Franke: Making Sense of English
by Mark Franke I used to find English class one of the most boring of all the subjects I suffered through in elementary and high school. I wanted nothing to do with it, even more so than those hated math classes. It wasn’t the teachers; it was the subject matter. The only part I liked was Read the full article…
The Outstater
“The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it is so rare.” — Daniel Patrick Moynihan ERIC HOLCOMB’S JOB seems to be to make the imagined world of his ruling political class palatable to us common zeks. As such, he is making a mess of it — particularly in the intractable matter of Read the full article…
Keating: Putnam’s ‘Upswing’
by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. The significant contributions of the American political scientist Robert Putnam, author of “Bowling Alone” and ”Our Kids” are widely recognized. His new book, “The Upswing,” co-authored with Shaylyn Romney Garrett, similarly consists of careful analysis of societal trends but is somewhat troubling given the authors’ conclusions and prescriptions. Many share the authors’ Read the full article…
Morris: Our Last Redoubt
by Leo Morris In Huntington, the powers that be are getting a little high-handed, so some residents are getting a little testy. It’s politics at its best and worst. Late last month, the City Council passed an ordinance that, among other things, put some teeth in Gov. Holcomb’s mask mandate. Police can issue a written Read the full article…
The Outstater
WE ARE ACCUSED HERE of being against all laws, even those that would require us to wear swatches of cloth over our mouth and nose as a medical fashion. That is unfair. Below we list a few government actions that have our wholehearted support, some of them laws and others resolutions. The issues range from campaign ribbons to Half Windsors. And yes, a Read the full article…
Franke: Old Enough to Vote?
by Mark Franke A high school-aged friend of mine asked me a question which had never entered my mind. Should the voting age be lowered to 16? She was working on a paper for her rhetoric class and that was the assigned topic. The situation required a dodge, certainly not the formal rhetorical term her teacher would Read the full article…
