No more textbook fees but some districts will see losses
Parents are getting a big win as their kids go back to school this year: no more textbook fees. But as the...
A case study in how the U.S. House damages itself
If you even noticed the party-line vote in the U.S. House back in June to censure Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, you may...
Dumbing down by knowing too much
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
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Populists are wrong — life is better today
America’s populist movements, on both the left and right, are wedded to the notion that our past was better than our present....
What is the value of Indiana wetlands?
Each morning that I can, I sit on my back deck and enjoy a cup of coffee, and take in the peacefulness...
Summer vacations for the ‘retired’
I spent my professional career in higher education administration, specifically in the enrollment and finance areas. What that meant was summer was...
Time to blow up Indiana’s fireworks law
Watching a great fireworks display — punctuated by bright colors and trailing sparks — is a delight. But Indiana’s wild west approach...
The House GOP Caucus revolt isn’t all bad
Now that it’s settled down to just a low simmer, the revolt by members of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus in the U.S....
Are college costs getting too high?
State Rep. Ed DeLaney suggests he knows the problem facing Indiana’s institutions of higher learning.
“I understand math,” the...
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,...