An extra bill and a half in state revenue
On April 19, 2023, in the Indiana Statehouse in the city of Indianapolis, one-point-five billion dollars appeared out of thin air. The...
Major League Baseball, if you can afford it
Now that the patriotic observances are past, it’s time to turn to another pillar of Americanism — baseball.
Despite...
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...
‘Turtles All the Way Down’: Required viewing for Hoosiers
If one wants to be a homer in Indianapolis, there’s no better time of year for it than May. This year, the...
Zero tolerance for the word police
A white teacher in Chicago was fired recently for using the N-word in class.
Turning a corner, away from excessive risk aversion
It feels like we’re turning a corner.
Since the beginning of the calendar year,...
‘Forgiving’ student loans: Worst idea ever
My heartfelt congratulations to President Biden. He is proposing an idea so bad that it replaces the...
The decline of a nation
While inflation, high gas and food prices, a falling stock market, corrosive politics and a looming recession...
The lesson of Fort Wayne’s Bowser pump
Two pictures of Indiana.
The first picture, from the past.
Sylvanus...
Debating Indiana partisan school board elections
In the 2011 session of the General Assembly, the legislature passed (and I supported) HEA 1074 that effectively changed the state’s school...