Rokita Offers Sound Plan for Mapping Democracy
For release noon Sept. 15 and thereafter (675 words)Legislators aren’t exactly embracing Todd Rokita’s proposal to remove politics from the process of drawing legislative maps, and it’s sadly obvious why: It threatens their re-election chances. Why give up the tool that lets them maintain partisan majorities and safe seats for themselves and their cohorts? It’s Read the full article…
Government Health Care? Why not Try Something Different?
For release noon Sept. 8 and thereafter (661 words)With a presidential address to Congress capping a rough-and-tumble summer, we’ve learned at least three things about health care. Most people are concerned about the health care system; reasonably happy with their own health care; and quite worried about a massive increase in government’s involvement in the Read the full article…
Historians Find Lessons in 1918 Flu Epidemic
For release noon Sept. 1 and thereafter (672 words)It was late September 1918. Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis was a hub of activity for thousands of soldiers mobilized in the critical final days of World War I. But war wasn’t the only thing they were fighting. Hospital No. 25 had reported 60 cases of flu Read the full article…
The Townhalls: They’re not Waving, They’re Drowning
For immediate release (730 words) There’s a moment in the movie “As Good as it Gets” when the character played by Jack Nicholson explodes in frustration at his therapist. “Look you. I’m very intelligent. If you’re gonna give me hope you got to do better than you’re doing. . . . I mean I’m drowning Read the full article…
Civility Is More Than a Strategy: the Importance of Editors
For immediate release (565 words) “So let us begin anew — remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof.” — John F. Kennedy There is a call for civility these days in public discourse. No matter that it is a call from those Read the full article…
A Steady Job as an Education Priority
For release noon Aug. 25 and thereafter (549 words)As parents and teachers, we are concerned about railroading a student into a career track far below his or her potential. It is generally agreed that a broad liberal education benefits most students even when it consists of the continual reiteration of eternal verities upon reluctant minds. Read the full article…
