DANIELS: Female candidates face unnecessary challenges
It is a sad truth that when men are forceful, they are viewed as strong, just the sort of leader we want. But when women are forceful, they are seen as strident, lecturing, even “bitchy.”
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SIDDIQUI: Times may have changed, but our values shouldn’t
Voting against Trump is a moral imperative.
WAGNER: Politics without purpose is no fun
Like so many of my friends, I just can’t find much joy in mindlessly hurling insults to advance an agenda—if there even is one—that helps no one.
Trump’s rise should prompt GOP to look in mirror
For decades, Republican leaders—desperate to boost dwindling numbers as old white men die and minority populations grow—have embraced anyone who would have them, from corporate CEOs to white supremacists, gun enthusiasts to evangelicals, anti-abortion activists to warmongers.
SEAT: Scott Walker is example of what others should have done
What if one, two or 10 of the other GOP presidential candidates had followed Scott Walker’s lead? What if Ben Carson, John Kasich and Ted Cruz got out before Super Tuesday?
LEPPERT: Character would naturally have culled field
I recommend Republicans re-energize their platform to be pragmatic and attractive to that moderate group of voters who have lost interest in them. One of the major parties will win the middle. Right now it’s not the GOP.
BOEHM: States should steer clear of refugee policy
Governmental actions classifying people by nationality, like race and gender, rarely survive judicial scrutiny.
MILLER: Hoosiers deserve paid family leave
Paid family leave is a unique issue in that it can unite both pro-choice and pro-life groups.
SPALDING: A state that works (to erase RFRA from memory)
What we knew back then is now confirmed—the RFRA local and national backlash in 2015 was a big concern for the Pence administration, and rightfully so.
BARLOW: LGBT battle lacks real cases of discrimination
The Legislature pulled off a feat of magic that even the past valedictorians of Hogwarts would be jealous of: They created an environment of discrimination that hadn’t existed simply by affirming the right of religious objection.
National searches yield carpetbaggers
I can think of only a few instances where a national search was successful.
Location was wrong for TWG project
A different type of project would likely be welcome on the AT&T site. The TWG project would likely be welcome elsewhere.
Conduct described was way over the line
IUPUI has a right to a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment.
GUY: Life without opinion
For me, a closed mouth is best. A closed mouth leaves me contented.
KENNEDY: When the center will not hold
The Internet puts enormous information resources at our fingertips, but it also connects us to massive amounts of misinformation, disinformation and propaganda.
MORRIS: Clinton versus Trump—not certain (yet)
Can another Republican save us from that worst-case scenario?
EDITORIAL: Road funding worth a fight
Too many Indiana roads and bridges are in disrepair thanks to the Legislature’s reluctance in recent years to hammer out a long-term road-funding plan.
LOPRESTI: Intriguing scenarios abound as NCAA Tournament nears
Will Indiana stay on a roll and win its first-ever Big Ten tourney title?
DINING: Noodling around Broad Ripple reveals new Thai restaurant
Once upon a time, Chiang Mai Thai Noodle would have been celebrated simply for existing.
LOU’S VIEWS: Sweet-scented orchid exhibit graces art museum
Fun fact: there are four times the number of orchid varieties than there are mammal species.