Indiana at 200 (13): Lewis and Clark Joined Forces Here
by Andrea Neal In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson asked Meriwether Lewis to lead an exploration of the Louisiana Territory in search of a Northwest Passage. Lewis invited William Clark to join him. It would become one of the most famous partnerships in history, and it started in Indiana. “When they shook hands, the Lewis and Read the full article…
Bohanon: The Middle Class in Red, Blue States
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. Recent census data indicates that, although the total number of households in the United States increased between 2008 and 2011, the number reporting an earned annual income of $35,000 to $100,000 actually decreased by 676,000. This is significant because it confirms the narrative of middle-class decline. I have always thought that Read the full article…
Huston: The Hard Life of a Genuine Moderate
(For the use of the membership only) by Tom Huston I don’t have a thing against moderates. Indeed, some of my best friends are moderates. I am confident that they are genuine moderates because they assure me that they are. They are leery of extremists (whom they associate with the Tea Party and evangelical snake Read the full article…
Huston: Reminiscences of a Conservative Dawn
(For the use of the membership only; copyright © 2013 by Tom Charles Huston, all rights reserved, reprinted by permission) By Tom Huston I have been ruminating lately on the debt I owe to that generation of American conservative thinkers who were my mentors in the early morning hours of the modern conservative renaissance. The Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (12): William Henry Harrison Shaped Indiana from Vincennes
by Andrea Neal In the history books, William Henry Harrison was the first president to die in office, but Hoosiers should remember him as the man who shaped the Indiana Territory. Indiana was a territory for 16 years before it became a full-fledged state. Following a multi-step process set out in the Northwest Ordinance, citizens Read the full article…
Huston: Getting ‘Right’ With History
For the use of the membership only (605 words). by Tom Huston I am ornery enough to never worry about whether I am on the right side of history. On the other hand, James H. Madison, an Indiana University historian, writes in the Nov. 4 issue of the Indianapolis Business Journal that he is worried Read the full article…
