Morris: Mass Shootings
by Leo Morris No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye. – Aristotle I’ve always resisted the temptation to comment on mass shootings, partly because it is difficult to add anything new or useful to the discussion, and partly because I don’t want to contribute to the Read the full article…
Sept. 12 Seminar: The Politics of Local Investment
HAVE YOU NOTICED that your elected representatives only pretend to care what you think? That your newspaper heralds one new economic development “investment” after another but nobody can find a better job? The annual seminar is set for Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Sycamore Country Club in Terre Haute. We Read the full article…
Schansberg: Mamet’s ‘Secret Knowledge’
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. Bernie Sanders has been fun to watch the last few weeks as he struggles to run a campaign under the principles he claims to believe. Either you’re a hypocrite (as Sanders has often been on socialism) or you try to live out its principles and it costs you a ton (as Read the full article…
McGowan: Women, Men, Soccer and Equality
by Richard McGowan Years ago, I asked my wife to watch a women’s basketball game at Butler. She declined the invitation even though the games were free to attend. I took my oldest son and several of his friends to the game. At the time, we held season tickets, for $500, to watch the Butler Read the full article…
The Outstater: Are We All Baltimoreans Now?
Are We all Baltimore Now? “Whew, Jesus. Oh, my God, you can smell the dead animals.” — Then-Mayor Catherine Pugh touring an east Baltimore neighborhood in September 2018 MY CITY, PERHAPS FOR THE FIRST TIME in its history, is facing serious problems with orderly trash disposal, not comparable with Baltimore as yet but nonetheless alarming Read the full article…
Morris: Rethinking the Moon Landing
by Leo Morris I’m a little late in commenting on the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, deliberately. I wanted to think about it a bit, see what I could find beyond my immediate, visceral reaction: It was the greatest achievement in human history, and I have trouble understanding people who won’t acknowledge that. I’ve Read the full article…
