Morris
Opinion Moves to Page One by Leo Morris I just came across a statement so indefensibly foolish that it is hard to fathom how it showed up in print. “Readers don’t want us to tell them what to think. They don’t believe we have the expertise to tell anyone what to think on most issues. They Read the full article…
The Outstater
A Bollix of Good Intentions The millionaire virtue-signaler in our city — every city has one — has a plan to save those stuck in the poorer part of town. He is going to do this, as close as the uninitiated can tell, by making it look pretty much like the better part of town. Read the full article…
A Check on the Ruling Political Class
This is a plea for money — a heartfelt one, the first such plea in our more than three decades as a tax-exempt Indiana nonprofit corporation. The foundation has a historic disadvantage in fundraising. That is, it has no fundraisers. The minimalist staff is fully engaged in publishing and distributing the work of an intrepid group Read the full article…
The Outstater
The New Boondoggles THE NEW riverfront park with the landscaped hiking trails, the downtown renovation, the convention center, the sports stadium with the attached garages and a mixed-use apartment complex — has it ever crossed your mind that they are all boondoggles? Of course it has. Economists have a nicer term for it. They speak of “rent Read the full article…
Morris: On the Job versus Diploma
by Leo Morris I did not go to college because I wanted to. I went first of all because it was expected of me. I had good grades in high school, and that meant, according to the prevailing custom, you were supposed to continue your studies, especially if you would be the first one in Read the full article…
The Summer Journal Is on its Way
Please click HERE to donate. Your support makes possible the quarterly journal, policy seminars and our weekly backgrounders and columns. The summer journal (cover and index below) will begin distribution June 21. Changing Patterns in K-12 Education THE CENTRALIZATION of K-12 operating expenses has standardized per-student spending, with the downside that curriculum and disciplinary standards in Indiana’s district schools Read the full article…
