Franke: The Iconoclasm of the Internet
by Mark Franke We live in the information age and that is supposed to be a Good Thing. I concede the point, partially. There is a definite benefit in being able to search Wikipedia rather than pull down an outdated Funk & Wagnalls from the shelf whenever I have a quick question I need answered. Read the full article…
Morris: Our Broken Political System
by Leo Morris In the middle of his most recent offering, the Indiana Policy Review book reviewer Mark Franke asked one of the most important questions of the modern political era. In fact, if our polity is to survive its current state of fractured fragility, it might be the question: “Where is the red line between reasonable compromise and Read the full article…
Eichenberger: Will We Let Science and Logic Die?
by Dan Eichenberger M.D., MBA Never before have we witnessed first-hand such a rapid degradation of reality. Common sense seems to have died long ago, but now logic and science are also on their deathbeds. The prognosis that can be revived is yet to be tested. Their deaths directly relate to the “post-modern” worldview, which believes truth is relative Read the full article…
McGowan: The Gap in the Equal Pay ‘Gap’
By Richard McGowan, Ph.D. Governments and media often leave gaps in their reporting and investigation, especially where disparities exist. They appear to choose which groups are more important than others, a partial reason that the word “equity” has replaced the word ‘equality.” Equality relies on rights of individuals whereas equity stresses disparate outcomes, collectively, regarding groups. Read the full article…
The Outstater
Matt Dillon to the Rescue POLITICS IS COMPLICATED. In recent years I have tried to simplify things by focusing on local elections. There’s not much glamor there but the odds are better, a lot better. While we were slogging from door to door for the unavailing Donald Trump, the Left was cashing in with small ball. “George Soros figured Read the full article…
Franke: The Two-Party Problem
by Mark Franke I must hang around with the wrong people. Every time I think I have made up my mind on an issue, someone challenges that conclusion. Even worse is when the challenge is to my premises. I wrote this between sessions at an American Legion conference in Washington D.C. I was about to Read the full article…
