McGowan: Ignoring Crime Patterns
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. June was not a kind month for Indiana. Shortly before Father’s Day, two very young children were fatal victims of child abuse. Then, to end the month, Trooper Aaron N. Smith died after being hit by a stolen car in which two people were fleeing police. Smith was setting up stop Read the full article…

Franke: Major League Baseball, If You Can Afford It
by Mark Franke Now that the patriotic observances are past, it’s time to turn to another pillar of Americanism—baseball. Despite the combined efforts of the Commissioner, the club owners and the players union to price Major League Baseball (MLB) games beyond the financial wherewithal of middle-class Americans, there are those idealists like me who just Read the full article…

Leo Morris: Rest in Peace
Leo Morris, columnist for The Indiana Policy Review these last six years, died yesterday the owner of a distinguished 50-year career in journalism, most of it with the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. His honors included the Hoosier Press Association’s award for Best Editorial Writer and being named a finalist in editorial writing by the Pulitzer Prize committee. There was talk Read the full article…

Franke: July 4 — Freedom Is a Risky Business
by Mark Franke “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” These concluding words to the Declaration of Independence are not as recognizable as “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” but Read the full article…

The Outstater
For the use of the membership only; not for publication, duplication or quotation. Viva la France — Or What’s Left of It “Only resolute and urgent action will avert it even now. Whether there will be the public will to demand and obtain that action, I do not know. All I know is that to Read the full article…

Moss: The Jasper Wildcats — A Way Forward
by Richard Moss, M.D. I joined Jasper nation on the long voyage up to Victory Field in Indianapolis, the epicenter of Indiana and of Indiana baseball, to support and applaud our young stalwarts, the Jasper Wildcats, at State, a great team from a great town with a great tradition and legacy. My family and I Read the full article…

