Gaski: A City Afraid of its Own Shadow
by John Gaski, Ph.D. Several years ago, the South Bend Tribune printed a speculative, futuristic rendering of a potential South Bend skyline, along with an article featuring the titular question, “Can We Dream Big?” Most readers likely had my same natural reaction, to wit: The dream hardly matters and speculation is idle as long as Read the full article…
Shansberg: ‘Socialism’
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. Economists Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell have written “Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World” — a breezy book on a stale and lousy economic system. Its casual tone is rooted in their use of beer as a metaphor and a key prop to describe socialism in Read the full article…
Morris: Texas Has it Right
by Leo Morris “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.” – Gideon J. Tucker, 1866 I just visited my brother in Texas. Let me tell you a little about that state. It is so big that it could encompass Indiana and 12 other states with plenty of room Read the full article…
‘It’s Time to Use our Outside Voices’
SOME YEARS AGO two officers of this foundation sat down with a powerful GOP committee chairman. We were there to discuss a year-long study that explained why teachers were concerned about Indiana education and how the Statehouse could make teachers’ lives better and their classrooms more effective places to learn. The committee chairman read the Read the full article…
Schansberg: The Warren Flip
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. When one of my sons does something unexpected, I like to joke: “Who are you and what have you done with my son?” After reading Elizabeth Warren’s three books on politics, I had the same question about her. The first, “The Two-Income Trap” in 2003, is moderate or even conservative. Some Read the full article…
Keating: Indiana Tax Rates
by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. Larry DeBoer and Tamara Ogle of Purdue University presented a comprehensive webinar last month entitled “On Local Government: A Look at State and Local Taxes in Indiana.” It is worthwhile summarizing a few of their findings. The webinar, sponsored by Community Development Extension, asked, “How high or low are Indiana’s Read the full article…
