ROOB: Needed: A moral reason to fight the war on terror
Perhaps Americans have grown weary of being the world’s policeman and of nation-building.
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MEREDITH: ISTEP panel should keep focus on kids
Teachers are looking for real-time results that can influence their instruction to target student needs.
DANIELS: Heroin abuse is a true public health crisis
When I was a prosecutor, I thought the spread of addictive drugs was primarily a law enforcement problem. I now recognize this is in fact a major public health problem.
BOEHM: Voters all bear the responsibility to stop Trump
It is the responsibility of all of us as citizens, and particularly those in respected leadership positions in every aspect of American society, to speak out publicly and, importantly, enlist public media to point out the consequences of electing a buffoon as our president.
DIETER: What does Pence’s full support for Trump really mean?
Pence’s disagreements with Trump aren’t really disagreements.
SHABAZZ: John Gregg and the Mitch Daniels Republicans
There is a certain amount of irony in the fact that the person Indiana Democrats have hated the most in the last 12 years might be their only salvation to recapture the office he took from them back in 2004.
SEAT: I really should read my own columns
The need to campaign differently, the public’s desire for authenticity and the evolving definition of presidential—again, how did I not see Trump coming?
‘Tennessee Trey’ doesn’t represent Hoosiers
There is no record Trey Hollingsworth has ever voted in a Republican primary before, in any state. He had to sign a loyalty pledge to the party to be eligible to run in the 9th District, just like Donald Trump. Yet, his heavy spending allowed him to come out on top against several longtime Hoosiers.
WAGNER: Hogsett’s ethics reforms should be just first step
Revamped ethics rules approved by the City-County Council build on an ordinance signed by former Mayor Greg Ballard in his first term. Ironically, one of the most glaring omissions in the ordinance is that it doesn’t apply to those who approved it.
MASSON: Rokita’s school lunch plan appeals to middle class fear
Policy ideas with superficial appeal are pernicious when their real effect is useless or counterproductive.
SHEPARD: The party conventions and Indiana higher education
Tuition-free attendance could draw thousands of new students to Indiana’s colleges, surely a good thing for our state’s future. But the universities’ ability to expand faculty and facilities would depend almost entirely on funding decisions by Congress.
WOLLEY: Seeking more for our city’s youth and young adults
When I listen to youth at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center share their dreams, they rarely say they want to work for someone. Usually a good percentage of the young people want to be entrepreneurs.
GREGG: Private-school vouchers, charters need thorough study
Important decisions about our children’s future should be based on facts and outcomes, not on assumptions nor on political ideology.
PENCE: Trusting parents to make best choice for their child
Different students might have differing educational needs and some students might be better served in one school versus another.
In Hamilton’s debt: Why he’s worth saving on the $10 bill
The Treasury Department picked an interesting moment to announce a revision in its plans to change the faces on America’s money. Plans to boot Alexander Hamilton off the $10 bill in favor of a woman have been shelved. Instead, Harriet Tubman—one of the most heroic figures in the history of our nation, or any nation—will […]
Candidates’ silence on women’s health troubling
What if we talked about gun violence, and discussed only bullet size? To me, that seems akin to the presidential campaign discussion of women’s health. Somehow, in nine Democratic debates, not a single question was asked about women’s health, and when the issue came up elsewhere it was often in the narrowest form, about abortion: […]
SIDDIQUI: A look at our super-charged immigration debate
Our current immigration laws would permanently prohibit Superman from receiving legal immigration status. This would remain true even if he married Lois Lane, a U.S. citizen.
DIETER: Justice delayed on the high courts is justice denied
The Indiana Supreme Court desperately needs to look more like Indiana’s population. In the court’s 200-year history, 108 justices have taken the bench. Two are women. Two are African-American.
BOEHM: Supreme Court may be ready to tackle gerrymandering
Two critical questions are unanswered. Does the U.S. Constitution place limits on partisan gerrymanders? If so, how do the courts distinguish legitimate maps from impermissible ones?
SHEPARD: New commercial court dockets could boost job growth
With its eye on the state’s economic future, the Indiana Supreme Court has launched the Indiana Commercial Court Pilot Project, in part to “enhance economic development in Indiana by furthering the efficient resolution of commercial law disputes.”