Talking Points for Teens Headed Back to School
Students who publicly express conservative opinions at school often are mocked or bullied by classmates and typically find their views caricatured or misrepresented. As you prepare to return to campus this fall, you may be faced with significant peer pressure to adopt the most radical positions of the “social justice” and Black Lives Matter (BLM) Read the full article…
Franke: Secession ‘Lite’
Secession ‘Lite’: The Federalist Solution by Mark Franke Our nation is in trouble, deep trouble, and there is no gainsaying that. We have always been divided as a people, at least during my lifetime. Perhaps the 1950s with Ike in the White House is an exception but then I may be looking back on a Read the full article…
Morris: Big Changes in Small Change
by Leo Morris In this time of national nervousness, with pandemic fears and civil unrest widening our already vast political divide, I am just one of the little people waiting for the change our leaders have promised. And they all have done it. Sometimes, they just hint that a new direction is called for. Donald Read the full article…
Schansberg: Statistical Discrimination
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. I had an interesting moment with a student this summer. He emailed to ask for a religious accommodation to join his family in celebrating Eid al-Fitr — a Muslim holy day that celebrates the end of Ramadan. I’m happy to grant schedule extensions in these cases. Until the email, I knew Read the full article…
Half Past the Month
by Craig Ladwig I may be hypersensitive to the plight of 79-year-old Charlotte Martin, who lost her position last week with a county political party. The Indianapolis Star, you see, found out she was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It is easy for me to imagine that generations from now my great-great-grandaughters, should they have joined a Daughters of Read the full article…
Morris: Indiana — What’s in a Name?
by Leo Morris “Indiana” has to go, so we’ll need to come up with a new name for the state. That’s not an outrageous statement. It can be logically inferred from remarks by Gov. Eric Holcomb. At a recent press conference, a reporter hit the governor with a question that went something like: In light Read the full article…
