Half Past the Month: The Gas Tax
“The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks.” — Doug Adams, author of “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” IT IS STRANGE POLITICAL WEATHER when the Democrat plan makes more sense than the Republican one. The reason is not an ideological flip. It is that ideology has died — on Read the full article…
Andrea Neal: Dollars to the Classroom
by Andrea Neal Indiana education spending is at an all-time high, yet the percentage of money going to classroom instruction is dropping. Lawmakers have criticized the trend for more than a decade and are trying to do something about it. Rep. Mike Karickhoff, R-Kokomo, says it will be a session priority “to make sure more Read the full article…
Backgrounder: The House Republican Campaign Committee, Puppet Master of the General Assembly
“No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems – of which getting elected and re-elected are No. 1 and No. 2. Whatever is No. 3 is far behind.” — Thomas Sowell. by Cmdr. John Pickerill The Indiana Read the full article…
The Outstater: The GOP Steps on Itself
“I am a man, but I can change. If I have to, I guess . . .” — The Man’s Prayer from the Red Green Show THE SPEAKER of the Indiana House of Representatives this week defended a state legislator who indirectly made fun of participants in the recent Women’s March on Washington. The massive Read the full article…
Schansberg: Understanding Trade Policy
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. Our new president often expresses hostility toward international trade. On this topic, he will find many allies in Congress for there are winners and losers with trade — and trade restrictions. How can we make sense of the relevant economics and politics? It’s easy to underestimate the value of international trade. Read the full article…
Op-Ed: Eco-Devo, Public or Private but not Both
by John Pickerill There was news last week about my county’s economic “development” corporation that may have statewide implication. The mayor and his board of works withdrew all city funding for the corporation. He proposed instead to give elected officials direct control over economic development. Since the county government was already planning to withdraw its Read the full article…
