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...
Indiana’s hospital monopolies are worsening
I gave testimony this week in front of the state’s new Health Care Cost Oversight Task Force. The commitee had asked me...
Supply chain pressure is easing, and so is inflation
Inflation is falling, and we’re not in recession. How can that be?
The 12-month inflation rate began to rise...