The Outstater
A Global Music Catastrophe THERE IS ALWAYS a generational clash of musical tastes. As for me, though, now three generations past my teenage collection of Buddy Holly monophonics, the progression has reached the point I no longer recognize what is playing as music. It has been explained to me that this is to be expected, that each generation has Read the full article…
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Media: a Click Here, a Click There IN THE INTEREST of saving you precious reading time, this column has recommended skipping articles under headlines that contain modal verbs, i.e., “should,” “must,” “ought.” To find examples, just pick up your morning newspaper, blog or sub stack. They will be full of it . . . I mean, full of Read the full article…
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Profanity Is a Political ‘Tell’ AS A SEASONED COPYEDITOR I recoil at the ever more common profanity in my daily reading. My inclination is to prohibit it, as do the contributors to our backgrounder and journal columns. I have had to grant, however, that outside of blasphemy it may have a place in the larger conversation, Read the full article…
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Our ‘Terrorist’ Discourse “This is not America. This is a terrible nightmare. Somebody slap me and wake me up because I’m ready to get on with it.” — Jasmine Crockett A PEW RESEARCH CENTER survey found that voters it described as members of the “Progressive Left” accounted for only 6 percent of the national electorate and only 12 Read the full article…
McGowan: Intuition on College Legacies
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. An outcry greeted the Supreme Court after its ruling that prohibited the use ofaffirmative action in admissions. Opponents of that ruling quickly argued that legacyadmits to schools also do not deserve ‘preferential treatment.’ Legacy admits “are oftenfavored in the application process to encourage alumni ties and donations” and do notdeserve an Read the full article…
The Outstater: Toward a Better Political Climate
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION is ending and you need to know it was for naught. Our situation, our competitive position vis-a-vis other states and nations, our existential prospects, remain unchanged by the lawmakers’ tiny, calculated baby steps in this direction and that. And know this as well: Hoosiers have elected many fine legislators in recent years. There were more than enough this session to make Read the full article…
