Morris: The Radio Show in my Mind
by Leo Morris The president of the United States – the leader of the free world, arguably the most powerful person on the planet – has contracted a dangerous virus, and I’m not sure how I should act. Oh, I know very well what I’m supposed to do. I must choose a side and root Read the full article…
Backgrounder: Donald Rainwater, the Surprise Libertarian
by Margaret Menge If you haven’t yet heard his name, you’ll probably be hearing it soon. The Libertarian candidate for governor, Donald Rainwater, has suddenly become a contender, thanks to an online poll of likely voters in early September showing him with 24 percent support, and he’s now running radio ads on stations up and Read the full article…
Franke: Thoughts on How the Devout Might Vote
by Mark Franke I enjoy the intellectual stimulation I get from conversing with those with different perspectives and experiences from my own. One such group is a half dozen or so Roman Catholics who tolerate my Lutheran heresy once each month at our regular breakfast meetings. It must be their concept of affirmative action while Read the full article…
Morris: The Holcomb, Myers Malaise
by Leo Morris I’m thinking of doing something different in the gubernatorial election. Some will say I would be wasting my vote. The same temptation teased me in the 2016 presidential election. Disgusted that our political process delivered the two worst candidates imaginable in Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, I flirted with the idea of Read the full article…
Backgrounder: A Special Interest at Work
by Jason Arp What does it mean to be a community leader or a business leader in your town? In the city where I serve on the council it can mean something different than what the casual observer might think. Sadly, it can mean someone who uses the power of government to further their business interests by either extracting Read the full article…
The Outstater
CARMEL IS A MODERN real estate phenomenon with a per capita income twice the national average. This was largely the result of middle-class families in the 1960s fleeing crime and the Indianapolis School District. Indeed, its population growth exemplifies “white flight,” going from about 1,500 in 1960 to 18,000 two decades later. In recent years, though, it also has become a Read the full article…
