How will you celebrate Magellan’s anniversary?

When does a 500th anniversary require an asterisk? If you’re a fan of trivia...

What the 2022 election tells us

There’s great uncertainty on Capitol Hill these days, as ambitious politicians maneuver for advantage in the newly reshaped House and the Senate...

Time to step up on birth control access in Indiana

When lawmakers passed a near-total abortion ban last summer in a special session, several key Republicans talked about expanding access to birth...

The dialogue of democracy needs tending

There are so many things I worry about these days. Are we going to default on our debts? Can we adapt to...

Dumbing down by knowing too much

Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?  —...

Resources needed for immigrant students

The nation’s fixation on immigration in this presidential election year might seem outsized, given the variety and magnitude of other issues.

Run for office? That’s the ticket!

Over the past year, many people have approached me about running for high office at either the...

Wanted: A truth-in-legislation act

The Indiana Senate recently demonstrated what seemed to be a prime example of legislative thuggery in action.

Veto override on May 24, but June 18 could be GOP reckoning

INDIANAPOLIS – Word out across the Hoosier prairie these days is that many House Republicans are angered...

We need to take the fentanyl crisis more seriously

The United States is in the grips of a fentanyl crisis that doesn’t get nearly the attention...