Morris: It’s More Serious than Gerrymandering
by Leo Morris “Indiana must rid itself of the electoral cancer of gerrymandering so it can have more competitive legislative districts.” That’s one of those political truisms – like “Not enough people vote, so we must make the process easier” – so unquestioned that hardly anyone ever looks at the other side. And voting rights Read the full article…
Leo Morris Wins State’s Top Journalism Award
Leo Morris, columnist for The Indiana Policy Review, was named Best Editorial Writer yesterday by the Hoosier State Press Association for work done as the editorial page editor of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. “There were many good entries in this category,” the judge wrote. “(Morris) led the pack with a good package that spoke to transparency and fairness, and Read the full article…
The Outstater: ‘Student Learning’? What a Great Idea
READING THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, the first reaction was a warm fuzzy feeling of agreement, an odd sensation these days. “Education Policy Priorities Listed,” the headline read. It quoted the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction as saying that her top priority this year would be “student learning.” But wait, what else would it be? What have Read the full article…
Huston: Hating Trump Is not a Public Policy Position
Yuval Levin is a serious guy who has written widely and intelligently on subjects of interest to conservatives. He is also a Never Trumper who plumbs the depths of his imagination to come up with new reasons why Donald Trump is a disaster for the country and an affront to right-thinking conservatives. Writing in the Read the full article…
The Numbers on Assault: An Argument for the New Chivalry
by Dick McGowan, Ph.D. Years ago, I argued for a double standard for men and women with regard to domestic violence. I’d become familiar with a 25-year study by Gelles and Strauss, presented in “Violence in American Families,” which showed that “women assault their partners at about the same rate as men assault their partners. This Read the full article…
Credit Mobilier Redux
by Jason Arp to the American Principles Project, Nov. 29 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Thank you all for having me. I can’t tell you what a thrill it is to be here today. I blather on about free enterprise and the importance of private property rights all the time back in Fort Wayne. Read the full article…
