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A $100,000 Audience with the Guv “That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.” — Thomas Jefferson FINANCING POLITICS should be a simple matter, or so we argue in “Indiana Mandate: A Return to Founding Principles”: Just ensure that anyone funding a political effort use his own name and money Read the full article…
Snow: An Avian Parable on Polarization
by Nathanael Snow, Ph.D. Over the White River on the east side of Muncie a bridge spans connecting the Kitselman Trail to the Cardinal Greenway. The Canada geese below responded with some interest to the first bits of stale bread I tossed down. As I manifested as the source of manna by throwing more morsels to Read the full article…
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Cracking Down on Crime “Your race card has been denied, do you have another form of argument?” — anonymous. WE CAN HOPE that our city is learning something from the crime crackdown in Washington, D.C. It turns out that if you arrest people for breaking the law, other people, regardless of their background or upbringing, decide Read the full article…
WHITE PAPER: Financing Hoosier Healthcare
The foundation’s white papers are intended to make scholarly research on Indiana issues more widely available to policy analysts and researchers. White Papers represent research in progress and are published to invite comment and discussion as preparation for their submission to academic journals and other professional publications. by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. Shuffling through health Read the full article…
Snow: Gerrymandering Is a Distraction
by Nathanael Snow, Ph.D. Indiana, like most other states, redraws its Congressional voting districts every 10 years when a new Census comes out. Shifts in population within and among states require that new lines are drawn to balance the number of citizens represented in each district. This helps to preserve the connection of citizens to their Read the full article…
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Andre Carson Part III GERRYMANDERING is not an issue for serious minds. It rests on the absurd notion that legislators should choose voters rather than voters choose legislators. Nevertheless, the meeting here Thursday between Gov. Michael Braun and Vice-President J.D. Vance to discuss redistricting requires that it be addressed anew. The late Jim Knoop, a friend Read the full article…
