A Callow Strike for a ‘Perfect’ Climate
by Ken Bisson, M.D. Young people around the world went on “strike” Friday as a statement of their concern about climate change. Perhaps that makes this a good time to consider climate change on a scale much larger than their short lifetimes. Since our earth first obtained an atmosphere, the global climate has been changing. Read the full article…
Morris: Paths of Least Resistance
by Leo Morris Those of us with libertarian instincts who want less from government – less spending, less growth, less meddling with the private sector – are frustrated at every level. We’ve all but given up on Washington, and even state capitals seem more interested in directing their citizens than in serving them. That leaves Read the full article…
Getting a Foothold
THE PARTICIPANTS in our seminar earlier this month were challenged to name one Indiana city council with a majority of members committed to smaller government. They could not. Indeed, they couldn’t remember one — ever. It was attestation that we’re losing the battle and the war. It’s time to change the strategy For starters, we Read the full article…
‘Unleash Leo’ 2020
THE FOUNDATION NEEDS YOUR HELP continuing the weekly column of veteran newsman Leo Morris. If you mark your $50 annual membership fee “Unleash Leo” we will add another three months to the subscription. Leo’s voice is essential to the Indiana public discussion. A Vietnam veteran and a son of the coal mines, Leo describes himself as a libertarian-conservative hybrid Read the full article…
Morris: A Happy Birthday
by Leo Morris I quietly celebrated another year above ground earlier this month and realized I had reached the fourth stage of birthday celebrations. The first stage comes when we are young and yearn to be older. We want to escape childhood and reach the magic age of 13, gateway to the teenage years. We Read the full article…
Franke: Constitution Day
by Mark Franke As he was leaving the Constitutional Convention for the last time, a citizen asked Benjamin Franklin what the delegates had given her and her fellows. “A republic, if you can keep it.” To be precise, what Franklin and his colleagues had given us was a document that serves as the philosophical and Read the full article…
