The Outstater: Are Big Shot Corporations Necessary?
For the use of the membership only (622 words) “If the legislators were trying to reinforce Indiana’s image as a backwater, it couldn’t have done better than this (the Religious Liberty law). I Googled ‘Indiana’ Tuesday morning, and this issue was at the top of the page. How embarrassing.” — Matthew Tully in the April Read the full article…
King: ‘Where’s the Outrage?’
by Stephen M. King, Ph.D. Bill Clinton’s tawdry affair with Monica Lewinsky in 1998 spawned dozens of books, articles and essays. None was more stinging than William Bennett’s “The Death of Outrage.” Therein, Bennett, former secretary of education under George H.W. Bush, excoriated Bill Clinton and largely the political Left for their utter disregard of Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (48): Purdue and its Land Grant
by Andrea Neal Purdue Boilermakers can thank the Morrill Land Grant Act for their highly regarded college diploma. The law, signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, gave federal land to states if they agreed to use the land-sale proceeds to start colleges of agriculture and mechanic arts for the children of the working class. Read the full article…
Op-Ed: The Arrogance of ‘History’
by Tom Charles Huston The renowned historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar opines in Time magazine that, as a consequence of adopting its Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Indiana has put itself “on the wrong side of history.” Mr. Abdul-Jabbar must have studied off-season at the knee of James H. Madison at Indiana University. When used in the context Read the full article…
Huston III: Who Decides and in What Forum?
For the use of the membership only; not for duplication, distribution or quotation without permission of the author. by Tom Charles Huston Rep. Ed DeLaney (D-Indianapolis) articulates the Democratic case against the religious-freedom statute in a temperate and reasoned Facebook post while professing his own commitment to defending “anyone’s right to their belief and any Read the full article…
Schansberg on the RFRA: Relying on Law to Mediate Social Differences
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. Let’s start with a riddle: What federal legislation was popular 20 years ago but created a firestorm when Indiana passed a similar law last week? If you’ve been paying attention to any media, the answer is obvious: the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Agitation and confusion over the law’s intent may Read the full article…
