Bohanon: The Danger of Being ‘Right’
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. The Wall Street Journal recently polled Republicans and Democratic voters on their ideological identifications. In 1990, the newspaper commissioned a more or less identical poll. The differences between then and now are revealing and explain much about the state of contemporary political discourse. In 1990, 21 percent of all Democrats identified Read the full article…
Keating: ‘The American Dream in Crisis’
Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, by Robert D. Putnam. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015 (386 pages). by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. If you suspect that the quality of American life for least-advantaged youths has become pernicious, and you are among those lamenting the disappearance of a national civic culture, “Our Kids” offers Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (62): Miami Denied Recognition
by Andrea Neal In 1897, an assistant attorney general made a legal error that cost the Miami Nation of Indiana its federal recognition as a tribe. They’ve been fighting ever since to win it back. “Our people are as upset now as they were 100 years ago,” declares Chief Brian Buchanan. It’s a story that Read the full article…
Half Past the Month: ‘All Land Matters’
“What if I should fall right through the center of the earth and come out the other side, where people walk upside down?” — Alice in Wonderland IF LAST NIGHT’S MAYORAL DEBATE in Indianapolis is portend, we will need to learn to think creatively and upside down like Alice. That will be difficult for feet-on-the-ground Hoosiers, Read the full article…
From the South Wall: Watchdogs Win
by Andrea Neal Yes, you can fight City Hall. That’s the message from citizen activists across Indiana who effectively challenged two seemingly unstoppable government-backed projects that would hand over public resources for private gain. One is a controversial dam and reservoir proposed for the White River at Anderson, a $440-million venture billed as a boon Read the full article…
Bohanon: Let Locals Set Their Own Food Tax
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. The Indiana State Legislature is contemplating letting local counties and municipalities impose a local tax on restaurant meals. Current rules require a locality that wants to impose such a tax to petition the Legislature for permission to do so. I have never understood why a state legislature should be in charge Read the full article…
