week blamed Indiana for Chicago crime, will be thrown from office the next election cycle. I have my doubts, though, realizing that his message of envy and resentment is a powerful one with a large constituency. Envy, please know, is a Read the full article…
The Outstater
The Party that Doesn’t Pray MARK AUG. 27, 2025, as the day the Democrat Party, or at least its prominent spokesmen, dismissed the prayers of children shot to death in their pews. That is the partisan interpretation. A more charitable one would be that Democrats believe that such an act, shooting children at prayer, deserves action (gun control) Read the full article…
The Outstater
Crime Is a Root Cause MY CITY is addressing public policy in the starkest terms. Youth violence and encampments of derelicts are problems without easy answers. Yet, answers, however imperfect, can be sought, social order can be attempted. Nobody likes to send a young man to jail or to order a troubled mind for treatment. In Read the full article…
