McGowan: Diversity? Plato Has a Few Questions
by Richard J. McGowan, Ph.D. Plato’s dialogue, “Meno,” begins abruptly. Meno asks Socrates, “Can ethics be taught?” I followed Plato’s approach. On the first day of class, I asked my students, “Can ethics be taught?” They wrote that “Ethics and moral standards depend on the individual and their upbringing,” “Morals are not absolute in that they Read the full article…
Morris: Stepping Away From Nation-Building
by Leo Morris On CBS-TV’s Sunday Morning this week, a former Army sergeant who left parts of both arms and legs in Afghanistan came on and tried to say something positive in the face of our ugly retreat from that country. He talked about being “angry, hurt, depressed and hopeless” after his injuries but finding solace in Read the full article…
The Outstater
THE GOVERNOR, following form, has created a new state health commission with former state senator Luke Kenley as its chairman. Because that’s what we need right now, isn’t it? Another layer of bureaucracy, this one wielding gubernatorial power over what medicine we can have and when we can have it. Its mandate is unlimited, according to a commission Read the full article…
Franke: Absolutes Define a Culture
by Mark Franke I am blessed in having many exceptionally intelligent friends, several of whom deserve the adjective brilliant. Most have doctorates in something and I don’t hesitate to query them on every occasion which presents itself. One such friend is a semi-retired theology professor. Every time I listen to him, I feel like my Read the full article…
Morris: The Flip Side of Civic Involvement
by Leo Morris Early in my newspaper career, I learned that our education reporter had tried to engineer a takeover of the school board behind the scenes. He was also a parent, and he was unhappy with the elementary school his children were assigned to. He wanted some changes made, which would have been unlikely Read the full article…
Half Past the Month
Mayor Hogsett Maps Out Indianapolis Public ‘Safety’ “They shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid.” — Micah 4:4, quoted by George Washington in his 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport. FOR MORE THAN A HALF CENTURY, since the riots in the Watts district Read the full article…
