Franke: A Beer Away from the NBA
by Mark Franke When I was nine years old, my career goal was to play center field for the New York Yankees after Mickey Mantle retired. Then I got bifocals and couldn’t figure out which ball coming toward me to swing at. No problem. Moving up to fifth grade the next year made me eligible Read the full article…
Neal: Christian Persecution Increasing
by Andrea Neal It is a given that American Christians will gather in churches this Advent season to celebrate the miracle of Christmas. We will hear the familiar passage from Isaiah 9:6: “For a child has been born for us, a son given to us,” words that foretold a messiah’s birth. We will sing “Silent Read the full article…
Morris: The ‘Smartest’ State?
by Leo Morris When I was in high school, we all knew who the smart kids were. They were the ones who had the most answers, solved problems the quickest, scored the highest on tests. I suspect nothing’s changed. Go into any high school today, pick out any student at random to ask, and you’ll Read the full article…
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…
