Another set of black men killed by the police—one in Tulsa, Oklahoma, another in Charlotte, North Carolina. Another television cycle in which the pornography of black death, pain and anguish are exploited for visual sensation and ratings gold. And yes, another moment of mistakenly focusing on individual cases and individual motives and individual protests instead […]
There is no point denying or sugar-coating the plain fact that the voters this election year face a choice between two of the worst candidates in living memory. A professor at Morgan State University summarized the situation by saying that the debates may enable voters to decide which is the “less insufferable” candidate to be […]
Let’s stop being so hard on Donald Trump. He has done us an enormous public service. After this down-and-dirty battle of the sexes, we will never look at gender in politics the same way. For centuries, women were seen as unfit to hold public office. Ambition, power and business were the province of men. Unlike […]
Because of our unique shared history and values as Americans, we have a unique capacity to lead across continents. That is a quality no one politician can take away.
Despite honest, bi-partisan leadership over 40 years, despite an amazing transformation from a manufacturing-based economy to a service and innovation economy, despite keeping the Pacers and luring the Colts, Indianapolis faces the seeming inevitable decline that has overtaken so many Midwestern cities.
If someone has a problem with something this country is doing, they have every right to peacefully protest. I did not say riot; I said protest.
We’ve long bemoaned the quality of our bus system; but truth be told, we have failed to invest in it. Other needs, such as public safety, have been viewed as more pressing. At this point, we rank 86th in the country for transit investment per capita out of the 100 largest regions.
A political reality is Hillary Clinton is qualified for the office. While I don’t trust her politics, she is competent to run the most powerful country on Earth.
The commission, which is the oldest incorporated and independent state-level debate group in the nation, has hosted televised debates in contested primary and general election races since its birth. All of the debates are broadcast by a live statewide feed as they happen and then archived on the commission’s website.
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.
I hope my son is inspired by great American heroes rather than drowning in appropriate contempt for the GOP politicians who value electoral partisan victory over the core values of their party.
Republican Todd Young has a strong record of being able to work across the aisle to move the ball forward as opposed to the all-or-nothing approach that causes never-ending gridlock in Congress.
The scary thing about this election is that the more ivory-tower dwellers and opinion writers warn against Donald Trump, the more some alienated Americans seem to embrace him.
Schools help create a knowledgeable citizenry that can be economically productive and civically involved.
Our kids’ futures are at a crossroads in Indiana, and Hoosier voters have a choice this election season on which direction the state takes. It is now more important than ever to support candidates dedicated to advancing public education and the education profession. The state is facing a crisis: a shortage of qualified candidates for […]
Unless the courts intervene, redistricting reform in Indiana requires a statute or a constitutional amendment, both of which require approval of both chambers of the General Assembly, which has lacked the will to add Indiana to the growing list of states that have achieved redistricting reform.
After ISTEP+ ends, Indiana must still have a gauge of how students are progressing toward their targets. These state-mandated summative assessments must be shortened and take less than 1 percent of instructional time per grade level.
Indiana needs an assessment system that is student-centered, transparent and provides quick and valuable feedback about how students are performing throughout the year.
The demand for opioid drives the supply, and Indiana falls woefully short ontreatment options to curb demand.
Many, if not most, of the people I meet have been touched in some way by the prescription-painkiller epidemic plaguing our state and our country.
