The Reality Check
Q. Regarding historical accuracy, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with how socialism is taught in Indiana public schools? Click HERE to participate in this quarter’s sample of membership opinion.
Half Past the Month
A DIGITAL ECONOMICS EXPERT at the University of North Carolina estimates that for every newspaper that has closed in recent years, 10 have been so hollowed out that they exist in name only. She calls them “ghost papers,” newspapers that pretend to report the news but lack the resources to do so. There could be Read the full article…
Morris: Social Media Makes for Lousy Consensus
by Leo Morris I’ve been reading up on the wisdom of the crowd, the theory holding that a large group of people’s aggregated answers to certain questions are often superior to the answer given by any individual within the group, even one judged to be an expert on the subject at hand. It’s a well-documented Read the full article…
Eco-Devo: A Story of Diminished Expectations
by Dave Penticuff The best thing, we think, about Foxconn Technology Group’s now reconsidered plans for a U.S. manufacturing plant is that they apparently never considered my Indiana county for the project. Where we would be if they had turned to our County Economic Growth Council for incentives to locate in our community? We’d be Read the full article…
Morris: Captain Holcomb Sets Sail
by Leo Morris I hired someone to do something around my house recently, and when the job was done, I texted a message of appreciation: “Good job at a fair price. Thanks.” Don’t know what I expected – perhaps a hearty “You’re welcome” or a cheery “Don’t mention it, that’s what we’re here for” – Read the full article…
Backgrounder: Impeaching the Court
by Mark Franke We’ve been here before, the “here” being an attempted politicization of the Supreme Court by a political party. Justice Brett Kavanaugh is being lined up as the next target. Once the midterm elections gave the Democrats a majority in the House of Representatives, new Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler was overheard plotting Read the full article…
