‘Indiana Mandate’ Is Now on Sale
A Return to Founding Principles You can now order “Indiana Mandate: A Return to Founding Principles” at the member price of $19.54 with free delivery for a limited time. Amazon.com/books. With both a presidential election and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaching, the Indiana Policy Review, through the lens of the Declaration, examines 75 of Read the full article…
Gaski: The Dems and Their Biden (and Harris) Problem
by John F. Gaski, Ph.D. Satire Alert: Channeling and appropriating the reverse-projective style of William Safire: 1) in tribute to the late New York Times columnist; 2) for possible reader nostalgia; and 3) because the situation calls for it. Pundits and pols speculate that we Democrats might find a way to remove Joe Biden from Read the full article…
Franke: The Sovereignty of Conscience
by Mark Franke When should one’s conscience have the final say in a dilemma? Or must it answer to a higher authority? And if such a higher authority exists, what is it? Last week I was part of a discussion with a roomful of students enrolled in a seminar focused on the relationship between church Read the full article…
The Outstater
The Sole Proprietor Is Passé MY GRANDFATHER businessman used to say his life was getting too “busy.” Well, we are way past that now. Extracurricular and regulatory responsibilities have made life for a business owner downright hectic, demonically so. I say that because the Devil loves an impossible task and our days are full of them. Running Read the full article…
Keating: Do Great Masters Cheat When Using ChatGPT?
(This is a draft copy, not for publication or distribution.) By Barry Keating, Ph.D., an adjunct scholar of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation and Professor Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. Johannes Vermeer, the artist, produced about 35 works that are attributed to him with relative certainty. His most famous painting is arguably Girl Read the full article…
The Outstater
A Word for You Old Fellows BEING A MAN OF WORDS, I must take them seriously. Recently I discovered a new one that has wide application to my life, explaining vexations that previously were invexible. The word is “non-cognizable.” Yes, I have stretched its meaning somewhat to fit my purposes but that is a feature of the Read the full article…
