by Stephen M. King, Ph.D. I am re-reading Francis Schaeffer’s “The Christian Manifesto,” and I am struck by the accuracy of his prophetic warning regarding civil and social chaos and unrest in the United States. Schaeffer clearly demonstrates how U.S. culture, education and civil government, for example, would deviate from the principles of faith and freedom set forth by the Founders. Modern society, instead of embracing a foundation of justice and morality, has established and…

by Andrea Neal Coal is to Indiana what oil is to Texas. Since the mid 1800s, it’s been the fuel that powers the Hoosier economy. “We get 85 percent of our energy from coal,” explains Indiana Coal Council President Bruce Stevens. “That’s huge because Indiana is the number one manufacturing state in the nation.” A fossil fuel millions of years in the making, coal is essentially combustible rock formed by dead plant material. Some is…

Editor’s note: The author, an adjunct scholar, is appealing for legal help in filing a pro se complaint challenging the Republican and Democrat parties. Members can review his complaint draft elsewhere on this site. by Andy Horning George Washington warned us about political parties. Andrew Jackson waged war on the “den of vipers” central bankers. Woodrow Wilson described the “worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world.” Dwight…

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA ___________________ DIVISION) Andrew M. Horning [Pro Se] ) Plaintiff, )) Case No. vs. ) THE STATE OF INDIANA; ) THE INDIANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY; ) THE INDIANA REPUBLICAN PARTY ) Defendants. )) COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS A. JURISDICTION 1. This is a claim for violation of plaintiff’s civil and competitive endeavor rights as protected by the Indiana Constitution’s Article 1 Sections 23 and 25, and the Constitution and laws…

For immediate release (612 words). by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. It is almost becoming a summer ritual. The state of Indiana closes its books on June 30th. It reports a healthy reserve fund. Spending constituencies pop out of the woodwork clamoring for more funds, insisting the reserves are excessive and that their cause du jour is the most pressing problem the state will ever face. A couple of facts about the state’s reserve funds. The close-out…

“Just weeks away from submitting a proposal for a chance to be awarded $42 million, the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority is taking the final steps in completing its Regional Cities plan.” — July 15, 2015, NBC33, Fort Wayne THERE COMES A TIME, alas, when you think a lot about economics. In fact, most people of a certain age are begrudgingly good at it, which is not to be confused with being wealthy as a…

by Andrea Neal Like an heirloom jewel passed down through generations, covered bridges are Hoosiers’ most threatened inheritance. From 1835 through the 1920s, more than 600 covered bridges were built in Indiana. “Only 89 are still standing today,” according to the Indiana Covered Bridge Society, which works to preserve and restore them. Of those, some still carry traffic, others have been bypassed or relocated and five are on private property. Indiana lost most of its…

“By the spring of 1991, in parts of Washington, D.C., capital of the richest nation on earth, the proportion of (illegitimate births) was as high as 90 percent. There was no point in trying to pretend that one-parent families and illegitimacy were anything other than grave social evils, devastating for the individuals concerned and harmful for society, leading, as they inevitably did in many cases, to extreme poverty and crime.” — Paul Johnson in “Modern…

For the use of the membership only (628 words) “We have the best state legislature in America. Together we’ve made Indiana the fiscal envy of the country. We’ve balanced budgets, funded our priorities, maintained strong reserves, and still passed the largest state tax cut in Indiana history.” — 2015 State of the State Address IMAGINE AN INDIANA in which voters have an independent, unscripted gauge of economic policy, one that projects actual opportunity for workaday…

by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. Unless you have been living under a rock, you know about the Greek crisis. The government there ran up a lot of debt by issuing government bonds. For the last five years, the Greeks have obtained debt relief from their European partners in exchange for spending cuts and tax increases. Yet, even with these mutual concessions, Greece did not have the cash to pay off a loan from the International Monetary…