Indiana’s new privacy law is not road ready

Despite Congress’ failure to enact a national privacy law, several states have implemented their own privacy rules. Just this year, five states...

An ode to the Indiana State Fair (without the rhyming)

I know it’s the end of summer and kids are headed back to school. But if you have one more hurrah in...

Father’s Day: A 1974 plumbing disaster

In 1974, when I was 11, I flushed an apple core down the toilet. You see, my father had...

The transparency failure is bad; the excuses are worse

The failure of nearly all members of the St. Joseph County Council to turn over emails and...

Zelensky transforms Germany — and Europe

At the end of the first week since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Kyiv, and even...

Do you hate parking lots like I hate parking lots?

The concept of “parking” loses most of its mystique as you get past the giddy days of...

Yogi Berra would have something to say

“We just agree different.” Yogi Berra Mark Franke I had an unofficial undergraduate minor in...

Trying to measure the effect of abortion bans on our economy

Indiana’s special legislative session has caused a number of folks to ask me about the economic impact...

Indiana DCS must deal with issue immediately

As if children in Indiana’s foster care system weren’t facing enough concerns in their young lives, a...

Indiana legislature creates havoc with primary filings

When the Indiana General Assembly changed the rules to be a candidate for elective office, they opened the proverbial can of worms.