Keating: The SEC and Breaking Trust
by Maryann O. Keating, Ph.D. In times gone by, dress salesladies would often volunteer an opinion, at risk of losing a sale, if a garment were inappropriate for the buyer. This advice was generally welcomed, particularly when offered by someone who represented a similar taste in fashion. It was most likely to be sought and Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (64): The Social Gospel Pastors
by Andrea Neal From his pulpit at Plymouth Congregational Church in Indianapolis, the Rev. Oscar C. McCulloch missed no opportunity to push his congregation out of the pews and into the world. “Here lies our work,” he exhorted one Sunday, unveiling a vision of a church that educated, entertained and provided role models to the Read the full article…
Huston: The Inevitability of an Attack Here
For the use of the membership only (674 words) by Tom Charles Huston The French domestic intelligence service, the Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure (DGSI), is one of the two best internal security operations in the world. The other is Shin Bet, the Israeli Security Agency. The successor of the Direction de la Surveillance Read the full article…
Half Past the Month: Research First, Then Publicize
by Craig Ladwig You know there is a political element when the sponsors of a research study announce in advance what the research is going to find. So it is with a study from the University of Southern Indiana directed by the Indiana Economic Development Association (IEDA) that promises to debunk the “myths” of tax-increment Read the full article…
Op-Ed: Mizzou Redux, 1970
(For the use of the membership only) by Craig Ladwig I have been waiting for one of the many famous graduates of the Missouri School of Journalism to step forward and explain the difference between the protests of the early 1970s and what occurred this week. It is left to me, a graduate-school washout there, Read the full article…
The Outstater: Trust and Grow
A LOCAL COUNCILMAN was discussing what the recent municipal elections might mean for economic development, the subject of this quarter’s Indiana Policy Review. He surprised us by suggesting that his town’s fortune would not depend on any of the expansive plans being floated by the regional economic-development group. It would depend on civic character, specifically Read the full article…
