Morris: The Hypocrisy Line
by Leo Morris I’ve mentioned this in passing in a couple of columns, but I think it bears some elaboration: Hypocrisy is a very boring subject. It’s the cheapest sort of complaint to make against somebody, reflexive and shallow. Very high schoolish. When we first understand the power of logic and the beauty of destroying Read the full article…
Menge: Hoosier Votes Canceled
by Margaret Menge What does Indiana have to do with the allegations of widespread fraud in the presidential election in several Democrat-controlled cities? Quite a lot, if you think about it. It’s likely that the 1.7 million Hoosiers who voted for Donald Trump for President this year were disenfranchised, their votes canceled out by the Read the full article…
The Outstater
“Former Reality TV Show Host’s Son Tests Positive for COVID-19” — Yahoo reporting that Donald Trump, Jr., had tested positive for the virus THE THOUGHT OCCURS that the reason criticism of journalism has so little effect is that it is directed at individuals who aren’t actually journalists. The profession has changed into something else entirely, something beyond recognition or Read the full article…
Franke: We Can Be Thankful Even Now
by Mark Franke I listened in the other day while my wife read a Thanksgiving story to our grandchildren. It was the traditional story with Pilgrims and Squanto and a shared dinner. Then, the book was published in 1973 before political correctness was running amok. This book, “The Pilgrims’ First Thanksgiving” by Ann McGovern, paints an idyllic Read the full article…
Morris: Giving Thanks for our Choices
by Leo Morris Her name was Judy – no point in making up a protect-her-privacy name for her at this point. She was a year behind me in high school – a junior when I was a senior – so our paths did not cross that often. But a few subjects were taught without regard Read the full article…
Half Past the Month
“This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.” — the character Jackie Brown in the 1971 novel “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” by George Higgins. IF YOU WANT your Indiana city to prosper these next few years, there is something you can do. Write your councilman, your party chairman, the prosecuting attorney or anyone else Read the full article…
