The Outstater
Envy on the Court For the use of the membership only. THE CAITLIN CLARK controversy gives us a chance to argue the point that America is not divided by race (or no more than any other society since the beginning of time) but rather is divided by envy. And that, sadly, is on the Chennedy Carter side of Read the full article…
Keating: ChatGPT’s Advice on Careers
by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. Certain high schoolers have definite professional goals and informed parents. Others are inclined towards careers about which they and their parents are clueless. How can students and their parents get a handle on what is required for entry into certain occupations? A quick start is to prompt artificial intelligence (AI) to list requirements. In Read the full article…
Heath: Trump’s Verdict and Jury Reform
by Judge Dan Heath Like many of you, I watched with interest the recent so-called “Trump Hush Money Trial.” I was an Allen County trial judge for more than twenty-two years from January of 1997 to April of 2018 and, during that time, I conducted dozens of civil jury trials. So during the Trump trial Read the full article…
Franke: The Mathematics of Voting
by Mark Franke Now that the primary election season has passed but the November campaigning cycle is not yet up and running, there is time for detached reflection on how our democracy works. Or doesn’t. The past month was an unusual one for us residents of my hometown, Fort Wayne. In the Republican primary there were Read the full article…
Franke: The Draw of Small Towns
by Mark Franke “Counterurbanization,” a term new to me, is the phenomenon that Americans increasingly are moving from large cities to rural areas. This reverses a trend in the other direction, one that began with the Industrial Revolution and continued until just recently. So why the change? And more important, what will its effect be Read the full article…
Keating: Concerning the United States’ Protectionist Tilt
by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. President Biden, Ex-President Trump and their advisors view international trade as a nationalsecurity threat. They indicate that unfettered international trade has hollowed out the U.S.industrial base, harmed American workers and allowed China to dominate importantindustries. History repeats itself. In a 1791 Report on Manufacturers, Alexander Hamilton argued for anational economic policy fostering Read the full article…
