The Outstater
Where Are All the People? ACCORDING TO the most recent census figures my city gained only a few hundred people in 2021 through migration, perhaps a quarter of it from other countries. When you figure in natural population loss and screen for a solid middle-class citizenry we may be at stagnation levels. This is so even though Read the full article…
White Paper: Critical Race Theory 102
by Jeff Abbott, Ph.D. Some people believe there is a hidden conspiracy among certain groups to clandestinely push Critical Race Theory (CRT) upon the nation’s school children. However, they are wrong. No one is covertly pushing CRT upon innocent school children from the shadows. They are instead pushing CRT from their public web sites and Read the full article…
White Paper: A Survey of Indiana’s K-12 Education: Changing Patterns
by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. Hoosiers hold opinions about K-12 education: where it should take place, who should pay, and how to determine its quality. The assumption that the K-12 student next door is attending the traditional public school down the street or the religiously affiliated one around the corner is no longer valid. The Read the full article…
The Outstater
Let the Yard Signs Bloom — A friend no longer gives to Indiana political campaigns. To be more specific, he no longer gives to the reelection campaigns of House Republicans stamped with party approval. The reasoning is logical, not ideological, and conforms to the realpolitik of a supermajority: His representative doesn’t need the money, having already Read the full article…
Morris
THE HOLCOMB ‘TRANS’ VETO by Leo Morris I was a little taken aback a few days ago on reading of praise for Governor Holcomb’s “conservative” approach in vetoing a bill that would have banned transgender girls from competing on girls sports teams. He said he was taking the action because, “[T]he presumption of the policy , Read the full article…
The Outstater
A CENSUS REALITY CHECK: A cover essay of The Indiana Policy Review some years ago featured a study entitled “The Nine States of Indiana.” It described with various metrics the nine distinct economic regions of the state. Wouldn’t you think that each would develop a different economic strategy — perhaps different even from city to Read the full article…
