The Outstater
Cause and effect, chain of eventsAll of the chaos makes perfect senseWhen you’re spinnin’ roundThings come undoneWelcome to Earth, third rock from the Sun — Joe Difie THINKING ABOUT the political repercussions of an Indianapolis crime wave, a friend reminded me of a quite different catastrophe — the Chicago blizzard of 1978. My friend’s point was Read the full article…
Morris: Vietnam and the Rules of War
by Leo Morris I was leaving the gym last Wednesday when Tony told me they would be closed on Friday and Monday. “Why?” I asked. “What’s going on?” “Oh, you know, just adding another day off and making it an extra-long holiday weekend.” “What holiday?” Oh, that one. Of all the ones to let sneak Read the full article…
ALERT: Indiana AG Rules Against IU Vaccine Order
(May 26) — Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita today issued an opinion in support of an IU Board of Trustee candidate who challenged the university’s decision that all faculty and staff be required to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Margaret Menge, an adjunct scholar of the Indiana Policy Review, argued that the school will be in violation of state law if Read the full article…
Franke: Our Post-Pandemic Selves
by Mark Franke “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.” These haunting words of poet William Butler Yeats were written in 1919. His poem “The Second Coming” was a reflection on a world in chaos, spiraling ever downward. Think of what confronted him then: a world war that caused 14 million deaths; a bloody revolution Read the full article…
The Outstater
As I write, our governor is winging his way to the Middle East on a visit that he believes will somehow advance the interests of Hoosiers. Eric Holcomb’s press release announcing the trip to Israel “at the invitation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu” included the customary disclaimer that no taxpayer funds will be used. That may only mean that the trip cannot Read the full article…
Morris: Fear Makes a Poor Motivator
by Leo Morris When I was just a child, I roamed all over the hills of Eastern Kentucky, sometimes with friends, sometimes alone, recklessly climbing trees, exploring abandoned mines and generally tempting fate to the point of taunting it. Our family moved to Fort Wayne when I was 12, and I regularly walked the mile Read the full article…
