McGowan: Slavery in Historical Perspective
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. For people with an interest in history, traveling to another country is like being in an adult playground, so much that is new and different, so much to learn. Such was the case with my recent experience in Portugal. For one thing, I had little understanding of the outsized role Portugal played Read the full article…
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A Politics of Bad Intentions THERE ARE THOSE worried about the next mayor of our city. They have good reason. We are at a crossroads. Our longtime mayor, a Democrat, died leaving a full four-year term. His party will caucus later this month to select a replacement. The Republicans, given ininspired leadership and demographic shifts, have gone moribund and are not Read the full article…
Franke: Baseball and Golf Mean It’s Spring
by Mark Franke The signs of spring are everywhere but something just doesn’t seem right.It’s partly due to our typical northern Indiana weather. As a lifelong resident I should beaccustomed to temperatures in the 60s one day and the 30s the next. It happens every year at this time but my tolerance level must be Read the full article…
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Holcomb ‘Predicts’ an Eclipse YOU CAN MAKE too much of this, but that Gov. Eric Holcomb has to declare a state of emergency to get us through an event fully understood for four centuries is pathetic — necessary, perhaps, given the state of society, but pathetic. Tens of thousand of visitors are expected to gather in Read the full article…
McGowan: Men and the Socratic ho ti esti Question
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll When I used to bartend, people advised me to keep a dictionary handy, that and the works of Shakespeare. Patrons Read the full article…
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Common Sense 1; Woke 0 PLEASE FORGIVE this “my faith in human nature is restored” moment. You do not need anyone to tell you that what comes out of a DEI-soaked executive suite is not as reliable as the lunch talk on the factory floor. You can call it common sense or dispersed knowledge but it is what a Read the full article…
