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Newspapers for Sale — Cheap NEITHER THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR nor any other Gannett newspaper will be making an endorsement in this presidential election. Corporate headquarters says it is to protect journalistic integrity and independence. (You can stop laughing now). More interesting is Jeff Bezo’s frank and honest explanation of why his Washington Post will no longer endorse. It is a practical Read the full article…
Franke: Elections, Voting, Ballots . . .
by MARK FRANKE It’s just a few days until the election and there are already 165 lawsuits filed according to Bloomberg. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Harris campaign has 400 lawyers drafting legal documents to have ready, with 10,000 lawyers in reserve for election day deployment. We’ve come to that. It seems our litigious society Read the full article…
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A Political Strategy that Works “Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.” — Napoleon THE LATE JOE OVERTON was the strategic genius in our small group of early state think-tankers. He understood that meeting with politicians is a waste of time. Why? Because they are followers, not leaders, following anyone who will help Read the full article…
Cummins: Teacher Pay — ‘Guesswork with Footnotes’
by Ryan Cummins An open letter to state Sen. Greg Goode: Your newsletter announcing that Indiana’s average teacher pay now surpasses $60,000 is Interesting. In my opinion, though, your and the Indiana Republican Party’s take on teacher compensation is at best flawed, and more likely destructive. In an essay disseminated by The Indiana Policy Review in 2023, I Read the full article…
Gaski: The American Bolshevik Takeover
by John Gaski, Ph.D. So, the two main political camps now need to soften the rhetoric because of too much mutual demonization? Fair enough, generally, although the level of offense has hardly been equivalent and the post-Butler kid gloves have come off. Even if such a civilized-combat rule were feasible in politics, an exception would have to Read the full article…
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Opinion Polls and PR Jujitsu “There’s life and then there’s life in the newspapers.” Lillian Hellman, American author. WITH LESS THAN TWO WEEKS before the election, Jim Banks, Mike Braun and Todd Rokita can rest easy. The corporate media hate them, an essential condition these days for a political victory. In fact, against all conventional wisdom, Read the full article…
