A ‘Proposal’ to Change Higher Education
For release July 21 and thereafter (664 words) In this Great Recession it is sad to travel through this country and see the ranks of the unemployed crowded with so many youth. I think we can all agree that this is deplorable — and that we should endeavor to find an equitable and efficient method Read the full article…
A Short Course on Public Debt
For release July 13 and thereafter (881 words) Two questions come to mind when considering recent public debt accumulation by Indiana state and local governments and the federal government: How did we get ourselves into this situation? How do we get out? Here we first consider the short-run alternatives to dealing with existing debt and Read the full article…
A Bicentennial Chance to Spotlight Indiana
For release July 6 and threafter (695 words) Before taking the oath of citizenship last week at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, 90 soon-to-be Hoosiers learned this fact from Judge Sarah Evans Barker. Five vice-presidents have come from Indiana: Schuyler Colfax, Thomas Hendricks, Charles Fairbanks, Thomas Marshall and Dan Quayle. Only New York has produced Read the full article…
Federal Aid for the Indy Star?
For release June 1 and thereafter (750 words) So the Indianapolis Star is in trouble with deep layoffs and a major restructuring. Some think we should bail out the big newspapers as we did the car companies. Not me. A delegation from Izvestia sat in our conference room one afternoon as the long-running totalitarian regime Read the full article…
Will Indiana Lose its Male Workers?
For release June 15 and thereafter (664 words) One of America’s biggest economic problems is the decline in work among men. Among industrialized countries, we have the lowest share of prime-age males working in the labor force — just over 80 percent of those between the ages of 25 and 54 have a job, as Read the full article…
Police Entry: Rehearing Doubtful
For release June 9 and thereafter (670 words) Gov. Mitch Daniels, Attorney General Greg Zoeller, House Speaker Brian Bosma, Senate President Pro Tem David Long and the attorney for a man convicted of battery on a police officer all agree: The Indiana Supreme Court went too far when it ruled 3-2 “that there is no Read the full article…
