The Outstater
The Secret to Reelection: Money and Malleability SOME HOLD HOPE that the Indiana Republican Party in its supermajority or even democracy in general is going to get us back on course. That hope doesn’t appear to float. Transparency USA tells us that the top three Indiana GOP Senate fundraisers all won reelection outspending their opponents in both the Read the full article…
Franke: Prudence: Now More Than Ever
by Mark Franke “O, Wisdom, proceeding from the mouth of the Most High, pervading and permeating all creation, mightily ordering all things. Come, and teach us the way of prudence.” For liturgically minded Christians the Great O Antiphons mark the most contemplative part of Advent. Meant to be chanted one each day beginning on Dec. 17, Read the full article…
Schansberg: We All Stereotype
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. This year is the 100th anniversary of the term “stereotype” in its modern sense. The term was coined in the late-19th century to describe printing plates and the setting of “type” to produce printed materials. Back in the day, paper and ink were pressed against a plate to produce sheets for newspaper, books, Read the full article…
Franke: What Does ‘Conservative’ Mean?
by Mark Franke Most people probably think of the ideological spectrum as a straight line, running left to right or right to left depending on one’s perspective. This places the extremes at the edges, furthest from each other. The middle holds the moderates, those who are considered the most reasonable and open-minded, if one identifies Read the full article…
Morris: The Bulls in the China Shop
by Leo Morris Poor Eric Doden. The Fort Wayne businessman has been hugely successful in large part because of his ability to maneuver through bureaucratic government mazes. He calculated that his close ties with the ruling class, an early announcement and a campaign war chest approaching $3 million might give him an easy run as Read the full article…
The Outstater
Knock, Knock . . I READ A LOT OF HEADLINES. To save time, I’ve learned to sort them into three stacks. The one is announcing that someone has devised a way to help absolutely everybody absolutely equally. The other is that the Biden administration, which has promised to destroy the nation for reasons that only future historians Read the full article…
