Bouchie: An Indiana Case Defined What Is a ‘Right’
by Tanner Bouchie Earlier this week, the foundation’s columnist Leo Morris provided a thoughtful piece, “Be Careful What You Consider Your ‘Right’.” The consideration of commercial services as rights reminded me of the 1821 case of Mary Clark, “a Woman of Colour, “ in which Clark, a formerly enslaved woman petitioned for release from a 20-year Read the full article…
The Outstater
The Death of the Newspaper Biz “Any of us who has ever been at a zoning meeting with our own property at stake is aware of the urge to cut through all the pernicious bullshit and go straight to firearms.” — David Mamet NEWSMEN OF MY AGE benefited greatly from the shift to corporate ownership of Read the full article…
Franke: DST: Dumb and Double-Dumb
by Mark Franke Here we go again. Indiana and most other states in our More Perfect Union have doubled down on dumb once more in pursuit of ever-elusive increased interstate commerce revenues, reduced energy consumption, improved driving safety and higher SAT scores. Why ending world hunger and achieving lasting Middle East peace aren’t on this Read the full article…
Morris: Be Careful What You Consider Your ‘Right’
by Leo Morris I hope to make lots of new friends today by reminding Hoosiers of something: You do not have a right to food, shelter or health care. Before I am accused of being selfish and heartless, which I assuredly will be, let’s try to make a distinction. Yes, you do need those things Read the full article…
Moss: Barack Obama and the Racial Divide
by Richard Moss, M.D. The rhetoric and uproar over the beating death this January of Trye Nichols by five black police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, demonstrates how badly the “conversation” over race has deteriorated. One would think that a crime involving blacks killing another black would lack a racial angle to exploit. Alas, in today’s Read the full article…
Franke: The Essentiality of the Constitution
by Mark Franke “To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.” These words represent the first purpose for the existence of the American Legion and holds this place of honor in the preamble to its constitution. I recently attended the American Legion’s National Legislative Conference and was reminded once again of Read the full article…
