Franke: Dumbing Down by Knowing Too Much
by Mark Frank Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? “The Rock” by T. S. Elliot We live in an age of sensory overload. We are tied to gadgets that bombard us with snippets of information which are simply endless data points that never Read the full article…
McGowan: One-Way Environmentalists
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. My friend, a professor of architecture and design, was a member of his small, Ohio town’s planning council. The council tackled the problem of energy loss by the town’s drafty domiciles, especially trailers. The committee wondered what to do about it. “We should tear them down and replace them with more Read the full article…
Bouchie: Court Dissent Based on Factual Error
by Tanner Bouchie The United States Supreme Court has a history of deciding questions of Equal Protection based on social and psychological studies. Studies, however, are often poorly designed and misrepresented by litigants. Appellate judges are especially poorly situated to evaluate those studies to determine the facts of a case at hand. The Court has Read the full article…
Franke: Summer Vacations for the ‘Retired’
by Mark Franke I spent my professional career in higher education administration, specifically in the enrollment and finance areas. What that meant was summer was my busiest time with students to enroll, orient and bill, and then there was the fiscal year closing accounting work. Other than a few days over the course of the Read the full article…
McGowan: Ignoring Crime Patterns
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. June was not a kind month for Indiana. Shortly before Father’s Day, two very young children were fatal victims of child abuse. Then, to end the month, Trooper Aaron N. Smith died after being hit by a stolen car in which two people were fleeing police. Smith was setting up stop Read the full article…
Franke: Major League Baseball, If You Can Afford It
by Mark Franke Now that the patriotic observances are past, it’s time to turn to another pillar of Americanism—baseball. Despite the combined efforts of the Commissioner, the club owners and the players union to price Major League Baseball (MLB) games beyond the financial wherewithal of middle-class Americans, there are those idealists like me who just Read the full article…
