It Is Far Past Time to Extend Debt Ceiling
Time sensitive; for immediate release (838 words) The Congress is playing a dangerous political game with the lives of all Americans. Many in Congress will protest that that this is no game and that our children’s future is at stake. But the costs will ramp up well before the burden falls upon our children. Indeed, Read the full article…
A ‘Proposal’ to Change Higher Education
For release July 21 and thereafter (664 words) In this Great Recession it is sad to travel through this country and see the ranks of the unemployed crowded with so many youth. I think we can all agree that this is deplorable — and that we should endeavor to find an equitable and efficient method Read the full article…
Debt Crises: Opportunity for a Balanced Budget
Time sensitive copy; for immediate release (660 words) In 1995 Congress came within one vote of passing a balanced budget amendment. Dan Coats and Dick Lugar voted in favor of the amendment and to this day lament the missed opportunity. “If this amendment had passed and been ratified by three-fourths of our states, we would Read the full article…
A Short Course on Public Debt
For release July 13 and thereafter (881 words) Two questions come to mind when considering recent public debt accumulation by Indiana state and local governments and the federal government: How did we get ourselves into this situation? How do we get out? Here we first consider the short-run alternatives to dealing with existing debt and Read the full article…
A Bicentennial Chance to Spotlight Indiana
For release July 6 and threafter (695 words) Before taking the oath of citizenship last week at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, 90 soon-to-be Hoosiers learned this fact from Judge Sarah Evans Barker. Five vice-presidents have come from Indiana: Schuyler Colfax, Thomas Hendricks, Charles Fairbanks, Thomas Marshall and Dan Quayle. Only New York has produced Read the full article…
Federal Aid for the Indy Star?
For release June 1 and thereafter (750 words) So the Indianapolis Star is in trouble with deep layoffs and a major restructuring. Some think we should bail out the big newspapers as we did the car companies. Not me. A delegation from Izvestia sat in our conference room one afternoon as the long-running totalitarian regime Read the full article…
