Backgrounder: ‘Creating’ Jobs not the Whole Answer
by Norman Van Cott, Ph.D. How many jobs would the Keystone Pipeline project create? Supporters argue that the Keystone XL pipeline would create tens of thousands of new jobs. But critics claim those numbers are wildly inflated. Both sides assume a higher number would make the project better for the economy. Both sides have it Read the full article…
Andrea Neal: Bureaucrats Call Shots with Red Line
by Andrea Neal The author, a columnist and adjunct scholar of the foundation, teaches history at St. Richard’s Episcopal School in Indianapolis. Neal, having most recently served on the state Board of Education, is a former editorial page editor of the Indianapolis Star. Before that, she covered the Supreme Court of the United States for Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (76): Parks are Legacy of 1916 Centennial
by Andrea Neal In 1916, Indiana celebrated its 100th birthday with pageants, parades and a presidential visit and gave the best gift imaginable to future generations of Hoosiers: a statewide parks system. The planning began in 1915 when lawmakers created the Indiana Historical Commission – today the Historical Bureau – to oversee centennial events and Read the full article…
The Outstater: Annexed for ‘Beads of Glass’
What is your ‘fair share’ of what someone else has worked for?” — Thomas Sowell PROPONENTS WILL TRY MIGHTILY to say it in a nicer way. Most annexation, though, is theft. It may be a theft for the greater good. It may be a theft in the interests of “our” city. It may be a Read the full article…
Op-Ed: Motive Matters in Annexation
by Jason Arp My constituents are scratching their heads. They don’t remember annexation being a topic of discussion during last year’s municipal elections. There was discussion of riverfront development. There were whispers about an arena. But not a word about annexation. It’s difficult, then, for a councilman to gauge citywide sentiment on the issue. Many Read the full article…
The Outstater: The ‘Rules’ of Politics
“The rules are the rules.” — House Speaker Paul Ryan by Craig Ladwig It should make you nervous to hear politicians cite the “rules” of politics. You start wondering what they are up to. For we all know that in politics there are no rules. Gen. Carl von Clausewitz famously observed that war is the Read the full article…
