KETZENBERGER: Cook and Durham are a study in contrasts
Cook took wealth for himself, no doubt, but not before he made sure the companies and the employees had what they needed, and we’re all the better for it.
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BOEHM: Ignorance of civics undermines democracy
To identify and reject abuses of power, citizens need to understand the wisdom in the constitutional limits on the role of each branch of government and the respective domains of federal and state governments.
EARLY: Plenty of time, and prospects, for president
Come to think of it, I would vote for Charlie White, regardless where he is living, before I would vote for Obama.
CAMPBELL: Politics through the lens of a football fanatic
I’ve learned what everyday people have known for years: Unlike the media, we don’t pay attention to the fight.
KRULL: Fewer Statehouse reporters, more mayhem
Without someone to ring the bell and call out the low blows, there isn’t much stopping political tussles from escalating to fights and then to brawls.
VAUGHN: Republicans miss opportunity to build trust
Despite all the rhetoric about fairness and transparency, the 2011 round of redistricting remained shrouded in secrecy and conducted mostly behind closed doors.
SHELLA: A theater review of the General Assembly
Indianapolis Democrat Greg Taylor goes to the microphone so much he makes Don Quixote look lethargic. Carmel Republican Mike Delph seems to scour the Drudge Report looking for new ways to make the electorate adopt his values.
SHEPARD: The Indiana way of picking appellate judges
We should not want judges who put their fingers in the air to see which way the political wind is blowing.
GREGG: Politicians have lost sight of voter demands for job creation
Hoosiers have had enough of the bickering and back-room deals on Capitol Hill and Capitol Avenue, and bickering has never created a single job.
CARTER: Leadership traits will define whether Indiana succeeds
Our state will best address our future needs by fostering engagement, confidence with optimism, and accountability.
FERGUSON: Protest walkouts are worthy of protection
Removing this possibility from future minority parties (whoever they may be) would unfairly hamstring the minority and give them no voice in the face of an unyielding majority.
SOWELL: The selfish idealism of American liberals
Tax rates are meant to make an ideological statement and promote class-warfare politics, not just bring in revenue.
STOSSEL: Gun owners have a right to privacy, too
No one should be soothed by assurances that publication of those lists poses no threat to law-abiding gun owners.
DOWD: Ayn Rand won’t go away and leave us alone
Rand is blazing back as an icon of the Tea Party, which overlooks her atheism, amorality in romance and vigorous support for abortion.
KRISTOF: Harnessing the power of mockery for change
Sometimes the most powerful force for social change is a bunch of irreverent and wise-cracking students, working together.
BLOW: The rich are sticking it to the poor again
This isn’t about balancing budgets or fiscal discipline or prosperity-for-posterity stewardship. This is open piracy for plutocrats.
DOUTHAT: Obama is laying a middle-class tax trap
Under the president’s plan, we soak the rich in the short term, and then just keep going deeper into the red.
BONIFIELD: Lee Hamilton, free of bumper stickers
The realization was startling. How could someone with such a high profile—a major political figure by any standard—be so nonchalant in weaving across the center line?
FARGO: In defense of controversial e-mail requests
Are they politically motivated? Probably. Do they have the potential to intimidate professors and institutions? Yes. Are they illegal or unethical? No.
LADWIG: The last thing newspapers need is a subsidy
You should know that publishers of the smaller community newspapers, specialty papers and media systems throughout the nation were outperforming the big shots until the recession, their closeness to their readerships saving them from the hubris of advocacy.