The Outstater
An Election Year Poser I’m going to need some help with this. Where is the political authority, let alone moral authority, for a self-styled champion of Americans descendant from sub-Saharan African slaves, whose father is descendant from a Jamaican slave owner and mother a member of a high Hindu caste, both immigrants, to speak in Indianapolis, where Read the full article…
The Outstater
Beware of ‘Trustworthy Guys’ I DON’T OFTEN draw parallels between Venezuela and Indiana but when I do they keep me up at night. Venezuelan President Nicolas Madura is attracting U.S. investors by fashioning himself as “pro-business,” reports the Wall Street Journal. This is a Marxist who oversaw the economic collapse of his nation and the exodus of a quarter of its citizenry. “Your Read the full article…
Neal: Keep Your Eye on Founding Principles
By Andrea Neal If only George Washington could see us now … what would he say? “Didn’t I warn you that political parties are a bad idea?” “Have you forgotten my advice about avoiding foreign entanglements?” “Just look at your credit cards. $34 trillion in outstanding debt. Apparently you ignored that part of my Farewell Address Read the full article…
Franke: The Real Threat to Democracy
by Mark Franke “In a democratic republic, the organs of state are separate and may even at times work at cross-purposes, with one acting as a balance for the other. In an autocracy, these organs must be deprived of their autonomy …” These words are taken from the preface of “The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Read the full article…
Franke: Reaganism Without Reagan
by Mark Franke Each month a handful or two of conservative friends gather to discuss a predetermined topic chosen the previous month. We have the conceit of calling our group Socratic but I suspect Socrates would not grade us favorably should he chance onto one of our meetings. We do try to use the Socratic Read the full article…
The Outstater
Government ‘Journalism’ ECONOMISTS TELL US that life is a matter of trade-offs rather than solutions, as anyone over age 50 on a diet can attest. So I’m warming to the idea of the government funding media. It can’t be worse and it might be more informative in a perverse way. Here’s the plan before us: Indiana, Read the full article…
