DOUTHAT: Rising stars Rand, Rubio diverge on priorities
For the first time in a decade, it seems, the Republican Party doesn’t know where it stands on foreign policy.
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NOCERA: The miraculous Glass-Steagall banking law
It was amazingly radical, not just for its time, but for any time; it didn’t so much reform banking as upend it.
SOWELL: Too many Americans dodge today’s realities
Someone needs to say to those who want Social Security and Medicare to continue on unchanged: “Don’t you understand? The money is not there any more.”
STOSSEL: Puerto Rico’s lessons for cutting spending
[Gov.] Fortuno’s predecessors had grown Puerto Rico’s government to the point that the state employed one out of every three workers. By the time he was elected, Puerto Rico was broke.
FARGO: Taking government transparency up a notch
The Internet has changed our expectations about the availability of information. We now expect information to be at our fingertips when we want it.
MAHERN: A call to properly honor civic giant Hudnut
Save for a bust in the lobby of the City-County Building, you would never know he had ever been around.
MYERS: Keep fighting the winning battle against HIV
Research is paying off; prevention is working better than before; fear and discrimination have lessened.
LADWIG: Chambers of commerce have lost their way
At best, many Indiana chambers see themselves as middlemen smoothing the government licensing and regulatory processes.
WAGNER: The unappealing options for life after Mitch
With a presidential bid off the table, those moderate Republicans who’ve loyally worked for Daniels over the years must now choose between life beyond politics or holding their noses on some issues just to stay in the game.
STYRING: How Pence can fight a Mediscare attack
“Don’t touch our Medicare” (and Social Security) will crush our kids and grandkids with horrendous taxes. To maintain otherwise is fantasy.
HOWEY: Mourdock’s big GOP gamble is taking hits
I ran into Rex Early last winter just as the buzz about Richard Mourdock’s challenge to U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was reaching a crescendo. “Could Lugar get beat?” I asked him. Yes, was the answer from the former state Republican chairman. Early knows the ins and outs of Republican politics about as well as anyone. […]
BENNETT: No reform is toughest; all are getting careful attention
From the very beginning, we knew there was no silver bullet to creating world-class schools.
DRESSLAR: Behold the new politics of school reform
Traditional adversarial relationships between school district and teachers’ union leadership are evolving toward more collaborative relationships.
MORELAND: Let’s do more to improve community health
With so much evidence showing we are losing control of our health, why can we not collectively grab hold of this issue? I believe one reason is that Indiana is not an easy place to be healthy.
SWAYZE: Behind the Planned Parenthood debate
This certainly isn’t about health care. Approximately 97 percent of abortions are done on healthy women with healthy babies.
KRULL: Left, right wings keep abortion battle raging
Both sides, of course, claim the public supports their position.
FERGUSON: Defunding sends states on dangerous path
Much more worrying to me is the fact that many of the poorest women (and men) in the state will be denied basic health services at least temporarily.
KENNEDY: Break out of the status quo by listening closely to others
Even without direct control over school systems, there is much the mayor can do to influence education policy and have an impact on our public schools.
BALLARD: Calls for the mayor to take control of IPS are premature
Some thoughtful and concerned leaders believe the mayor should take over all of Indianapolis Public Schools.
MEREDITH: Early childhood education offers huge bang for the buck
It is vital that Indiana legislators begin to address the growing need for quality pre-kindergarten experiences.