The Outstater
‘The Unhoused’: A Sign of the Times GOVERNMENTS ARE GOOD at making warning signs of all sorts — “No Left Turn,” “Cattle Crossing,” “Detour,” “Masks Required” and so forth. We propose hanging one in the Indianapolis mayor’s office. It would read, “Moral Hazard Ahead.” Let me explain. I depend on my Indianapolis Star for the latest harebrained scheme Read the full article…
Teshka: Demystifying School Funding
by Rep. Jake Teshka You can tell a lot about what a person values by examining how they spend their money. In fact, right in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also,” (Mt. 6:21). By extension, you can tell — or Read the full article…
McGowan: Guns — Where Are the Parents?
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. Pew Research noted that “The rise in gun deaths among children and teens is part of a broader recent increase in firearm deaths among Americans overall.” Indiana may be contributing to the increase. WRTV posted a story on Aug. 19 entitled “IMPD voices concerns after 3 children were shot in Indianapolis Sunday.” The Read the full article…
O’Donnell: In the Middle East There Are No Rules
by James O’Donnell, M.B.A. “Once upon a time . . . they lived happily ever after.” We all know those words and likely have happy memories of reading them to our children or maybe recalling hearing them ourselves when we were young. In fairy tales, things work out – “they lived happily ever after.” There are Read the full article…
Franke: Even Children Are Polarized
by MARK FRANKE Many of the things I read in the national media don’t resonate as true for where I live in northeast Indiana. And that is usually a good thing. Take, for example, a recent CNN report on attitudes children have about playing with other children. Children have been playing with each other since time immemorial Read the full article…
The Outstater
An Unconscious Indiana GOP IF YOU ARE ONLY slightly concerned about the efficacy of Indiana’s Republican officeholders, attend one of their fundraisers. You will be deeply concerned I’m not talking about their policy proposals, the usual fare of quasi-reforms and adjustments to what would soon return to a status quo ante. What is concerning, existentially concerning, is their unawareness of how desperate the rest Read the full article…
