Moss: Rethinking the ‘Deplorables’
By Richard Moss, MD My neighbors hunt. They can survive in the forest, hills, lakes, and rivers, here in Indiana. They understand the world of nature, its vicissitudes and barbarism. Appreciating its transcendent beauty and cadences, they also accept its fierce cruelties. They do not worship nature. They seek reconciliation with it that they may Read the full article…
Morris: Indiana’s Branding Problem
by Leo Morris I was going to write a wry but pointed column about Indiana’s coming search for a new tourism slogan, something along the lines of, “Wave on your way to Michigan” or, “Thanks for not stopping by.” Our past attempts to snare visitors with a catchy phrase have always come up embarrassingly short. Read the full article…
Schansberg: Hobbits, Wardrobes and Wars
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. If you’re into C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, or the impact of the World Wars on society, religion and culture, I’d recommend Joe Loconte’s book, “A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and a Great War.” Loconte describes Lewis’ faith journey in detail. Well before “Chronicles of Narnia,” he embraced atheism after being raised in Read the full article…
The Outstater
“There is, to put it mildly, a huge spread (in the predictions) — the difference between a death toll on par with the number of people who die from injury and violence annually in the U.S. and one that’s closer to the number of people murdered when the Chinese communists moved to suppress counterrevolutionaries between Read the full article…
Morris: My Local Newspaper, RIP
by Leo Morris The newspaper that employed me for more than 30 years has ceased publication. It feels like a death in the family, and I’ve been trying to imagine the obituary: “The News-Sentinel, 187, native of Fort Wayne, Ind., born in 1833, died in 2020 of natural causes. Cherished by loved ones, true friend Read the full article…
Menge: A Bailout that Doesn’t Bail Out
By Margaret Menge What if the government decided to give a massive amount of money to small businesses to help them survive a pandemic but forgot to include anything to make sure the money was really going to businesses that needed it? It would seem like a fairly big oversight. But that is what has Read the full article…
