Half Past the Month: We’re All Rechtsstaat Now
“In the abstract, we may envision an Olympian perfection of perfect beings in Washington doing the business of their employers, the people, but any of us who has ever been at a zoning meeting with our property at stake is aware of the urge to cut through all the pernicious bullshit and go straight to Read the full article…
Huston: More Junk Journalism from the Star
For the use of the membership only (465 words). THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR pulled out all stops in its Sunday, April 12, edition. While it gave priority coverage to the many ways in which Republicans hate gays and dream up ways to discriminate against them, it didn’t neglect the race card. In an article headlined “Uneven Read the full article…
Bohanon: Adam Smith on RFRAs
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. Travel back to 1956 to a professional meeting of psychiatrists. Most in the group are smoking cigarettes, thinking nothing of it. Most also agree that homosexuality is a mental disorder. Fast forward to 2015 to a similar group. No one dares light up a cigarette and the overwhelming majority thinks being Read the full article…
Schansberg: Tax Day 2015
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. We pay taxes every day. But for many people, April 15th represents “Tax Day” — the day when our income-tax forms are due. Many people file their 1040’s sooner, particularly when they’re receiving refunds. They have allowed the government to keep too much of their money all year. So why should Read the full article…
The Outstater: Are Big Shot Corporations Necessary?
For the use of the membership only (622 words) “If the legislators were trying to reinforce Indiana’s image as a backwater, it couldn’t have done better than this (the Religious Liberty law). I Googled ‘Indiana’ Tuesday morning, and this issue was at the top of the page. How embarrassing.” — Matthew Tully in the April Read the full article…
King: ‘Where’s the Outrage?’
by Stephen M. King, Ph.D. Bill Clinton’s tawdry affair with Monica Lewinsky in 1998 spawned dozens of books, articles and essays. None was more stinging than William Bennett’s “The Death of Outrage.” Therein, Bennett, former secretary of education under George H.W. Bush, excoriated Bill Clinton and largely the political Left for their utter disregard of Read the full article…
