Indiana at 200 (70): Indiana’s Carnegie Libraries
by Andrea Neal They are the libraries that Andrew built. In the early 20th century, Andrew Carnegie funded the establishment of public libraries across the United States in an effort to bring the joy of reading and learning — free of charge — to the masses. To Hoosiers’ great benefit, Indiana received more Carnegie grants Read the full article…
Bohanon: Trump and the Trade Question
by Cecil Bohanon Iowa seemed to knock the wind out of Donald Trump’s sails. At the time of this writing it isn’t clear what New Hampshire will do to the campaign of the populist New York billionaire. Here is my case against Trump. Cecil owns a nice piece of wood he would like to have Read the full article…
Backgrounder: The Flint Water Debacle
by John Pickerill By now everyone has heard something about the crisis in Flint, Michigan. Residents there suddenly have highly contaminated water coming out of their faucets. Their children are sick. The Democratic mayor and the Republican governor are pointing fingers at each other. The media is reporting the charges and counter charges but not Read the full article…
Backgrounder: Heroes, Not Emigrants
by Patrick Oetting There is a tendency to focus on the factors that create poverty. The results are often solutions that undermine the dignity of the individual – solutions imposed from a higher authority on people whom we deem “poor.” But when we look at the factors that cause wealth we begin to see individuals Read the full article…
Priorities Matter in Bombay, Flint and Terre Haute
by Craig Ladwig “New York City’s city council is set to dilute a host of criminal laws including laws against public urination and excessive noise because council members believe too many members of minorities are getting arrested.” — the Jan. 24 Daily Caller The fictional hometown of the Canadian comedian Red Green is Possum Lake, Read the full article…
Bohanon: The Education of a Progressive
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. This year will likely be remembered as the year of the populist revolt. Populism is a political philosophy that calls for the government to represent the interests of the ordinary person. Populist candidates typically argue that the current crop of political leaders are beholden to narrow elites at the expense of Read the full article…
