Joe Hogsett: Signs of progress are all around Monument Circle
While other cities struggle, we’re making ambitious moves.
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This month, IBJ asked the candidates running for Indianapolis mayor—Democrat incumbent Joe Hogsett and Republican Jefferson Shreve—what their vision is for Monument Circle and the surrounding areas. Also, Deborah Daniels writes that the Justice Department is not being weaponized, despite some Republicans saying differently, and Rep. Ed DeLaney ponders why Republicans are holding a Gubernatorial primary when they could just have an auction.
Featured issue
Jefferson Shreve: Our city deserves excellence, not excuses
Once Spark concludes, it’s time to roll up the artificial turf and allow cars and more people to circulate around the Circle again.
Connie Szabo Schmucker: No turn on red is a small step in the right direction
In addition to saving lives, there is an economic benefit to making Indianapolis more walkable.
Sen. Aaron Freeman: No turns on red isn’t the answer to downtown safety
Targeting drivers who turn on red is not a guarantee to keep pedestrians safe.
Kären Haley: No turn on red makes for a safer downtown Indy
Would the no-turn-on-red policies have prevented all of that death, injury and trauma? No.
Forefront
Pierre Atlas: Post 9/11, the main terrorist threat is domestic
Unlike with international terrorism, there is no federal statute against domestic terrorism.
Deborah Daniels: The Justice Department is not being weaponized
I know FBI Director Chris Wray from earlier days in the Justice Department, and he is a man of unassailable integrity.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Kennedy is a victim of the post-truth era
Kennedy is a purveyor of fringe science that extends outrageously beyond vaccine-related issues.
Jim Shella: Gov. O’Bannon was a good politician, man
His greatest accomplishment was the creation of a community college system, but he should also be remembered for deft handling of the budget crisis created by 9/11
Curt Smith: In politics, no good deed goes unpunished
It appears to some there are efforts underway to make this race about one candidate.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Keep family first, political opinions second
We will be electing a president every four years, but who knows how long your family will be with you?
Dana Black: Whom do Republicans want elections safe for?
Based on recent actions, it doesn’t appear they want this for everyone, only for themselves.
Claire Fiddian-Green: College matters. Let’s boost our enrollment rates.
Indiana adults with a bachelor’s degree earn $1 million more in their career lifetime than do adults with only a high school diploma.
Brad Rateike: Buffett’s book and life leave legacy
Whether or not you like Jimmy Buffett’s music, he will be missed by many of us, for many reasons, not all of which can be translated into words.
Jennifer Wagner Chartier: Taxable income in Marion County is falling
Skyrocketing housing prices and the increasing ability to work from anywhere appear to be the main roots of the trend.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Indiana can’t ‘ax’ the income tax without cuts
Getting rid of the income tax would leave a 38% hole in the state budget, or a tad bit more than $7.5 billion per year.
Brian Schutt: Civic opportunities are plentiful all around
While there are plenty of reasons to lament the direction of Indianapolis, civic entrepreneurs like these inspire hope.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Why have a primary if you can have an auction?
The simple fact is that the Indiana Republican Party is built on two pillars: wealthy donors and ideologically driven voters.
Shariq Siddiqui: A look at zakat, the Muslim act of giving
Most important, zakat remains an interpersonal and communal practice that is nourished by direct relationships.
Marshawn Wolley: Small businesses can help smaller business
In my still-growing business, I learn something every day.
Pierre Atlas: Voting third party could have unintended consequences
I can confidently predict that a third-party candidate will never win the presidency.
Dana Black: Gov. DeSantis, you can’t rewrite America’s history
In America, we would rather pretend the atrocities committed against Black people weren’t all that bad to make us feel better.
Jim Shella: Age is front and center in national politics
Elections are about choices, and I would choose an incoherent Biden over Trump every day of the week.
Deborah Daniels: Undermining our institutions is a threat to democracy
Our ‘great experiment’ is fragile.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Voting: It’s more than a choice, it’s freedom
The Nineteenth Amendment finally granting all women the right to vote was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920.