Be careful assessing impact of new abortion law
Ball State economist Michael Hicks recently wrote an op-ed (The News-Banner, Friday, Aug. 19) expressing concern about...
A personal salute to Flag Day
It’s long past time for me to put a flagpole in the center of my front yard...
A cautionary tale for gun owners
The tense and chaotic episode that unfolded at a Terre Haute shopping center last month was ripe...
What does Rokita’s lawsuits cost Hoosier taxpayers?
Every time Attorney General Todd Rokita signs Indiana onto a lawsuit somewhere in the country or files a brief in a case...
The bulls in the china shop
Poor Eric Doden.
The Fort Wayne businessman has been hugely successful in large part because of his ability to...
It’s quality of life, not cost of living
Simple economic ideas aren’t really very hard to understand. So, I’m often puzzled to hear folks make...
Virtue’s disappearance in our public character
In 1993, William Bennett published an impressive anthology of essays, fables, poems and other writings titled “The...
Confessions of a gas grill survivor
I love my gas stove — almost as much as I love my Weber gas grill.
So I became...
Ukraine’s fate is rooted in a tragic history
For those trying to keep up with the fast-moving events in Ukraine, it may be helpful to...
Biblical scenarios surrounding the despot
INDIANAPOLIS - Are you losing sleep at night as Russian despot Vladimir Putin continues to rattle his...