The Outstater
Indy Crime and Overcoming the ‘Envy Barrier’ ALTHOUGH WE OUTSTATE would rather ignore it, someone has to explain what has gone wrong with Indianapolis. This is in reference, of course, to the city’s uncharacteristic inability to address a serious crime problem. Indianapolis made international headlines in this regard recently. Three members of the Dutch Commando Corps, in Read the full article…
The Outstater
Getting a ‘Foothold’ AS PART OF ITS “Foothold” project, our foundation this week sponsored a webinar with Dr. Dennis Ganahl, an independent political consultant. He reminded us that at the most local level the Republican Party isn’t much practical help to local conservatives. Indeed, there it tends to bleed away the best intentions, energy, money and time. Read the full article…
Backgrounder: The Constitution and Abortion
by Tanner Bouchie On August 30, Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against Indiana’s Medical Licensing Board in the Monroe Circuit Court. The lawsuit argued, in part, that Indiana’s Constitution protects the practice of abortion under a theory of privacy. I wonder whether the plaintiffs, represented by the ACLU’s Ken Falk, have ever read the Constitution. Article Read the full article…
Franke: The Virtue of Pestering
by Mark Franke Fort Wayne, my hometown, has a telephone service that residents can use to ask questions, request city services or report situations which require attention from city departments. I’ve never used this service but I have a friend who contacts the 311 folks daily. Of course he is a retiree with plenty of Read the full article…
The Outstater
H.L. Mencken’s Revenge THIS IS my mea culpa, and perhaps it is yours too. When I began editing The Indiana Policy Review, when I first sat in the high-backed chair, I thought I would use our scholars’ knowledge and wisdom to help public officials and political leaders think through Indiana’s challenges. They could better see unintended consequences Read the full article…
Morris: The Lesson of the Bowser Pump
by Leo Morris Two pictures of Indiana. The first picture, from the past. Sylvanus Freelove Bowser was born in 1854 just north of Fort Wayne and, except for a short stay in Kansas, lived in that city for his whole life. According to a 1963 issue of Old Fort News, Bowser was one of 13 Read the full article…
