Morris: the ‘Sweet Spot’
by Leo Morris Clichés are the cicadas of language. They disappear for years at a time, then show up in force again when you least expect them, to buzz and click their way into your brain. This season’s returnee is “sweet spot” as a political goal. The Times of Northwest Indiana had a story in Read the full article…
Franke: The Ocasio-Cortez Constitution
by Mark Franke We were recently treated to an exchange between U. S. Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Liz Cheney about the purpose of the 22st Amendment to the Constitution. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, who never fails to entertain and amaze, asserted it was passed by Republicans to prevent President Franklin D. Roosevelt from being elected for another Read the full article…
Penticuff: Grant for Grads
by David Penticuff Our “Grant for Grads” program is gone, for which we are grateful. In a fit of logic and submission to real life, our county economic growth council will no longer be shoveling so many tax dollars out the door to new college graduates in order to entice them to buy or rent Read the full article…
Franke: It’s Spring and Baseball Is Back
by Mark Franke Okay, so I’m not young anymore and haven’t been for a long time. But I still experience that mystical excitement every April just like when I was a boy and a new baseball season took off. My grandchildren don’t understand this, but we really did go through life back then without hundreds Read the full article…
Morris: The Pothole Challenge
by Leo Morris You’ve all heard the complaint. “If America can put a man on the moon, why can’t it . . . cure the common cold, or develop a long-lasting battery, or stop spending more than it takes in, or (fill in your favorite frustration)?” My current, less sweeping, version of that lament is: Read the full article…
Half Past the Month
Editors: You can check the social-capital index of your readership in the current issue of The Indiana Policy Review, “Social Capital: How It’s Created,” appendix tables, pp. 35-37 by Craig Ladwig A social-capital index for my Indiana county has decreased even as the population has increased. And a low ranking on such an index, according Read the full article…
