The Outstater: ‘Lost’ LGBT Business
by Craig Ladwig Imagine for a moment that you are not a baker of wedding cakes, a deliverer of pizzas, a lesbian, a gay, a bisexual or a transvestite. Imagine further that you don’t give a whit about restoring religious freedom or whatever, that your only concern is amorphous — just bringing more business to Read the full article…
McCarthy: The Enduring ‘Gift’ of TIF
by Fred McCarthy They say insanity is doing the same thing time after time and expecting different results. And citizen ignorance plus lethargy adds to the insanity by accepting rosy financial fantasies and outright lies. A recent front-page story in the Indianapolis Star, with artwork, is headed “A project expands.” It concerns, of course, another Read the full article…
Schansberg: A Look at Global Christianity
Every Tribe and Nation: A Historian’s Discovery of the Global Christian Story by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. Awhile back, I read a review of Mark Noll’s “Every Tribe and Nation” in First Things magazine. It looked good, so I picked it up and was not disappointed. I first came across Noll with his provocative book, “The Scandal of Read the full article…
The GOP Devisiveness Quiz
Whether you agree or disagree with these assertions, they tend to demarcate the Republican Party today: Current levels of immigration benefit the country. The U.S. should not restrict immigration by persons from predominately Muslim countries. Persons in the country illegally should be accorded a path to citizenship. The U.S. ought to commit thousands of ground Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (68): Indiana’s Round Barns
by Andrea Neal Fulton County historian Shirley Willard calls round barns the “cathedrals” of the countryside. They are symbols of a bygone time in Indiana agriculture when farmers combined form, function and aesthetics. Their heyday was 1890 to 1915. Agricultural experts of the day advocated round barns as efficient and economical. Architect Benton Steele of Read the full article…
Schansberg: The ‘Tragedy’ of Repair-Free Cars
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. Imagine a world where cars no longer require repairs and maintenance. Would this be good for the economy and society? For individuals and the economy, the costs of this improvement are obvious. Producers of auto parts and engine fluids would go bankrupt, with job losses and investment failures. Service providers of Read the full article…
