Huston II: The Religious Freedom Firestorm
For the use of the membership only; not for duplication, distribution or quotation without permission of the author. by Tom Charles Huston When the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was pending before Congress in 1993, the American Civil Liberties Union claimed that passage of the measure was “the most important action that Congress can take for Read the full article…
Neal: Federal Influence in Education Outweighs Benefits
by ANDREA NEAL After almost two years on the State Board of Education, I’ve reached a conclusion that shatters previous notions I had about federalism and local control of schools. Hoosiers don’t determine education policy in Indiana. The federal government does. Whether through the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) or its companion waiver program Read the full article…
Huston I: The Baker and the Photographer
For the use of the membership only; not for duplication, distribution or quotation without permission of the author. by Tom Charles Huston I am astonished at the fury the gay lobby has succeeded in unleashing with respect to legislation that is likely to have little practical impact on gays. This success should be a bell Read the full article…
Op-Ed: Restoring Self-Government to Education
by Joy Pullmann Indiana’s current debate over government’s role in education mirrors the national debate, which has resurfaced as Congress considers bills to rewrite No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the central federal-education law. Republican leaders in Congress had to pull a vote on one of those rewrites for lack of conservative votes after constituents peppered Read the full article…
The Outstater: A Starbucks Range of Issues
A Procrustean bed: a scheme or pattern into which someone is arbitrarily forced by either stretching or cutting. WE HAVE REACHED a point in Indiana’s public discussion in which a citizen who decides between the proffered options faces a dreadful ordeal. The liberal gentry of Indianapolis, both Republican and Democrat, is fine with this. Its Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (47): The State Fair
by Andrea Neal Not much has changed since the first Indiana State Fair in October 1852. Farmers showed off their finest specimens of cows, hogs, horses and chickens. A “Mechanics Hall” displayed the newest reapers and plows. Corn growers competed for a silver cup for the heartiest ears. And right outside the main entrance, a Read the full article…
