Bud Herron: The blessing of getting fired
I have been fired from two jobs in my life. One of them was in journalism.
Editorial: Baseball strikes out, so should fans
Major League Baseball has an abusive relationship with fans. You know, the people who root, root root for the home team and pay extortion prices for peanuts and Cracker Jack at the old ballgame. You know, the people who make the old ballgame possible.
Biden’s State of the Union meets the moment
As Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union Address, I could not help but think about former First Lady Michelle Obama’s famous assessment of the presidency.
Lee Hamilton: We can do more to fight poverty
American policymakers have a very full plate. They’ve got to grapple with health care, education, the environment, economic growth and more. The list goes on and on.
Ann Jones: Give children a future where their dreams can live
People often ask me why I spend so much energy on children in Zambia, when so much need exists right in my own hometown. The fact is, as a taxpayer, I DO help right here at home. And so do you. The question is, are we doing enough?
Michael Hicks: The cost of Russia’s war
An immediate question facing Americans today is the economic effect of war in Ukraine. As I write, it is not clear how the Russian invasion of Ukraine will proceed. However, it is impossible not to see echoes of Hitler’s occupation of the Sudetenland in the late 1930s or Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. The primary difference appears to be the willingness of much of the developed world to actively oppose autocratic nations invading democracies. This makes the 1990 experience more salient to understanding the likely economic effects of this war.
Editorial: State effort to sanction Russia must go further
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Monday signed an executive order that took a first step toward what effectively are sanctions against Russia by the state of Indiana. The governor was right to take this step, and we applaud him for it, but as a state, we must go further.
Letter: Repealing gun carry permits does not ‘back the blue’
From: Ronald Wilkinson
Elizabeth Shackelford: If Putin doesn’t fear sanctions, his cronies might
A decade ago, I was a U.S. diplomat serving in Warsaw, Poland. I had a close group of Polish friends who, while not in the field of foreign affairs, had a strong fear of Putin’s Russia. They were concerned his aggression and resentment would lead him one day to launch war again in Europe.
Editorial: Anti-teacher, anti-librarian bills stall, fortunately
Indiana’s Republican lawmakers in the General Assembly at long last have heard the voices of Hoosiers who implored them not to pass wrong-headed anti-teacher and anti-librarian bills.
