SMITH: Exploring what it means to be conservative
Our aim is to convene the brightest minds in politics and thought to come together to cast a vision for the conservative movement in Indiana.
Curt Smith / Special to IBJ
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SMITH: Focusing on policy through politics
Some pundits insist we were idiots. But, actually, we won a huge policy victory.
SMITH: We need some eat-your-peas Republicans
For a burst of bipartisanship-budgeting to have any chance of occurring, let alone succeeding, we need a public with an appetite for change and greater financial frugality.
SMITH: Nation will be watching Indiana Senate race
To keep his seat, Joe Donnelly will need to navigate issues and votes such as the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and reforming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a way that holds his base and left-leaning donors while not offending too many Hoosier voters.
SMITH: Indiana’s part in the Supreme Court dance
Now comes the first truly titanic fight of the new Trump/Pence administration: Indiana will be at the center of this battle to confirm a new U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Coats ‘staff tree’ is tallest among Hoosier leaders
Over four decades of public service Coats groomed a team with more influence after leaving his staff than any Hoosier officeholder in recent memory.
SMITH: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Bayh and the impact on the courts
While Evan Bayh voted to confirm both of President Obama’s nominees, Justices Kagan and Sotomayor, he voted against every Republican nominee. This includes his vote against Chief Justice John Roberts, a fellow Hoosier with a distinguished record and moderate reputation.
SMITH & MARTIN: Tax repeal has saved Hoosiers nearly $500M
Beginning in 2012, the Indiana inheritance tax was first lowered and then repealed for the surviving families of those dying after 2012. This was a victory for the Hoosier citizenry, especially farmers and landowners.
SMITH: Target must change its transgender bathroom policy to protect customers
The company must quit bowing to the political correctness of the radical left.
SMITH: Business thrives in pro-family Indiana
Among the more mystifying arguments against a constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man and one woman is the claim that having such a conversation creates an intolerant tone that hurts Indiana’s business climate. It’s mystifying because as we have respectfully debated this issue, Indiana’s economy improved remarkably.
SMITH: Ban counterfeits to preserve critically important institution
Across all time and all cultures, wise leaders and wise societies have recognized that marriage is good, and wise societies have protected and nurtured it.