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,...
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...
Hoosier consumers need right to repair
Farmers in Indiana and all across the country scored a hard-won victory this year.
As outlined in a CNHI...
In the Constitution, Congress comes first. In real life, not so much.
There’s a reason the founders started with Congress when they created the blueprint for our representative democracy: It’s the institution closest to...
Gas tax increases are as predictable as fireworks in July
When fireworks and flags roll around, so do Indiana’s gas tax hikes.
Yet another one-cent increase goes into effect...
Our cultural gender issues: The triumph of error
How did we ever get to this point? And so quickly?
I routinely try to ignore national news channels...