The Outstater
On Chasing our Fancies “Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.” — Thomas Sowell I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME the latest census figures showing net migration in and out of the states. Indiana is about in the middle with Read the full article…
Franke: Here’s Some Hope for 2024
by Mark Franke The first Advent candle is called the candle of hope, the hope of the faithful that God will fulfill His promises. Hope is also a theme for the new year, at least for those who make a list of New Year’s resolutions with the expectation (read: hope) that they will conform to Read the full article…
Moss: DEI Comes to Jasper
by Richard Moss, M.D. The medical staff at our community hospital in Jasper, Indiana, a small, generally conservative berg in the middle of fields of corn and soy, received an email from hospital administration indicating that they would begin implementing Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) training. I responded with the following letter, sent this to the entire medical staff Read the full article…
Franke: Christ May Be Back into Christmas
by Mark Franke I have noticed two differences this December compared with last year. First is how fast it is passing. Perhaps it is the unusually warm December here in Indiana, fooling us into thinking it is still November. The climatologists blame it on El Nino but that is too complicated for my non-scientific mind to Read the full article…
The Outstater
A Crossroads for IU INDIANA UNIVERSITY will miss the turn. Indeed, Eric Holcomb and his appointed trustees won’t even see it — the turn away from being a hedge fund with a university attached and back toward being a learning and research institution. And if body language is indicative, IU will be one of the last to abandon Read the full article…
The Outstater
More Sheriff, Less DOJ A QUESTION OCURRED this morning as I sipped my Hyson green tea (what was thrown into Boston Harbor) and admired the American flags and Christmas decorations along the cul-de-sac. The question — alarming in itself — was whether the neighborhood association could defend any of that should a radical muslim, antifascist, Black Lives Matter Read the full article…
