Welcome to Tammany Hall, Indiana
“Nearly a third of property taxes now collected by City Hall go into 143 special taxing districts controlled by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and aldermen, according to a new report by Cook County Clerk David Orr” — Chicago Tribune, July 24, 2018 by Craig Ladwig “I don’t care who does the electing, so long as I Read the full article…
Op-Ed: Getting Rid of an Anti-Growth Property Tax
by Mitch Harper A few years ago, my city council considered a personal property tax abatement for a specific business. There was a lengthy discussion of the particulars of that request — quite lengthy. After the other council members had spoken, I raised my hand. I noted we had used up a lot of time Read the full article…
Morris: A Writer’s Discipline
by Leo Morris In 1657 the mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote a letter in which he included the following apology (translated from the French): “I have made this longer than usual because I have not had time to make it shorter.” I suspect that the Indiana Policy Review’s Craig Ladwig has that quote framed Read the full article…
The Outstater
(For the use of the membership only.) “I have never worked with a more honorable man than Dan Coats. He oozes integrity out of every pore. He is motivated by a sense of patriotism and duty to the security and the safety of this nation. I would tell anyone to heed his advice and his Read the full article…
Franke: Alexander Hamilton and the American Dream
by Mark Franke I am conflicted. I love history. One of my historical heroes is Alexander Hamilton. I wrote what was the equivalent of my senior thesis as an undergraduate major in economics on Hamilton’s plan to put the new nation on a sound financial footing. Needless to say, I have looked up to Alexander Read the full article…
McGowan: Into the Slag Heap of Affirmative Action
“There are very mediocre people out there who run stuff, but nobody out there told them they can’t. You’re just as capable.” — Michelle Obama to the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, quoted by Suzette Hackney in the Feb. 13 Indianapolis Star by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. Recent news stories have again focused on affirmative action, Read the full article…
