Biden as James Buchanan, Trump as Andrew Jackson
It is a matter of discipline with me to avoid listening to political speeches. They are hardly edifying and the current trend...
Congress needs to represent us. But it also needs to act
Back in January, you might have noticed a story from Oklahoma about James Lankford, that state’s senior US senator. Lankford, a Republican,...
GOP governor candidates need to move beyond federal issues
Five leading candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for Indiana governor in what promises to be the liveliest and most expensive GOP...
Congress tests its own willingness to get things done
Back in mid-January, among people who pay attention to the state of American democracy, perhaps the most widely circulated quote from a...
Emergency powers debate is short-sighted and repetitive
It was like 2021 all over again in the Senate Tuesday.
Senators made the same arguments about the emergency...
State push for trails is a smart way to boost the economy
An explosion in the development of recreational trails across Indiana through the state’s $150 million Next Level Trails program holds great promise...
Post-holiday post office woes
“The whole (postal) journey took 10 days. The Pony Express and its horses could have done it in eight days given its standard...
From pre-K to college, education needs boost
Much of what happened in the last Indiana General Assembly doesn’t seem to have benefited teachers or students.
Granted,...
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...