Keating: How to Become a Billionaire
by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. A recent article in the New York Times reports that a former security guard in Venezuela became a billionaire even as his country crumbled. The amount of money involved is inconceivable to most of us, yet attainable given just two conditions. First, you must live in a country where government Read the full article…
Morris: Legislating Time
by Leo Morris “Does anybody really know what time it is, “Does anybody really care?” –Robert William Lamm, from the “Chicago Transit Authority” album, 1969 From past experience, we can guess that the Indiana General Assembly will spend at least half its time in the coming session arguing about measures that have no chance of Read the full article…
Half Past the Month: Info by Persona
President Trump is expected to announce he will nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, a Fox News presenter until two years ago, to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. — Associated Press, Dec. 7, 2018 WHAT FATE AWAITS a nation that grades its information on the physical appearance of the source rather Read the full article…
Backgrounder: Closing Coal Plants Will Be Costly
by H. Sterling Burnett, Ph.D. The plan by Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) to shut down two large coal power plants and replace them with renewable energy sources is bad for ratepayers and bad for the state’s business climate. In fact, the only winner is NIPSCO, who will reap profits on the backs of Read the full article…
Backgrounder: TIF Data Held Close to the Vest
“Something worth doing is worth measuring.” — Dr. John Crawford, Fort Wayne City Council by Ken Davidson Over the course of the past three years, obtaining information on Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts has been made difficult and in some ways impossible. In 2016, shortly after articles appeared in the quarterly Indiana Policy Review, the Read the full article…
Morris: A Government Upside Down
by Leo Morris I was intrigued by a recent CNHI News story to the effect that Michigan’s legalization of marijuana for recreational use could create headaches for police in northern Indiana. For one thing, they have to be on the lookout for those legally using weed in Michigan who might be a little lax about Read the full article…
