Indiana at 200 (44): Morton Kept State with Lincoln
by Andrea Neal Ask historians to name Indiana’s greatest governor, and most will answer Oliver P. Morton. He was the first governor born on Hoosier soil. He played a critical role during the Civil War — he backed the policies of President Abraham Lincoln and supplied troops for the Union Army. He was driven more Read the full article…
Schansberg: Before the Cradle Until After the Grave
By Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. Government is supposed to help individuals with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Using this metric, let’s see how our government often struggles and how people are damaged as a result, especially the most vulnerable in society. We’ll look at a host of economic and social policies, chronologically — from Read the full article…
Immigration From the Inside Out
Editors: An Indiana businesswoman, a member of this foundation, addresses cultural and political viewpoints on immigration from the perspective of an employer for a quarter century of both native-born and foreign-born workers. She writes under a pen name. by Jo March One often hears that we are “a nation of immigrants built upon the rule of Read the full article…
Bohanon: The Headlines Haven’t Changed in 57 Years
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. A friend of mine at church brought me a Muncie Star newspaper dated August 21, 1958, that she found when cleaning at home. She pointed to a front-page headline: “New Outburst of Terrorism in Lebanon;” my last column was about Middle East terrorism. Then as now the region is politically unstable Read the full article…
Top of the Month: The ‘News’ Is the News
by Craig Ladwig The news this last week was that we don’t know what news is. There were some in the Pence administration who thought news might be the pronouncements of their own bureaucracy. And the Indianapolis Star thought it might be boosterish speculation about deflated footballs. Both were wrong; the Pence administration at least Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (43): French Lick and West Baden
by Andrea Neal The infirm frequented French Lick for its miraculous Pluto Water. The rich and famous came to golf — and gamble. Since the 1830s, the rolling hills and springs around the small town of French Lick have drawn tourists to remote southern Indiana. They still do, thanks to a mammoth restoration of its Read the full article…
