Ireland: How doubling tweet length matters to public debate
While brevity is a welcome touch for encouraging access to discourse, it also fixes the discussion in favor of intellectually weak perspectives.
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Leppert: The power of words is often underestimated
While “straight talk” can seem refreshing and honest at times, it can also be vulgar and offensive during others.
Shabazz: Patriotism, politics and professional athletes
Patriotism is loving your country so much that you are willing to call it out when you think it is wrong.
Shella: Free speech rights apply to those kneeling, booing
I thought it was a tribute to America that some of the players at a recent Colts game held on to the giant flag that covered the field at Lucas Oil Stadium while teammates nearby kneeled in protest.
Schneider: What it means to be the land of the free
Being compelled to perform and conform to what most people think is proper behavior debases what the anthem and flag stand for.
Wolley: It’s about equality—not the anthem or free speech
U.S. soldiers don’t fight and die so that black people can be treated like second-class citizens by the criminal justice system.
Fraser: Lower-income Hoosiers don’t benefit enough
Given that many Hoosiers have not recovered from the recession, I argue that we need better jobs, not skewed tax cuts.
Brinegar: Tax plan would drive investments, income growth
Encouraging business investment and accelerating economic growth are always winning strategies. Additional elements of the administration’s proposal bring more benefits for all Hoosier taxpayers.
Americans cheer judge’s focus on Christianity, morality
The rising political star of Judge Roy Moore in Alabama is another surprise in a political season defined by the unconventional. On Aug. 15, Moore finished ahead of Sen. Luther Strange in a primary election to pick the GOP candidate who will run in the general election to fill the seat of former Sen. Jeff […]
Siddiqui: Consumer protection—in all its iterations
This man didn’t understand the difference between actions that cost people their lives and a Facebook post that simply articulates unprofessional business practice.
Smith: Hoosier leaders make impact in D.C.
This new generation of Indiana leaders are more likely to ask ‘why not?’ rather than explain why Congress is not making progress on the nation’s pressing to-do list.”
Shabazz: A more honest look at the satellite-voting debate
Satellite voting might make it easier for people to vote, but there’s no evidence that it increases participation.
Wagner: Increased polarization breaks down trust
Political officials in the middle either give up or move farther left or right to mitigate the sting of criticism.
Ritz: Why we must encourage master’s degrees for teachers
Solving this problem long term will attract and retain quality educators in Indiana.
Shella: Could football go the way of boxing?
Football will never be risk-free. That’s the attraction.
Hale: Our personal histories should influence DACA debate
We have built a sense of our collective American character of grit and hard work based upon our fight to come to and thrive in this country.
Schneider: Real reform—after the flood
Taxpayers are footing the bill as some homes are repeatedly flooded and fixed, in a horrendous cycle of disaster and waste.
Shepard: Educating Indiana’s DACA kids makes economic sense
In-state tuition for students of this capability and commitment seems like a limited, well-targeted investment in Indiana’s future.
Wolley: Companies must value diversity—and inclusion
Consider diversity as an invitation to a dance. Inclusion means you get to dance.