Wages, Sex and Parity in Indiana
For release noon Tuesday Oct. 6 thereafter (718 words) Several years ago at Butler University, feminist activists visited classrooms and handed out “Pay Day” candy bars to the students. The feminists were calling attention to the fact that women, collectively, earn less money than men. In addition to the candy bar, feminists gave us a Read the full article…
The Revenue Forecast: ‘Close Enough for Government Work’
For immediate release (622 words)The news that Indiana missed last month’s revenue estimate by a whopping $165 million brings to mind the pejorative, “close enough for government work.” When or if the nation emerges from the current malfeasance, we will want to rethink our reverence for state government. Particularly, we will want to choose which Read the full article…
Taking a Day Off From Buying Booze
Indiana Writers Group Taking a Day OffFrom Buying Booze For release noon Sept. 29 and thereafter (667 words)by Andrea NealCall me old-fashioned, but I think it’s a good thing that Hoosiers can’t buy alcohol at supermarkets or liquor stores on Sunday. Do we really need another day to stock up on intoxicating beverages? The self-interested Read the full article…
Health Care Reform and the New Eugenics
Health Care ReformAnd the New EugenicsFor immediate release (659 words) by Dr. Eric Schansberg I’ve written frequently on eugenics, the study of the hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled, selective breeding. The word derives from its Latin components (eu meaning well or good and genics meaning born or birth). In other words, eugenics Read the full article…
Hard Times Make a Good Argument
For release Sept. 23 and thereafter (591 words) As Indiana’s urban mayors prepared to meet in scenic French Lick, and as governors and congressmen returned from exotic locales, an ex-councilman in Terre Haute was doing some serious thinking about how his state could survive this economy. “It’s time — long past time actually — to Read the full article…
Thoughts at a Hoosier Roadblock
Editors: Constitution Day is this Thursday, Sept. 17. The author, who has run for statewide and district offices as a both a Libertarian and as a Republican, is an expert on the Constitution and an advocate or restoring its role in restraining the powers of government in Indiana and the nation. Like most people, I Read the full article…
