Schansberg: ‘Winning’ a War
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. The year is 1943. America has entered World War II in full force and Germany is on the defensive. In the minds of many, the war was all but won. But what would we do with the victory? “In The Year of our Lord 1943: Christian Humanism in an Age of Read the full article…
Backgrounder: Crime Stats
A CHART BY the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in a June 18 editorial confuses Indiana’s gun-crime statistics. The editorial, “Threat of Inaction: Weekend Shootings Drive Home Urgency,” attempts to support the gun-control position of past Fort Wayne Mayor Paul Helmke, formerly director of the Brady Center/Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in Washington, D.C., now Read the full article…
Morris: A Bureaucratic Diaspora
by Leo Morris My reaction might not have been typical. I saw that photo of employees turning their backs on Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and did not immediately decry the insolent rudeness of federal bureaucrats. I felt sorry for them. I was thinking about cats. Many people – dog owners, typically – incorrectly assume that Read the full article…
The Outstater
OK, ERIC HOLCOMB is not my type of governor for a dozen reasons, none of which is particularly fair or kind. My criticism, therefore, can be dismissed as heckling. That said, and absent serious statewide media, someone must point out how out of touch this man is. Does he have any clue what working-class Hoosierdom Read the full article…
Penticuff: We’re Hurt by What We Don’t Know
by David Penticuff The nonchalance public officials in Indiana show practical democracy and the public’s right to know is perhaps only rivaled by the indifference of the public itself. That is how a parasitic bumbledom thrives. It’s just too much trouble to keep everyone honest and expose how public treasure is spent for personal gain. Read the full article…
Op-Ed: Crime? Don’t Trust Paul Helmke’s Analysis
“One of the vehicles crashed into a telephone pole in the 3400 block of Wells Street and two suspects fled into the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. Parts of the zoo were evacuated as police apprehended two of the suspects.” — June 14, 2019, WANE TV “A man was shot to death in the Walmart parking Read the full article…
