Op-Ed: Motive Matters in Annexation
by Jason Arp My constituents are scratching their heads. They don’t remember annexation being a topic of discussion during last year’s municipal elections. There was discussion of riverfront development. There were whispers about an arena. But not a word about annexation. It’s difficult, then, for a councilman to gauge citywide sentiment on the issue. Many Read the full article…
The Outstater: The ‘Rules’ of Politics
“The rules are the rules.” — House Speaker Paul Ryan by Craig Ladwig It should make you nervous to hear politicians cite the “rules” of politics. You start wondering what they are up to. For we all know that in politics there are no rules. Gen. Carl von Clausewitz famously observed that war is the Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (75): Vice President Marshall
by Andrea Neal For nearly a century, Indiana has been known as the “Mother of Vice Presidents.” From 1868 to 1916, ten vice presidential nominees hailed from Indiana. In 1916, Indiana could not miss: Thomas R. Marshall of Columbia City was running for re-election as Woodrow Wilson’s vice president on the Democratic Party ticket. Charles Read the full article…
The Outstater: Fake Journalism
SOME ARE OUTRAGED that our neighborhoods,our police departments and our schools are not precisely racially, socially and economically mixed. Some are not. Some are outraged that their transgender friends feel uncomfortable entering the bathroom of their choice. Some are not. Some are outraged that the New England Patriots will not get the draft picks that Read the full article…
Huston: A Rigged GOP Delegate System
by Tom Charles Huston Teddy White, reporting on the 1968 Democratic primary, noted that Indiana’s political party organizations belonged “in a Yellowstone National Park of primeval political fauna.” Over the past 48 years, Hoosier Democrats have made concessions to modernity, but the Indiana Republican party has chosen to move in the opposite direction. Its method Read the full article…
Oetting: The Cure for Poverty Is Right Next Door
by Patrick Oetting (April 6) — Historically, the less fortunate in the United States have depended on their neighbors, local churches and civic institutions for the extra care needed to make ends meet. This approach embodies the notion of “subsidiarity,” which the Cambridge English Dictionary defines as, “the principle that decisions should always be taken Read the full article…
