Schansberg: We ‘Celebrate’ the Income Tax Centennial
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. This year, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 16th Amendment’s income tax, passed in the last days of the Taft Administration in February 1913. It was the first change in the Constitution since 1870, giving Congress “the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever sources derived.” In Read the full article…
Bohanon: The Case for Immigration
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. As Congress and the Obama Administration negotiate a deal over immigration reform, I am cautiously optimistic that Washington might finally enact some useful legislation. Many things could wreck the deal, but I am hopeful the final provisions will 1) allow for more immigrants to legally reside and work in the United Read the full article…
King: Controlling the Statehouse ‘Culture of Coziness’
by STEPHEN M. KING, Ph.D. Matthew Tully, political reporter for the Indianapolis Star, recently wrote of “conflicts of interest” that regularly occur in the General Assembly, including influential lawmakers who indirectly benefit from various legislation, or when legislators are feted by influential and powerful lobbyists. Mr. Tully is not the first to be concerned about Read the full article…
Bohanon: The Case Against Immigration
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. Economists convinced of the virtues of a free market instinctively support open immigration. If goods should be allowed to cross borders freely, then people should, too. Of course, terrorists, criminals and indigents are exceptions to the rule, just as are toxic and adulterated goods. Those of us lucky enough to be Read the full article…
A Hoosier Judge Asks: Why Do They Hate Americans?
by Judge Stanley Levine First of all, let me say that I do not think that the whole world hates America. I also do not think that the most ardent Anti-American beliefs are focused on us as individual citizens of America. Rather, they are focused on the size of America, the fact that it may Read the full article…
Neal | Common Core: ‘Who’s Running Indiana Schools?’
For release March 20 and thereafter (676 words) by Andrea Neal When right- and left-wing activists find themselves on the same side of a controversy, it’s worth probing why. Such is the case with the Common Core academic standards being implemented in Indiana and 45 other states. Conservatives and progressives alike see problems with them. Read the full article…
