Morris: Partisanship and Education
by Leo Morris Indiana Republican lawmakers are considering several issues related to public schools for debate during their next legislative session, begins the story in Newsweek, “including potentially adding the choice to be identified on the ballot with a particular political party when running for a school board seat.” The reaction has been entirely predictable. Adding politics Read the full article…
Franke: A Simple Resolution
by Mark Franke Last year I was a casualty of hubris, the ancient Greek term for incredible egotism leading to stupidity. Maybe that’s not the technical definition as a classical scholar would tell you but it describes my year perfectly. At least it is an accurate description for that aspect of 2021 relating to my Read the full article…
Morris: Paring to the Basics in 2022
Paring to Basics in 2022 by Leo Morris My sister Judy made our mother’s famous – within our circle – yeast rolls for Christmas dinner this year. They were a little heavier than the ones we remembered, but tasty nonetheless. She vowed to keep trying until she got it right. That was exactly the reaction Read the full article…
The Outstater
Hard Times and Cracked Pots “We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.” — Romans 5:3-4 IS IT POSSIBLE to experience life’s problems and crises without expecting the help of government? I am not being flip; human-interest stories are rare that do not involve some sort of centralized, institutional or statist assistance, Read the full article…
McGowan: A Christmas Greeting from Adam Smith
Our friend and adjunct has written this year’s Christmas Letter as if by Adam Smith. He notes that Smith was an ethicist first and an economists only second, writing “Theory of Moral Sentiments” in 1759 (without a revision) and “Wealth of Nations” sevens years later (with five revisions before his death in 1796). by Richard McGowan, Read the full article…
The Outstater
HERE’S A QUESTION for our racial-redemption era: Why would Indiana media, however diminished, ignore the single most accurate predictor of crime and mortality in black youth? That is, the absence of a father in the home, something described in detail almost 60 years ago in Sen. Daniel Moynihan’s famous report to Congress. Before you yell, “racism,” know that Read the full article…
