Human capital is the source of prosperity

The economic view of growth is pretty simple. People and businesses are attracted to places based on three factors — local productivity,...

What is driving perceptions about the economy?

Do Americans view the condition of the economy through a partisan political lens rather than judging it based on facts?

Are you reading enough comic strips?

I’m heartbroken that cartoonist Scott Adams recently self-destructed — but hold the presses! This big, beautiful world still has plenty of comic...

The inquisition: Do you want your receipt?

Yes, receipts do seem to breed like rabbits in my poor overstuffed-with-credit-cards-and-gift-cards-and-loyalty-cards-and-hastily-scribbled-notes wallet. But...

In memory of ‘Decoration Day’

I don’t recall my parents ever using the term “Memorial Day,” except when referring to the Indianapolis 500-mile race.

Whither now the Republican Party?

Mark Franke “Whither thou goest, I will go.”  — Ruth 1:16 KJV At risk of...

Bless the first responders

It was just last week when I announced my intention to embrace the joy of the Christmas season, “wherever I find it,...

Politics, slow and steady

Today, let’ s pay tribute to one of history’s little known but highly influential figures: Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, a Roman statesman...

The state of Hoosier children (in the shadows of Roe)

Last Monday, Politico broke the story of a leaked SCOTUS draft opinion that had by a 5-4...