Van Cott: Why State Borders Are Important
by T. Norman Van Cott, Ph.D. To many Americans, the mention of Florida conjures up images of orange juice. For others, it’s Disney theme parks, a place to escape harsh winters, or even a place to spend the rest of your life. All represent things Floridians export to other Americans. Popular thinking aside, there is Read the full article…
Van Cott: ‘Starvation’ Wages
by T. Norman Van Cott, Ph.D. Whether one is a . . . churchman or a heathen, it is useful to know the causes and consequences of economic phenomena. — George Stigler (Nobel Prize in Economics, 1982) “Forgive us, Lord, for we eat food harvested by people working for starvation wages.” So spoke the leader Read the full article…
Morris: Pence at Taylor
by Leo Morris I did not attend my college commencement because, at the time, it did not seem that obvious a demarcation in my life. I’d split my post-secondary time between two schools, with military service in the middle. I still lived with my parents for the first phase at Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne and commuted Read the full article…
Morris: Heavenly Indiana
by Leo Morris It’s amazing how so-called professional journalists can report the bare facts and somehow miss the bigger story right in front of them. Here is the news report from KOB-4 out of Albuquerque, N.M.: Two girls in Roswell had a plan to get a message to their grandparents in Heaven. Shayla and Haylie Read the full article…
Half Past the Month
“To be attached to the subdivision, to love the little platoon we belong to in society, is the first principle (the germ as it were) of public affections. It is the first link in the series by which we proceed towards a love to our country, and to mankind.” — Edmund Burke A FAVORITE HOOSIER, Read the full article…
Op-Ed: Magic Election Coverage
THE FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE treats journalism as a magic show where key facts are hidden from subscribers trying to match reality with what they read at election time. It is to be expected, then, that the newspaper would keep its show on the road after Tuesday’s primary. Its May 9 editorial pulled this rabbit Read the full article…
