KENNEDY: Reflections on a disheartening primary
I have students—reasonably intelligent students—who cannot answer the question: What is government?
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MORRIS: These lawyers are community assets
Indiana Lawyer’s Leadership in Law honorees ‘pay it forward’ in all they do.
Mayor should lead transit charge
The referendum to impose a 0.25 percent income tax in Marion County to fund transit improvements is one of Joe Hogsett’s first big opportunities to influence the future of Indianapolis.
LOU’S VIEWS: Greens days at the IMA
The Indianapolis Museum of Art’s artist-designed mini-golf course is likely to be a temptation for anyone who has ever swatted a colored ball and kept score with a tiny pencil.
LOPRESTI: Sports Gods of America counsel patience for George and Luck
Sports gods don’t fire coaches, and they can’t be rushed in bestowing greatness on players.
The untimely death of blogger Gary Welsh
I can understand a feeling of depression after doing so much work and seeing so little change.
Mayors give neighborhood development short shrift
The demand for the mayor to take over the Coke plant situation has raised questions about a long-standing political tradition in the city.
GUY: The benefits of speaking up
Ten percent of any group contains persons who are unattractive, useless or disruptive, perhaps criminal. Yet dolts, often described as dissenters, have potential value.
SKIDMORE: Leadership drives business success
Without leaders to execute strategy, manage through dynamic change, and engage your employees, even the best businesses can be relegated to mediocre performance.
MAURER: A memo to Kasich, Cruz and Trump
A post-mortem for the drop-outs, and some advice for the presumptive nominee.
BOHANON & STYRING: Your annual checkup is really just an oil change
Yes, most health insurance plans protect against large insurable events. The kicker is that most health insurance plans also cover the equivalent of oil changes.
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.”
MEREDITH: Time is always right to show appreciation to educators
On average, teachers work more than 52 hours a week, which includes 30 hours on instruction and 22 hours on tasks like preparing lessons and grading papers.
DANIELS: Contempt for other views is no recipe for accomplishment
A certain nihilism has crept into our politics: a “let’s blow it up” philosophy far from an early shared belief that the end result was actually to govern.
IRELAND: Sanders plays the foil, making Clinton seem moderate
Not only did Bernie Sanders energize droves of new voters and help avoid an outright anointment, but he served to characterize Hillary Clinton in a more appealing light for the general electorate.