What kind of democracy are we when politicians have to fear violence?
Now that the dust has settled on the House speakership fight, both Washington and the media have been eager to move on...
Are we losing the consent of the governed?
“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
These words of Thomas...
Why does the House Speaker matter, anyway?
It would be a stretch to say that the US government came to a standstill after GOP members of the House unseated...
Why do even popular bills get hung up in Congress?
It’s not hard to imagine that as Congress edged closer and closer to shutting down the US government at the end of...
Talk of school consolidations return at the state level
It’s hard to separate the sentimentality tied to your high school years from a fact-based discussion about school consolidation. But it needs...
Not registered to vote? You have until Oct. 10
It’s no secret that Hoosier participation in elections is among the lowest in the nation and has been declining in comparison to...
For effective Congressional oversight, ask the right questions
One of the hardest things to watch as Congress has evolved over the past decade or more is the extent to which...
Permit-less carry handcuffs law officers
During the second quarter of this year, about one-fifth of the Madison County residents who applied for handgun permits were turned down...
What if?
What if we took seriously the reported test results for Indiana students that demonstrated a significant negative impact on reading and math...
We lack only the will to fix immigration
Immigration may be a difficult problem but that does not preclude a solution — that is, assuming there is the political will...