Franke: The Flag
by Mark Franke The American flag seems to be everywhere these days and I suppose that is a good thing. After all, the flag is a symbol of who we are and what we believe. We are a creedal nation, as George Will describes us. My childhood recollection is that there was a federal law prohibiting Read the full article…
Morris: Local Politics
by Leo Morris I keep pretty good track of changes in the Indiana Code, but I came across one recently that I had missed. As of last year, city police and firefighters no longer have to live inside their county or a bordering county. Now, they can live in a non-bordering county up to 50 Read the full article…
Op-ed: Joe Biden and the Truth
by Donna Volmerding The election of 2020 is the most critical in our lifetimes. I read the position of my local newspaper and I must share another point of view. Joe Biden has disdain for the truth. He has lied about his stance on fracking. On March 15, 2019, he said he wanted “no more Read the full article…
Half Past the Month
“Don’t just do something, stand there.” — the White Rabbit in Walt Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” PUBLIC POLICY got a lot simpler this last year with money and people fleeing the insanities of progressive states like New York, New Jersey, Illinois and California. Opportunity is ours in Indiana if we can only sit still and avoid Read the full article…
Franke: The Libertarian Vote
by Mark Franke What’s a responsible citizen to do given the choices on election ballots these days? I started following presidential elections as a grade-schooler back in 1960 but 2016 was the first one in which I felt neither candidate was worthy of occupying the White House. And I was not alone in that sentiment as Read the full article…
Moss: A Personal Brush with the Cancel Culture
by Richard Moss, M.D. I contend that the term “cancel culture” is far too mannerly and tame. It scarcely captures the degree of hatred the Left and its social media zealots unleash with any transgression from woke orthodoxy. Even doctrinaire liberals, tried and true “progressives” with a lifetime of fidelity, have felt the sting of leftist vengeance after betraying the cause Read the full article…
