DOUTHAT: Barack Obama’s very liberal intervention
The ultimate hope of liberal warfare is to fight as virtuously as possible, and with the minimum of risk.
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HOWEY: The beaten path between Indiana and Japan
What has become clear to me … is how important our Japanese friends and partners are to the 21st century Indiana experience.
BONIFIELD: Young voters could decide the next election
If they expect to win back the House and the governor’s mansion, Democrats need to invest in an infrastructure that will begin to engage young Hoosiers.
LADWIG: Republican ‘change’ disappoints in Indiana
Establishment Republicans are in danger of becoming as addicted to government aid as countless other individuals and interest groups.
MYERS: Don’t overreach on collective bargaining
My company is a member of our local chamber of commerce, and I’m about as pro-business as anyone can be. But that does not require me to be anti-union.
WAGNER: Beltway opportunity borne of Indiana roots
I’d never have been halfway around the world climbing all over nuclear research reactors if I hadn’t taken a few risks in Indiana.
KRULL: Beware the apparent mandate of a landslide
We tend to think that elections in which one party or the other racks up an overwhelming majority should calm the body politic.
FARGO: Sure the schools are failing? Check it out
Unfortunately, journalists still sometimes fall into the trap of accepting what “everybody knows” without doing enough questioning.
MUTZ: Gale of opportunity blowing toward IPS
The New Orleans school system, which endured almost total devastation due to Hurricane Katrina, may give us a model to follow. When given an opportunity for a fresh start, the city developed a combination of public and charter schools.
MAHERN: What’s the problem with school vouchers, really?
Why not take the tax money we would have spent sending children to a failing system and give their parents the opportunity to send them to the private school of their choice? After all, that’s what we do when it comes to higher ed.
RUSTHOVEN: Urbana is actually about school choice
The Indiana State Teachers Association opposes vouchers with every fiber of its being. So does the Democratic legislative caucus, supported by ISTA (and ISTA dues money).
MEREDITH: Community leaders know what’s best for their schools
It seems clear that local control of school calendar issues should be based on what is best for the students in local settings and not about the bottom dollar of profit.
HARRIS: The amount of quality classroom time is the real issue
It’s not when to start and when to end that matters, it’s the amount of time kids spend actually learning that will keep us competing in the global economy.
DOWD: Governor Brown redux … the iceman melteth
The shock of dark hair is gone, but Jerry Brown is still Jerry Brown. The prickliness, bluntness, questioning, calculating. That against-the-grain attitude; disdain for materialism, emptiness and politics as usual; that Jesuit-Buddhist outlook.
DOUTHAT: The lowdown on why monogamy matters
The ultimate goal is a sexual culture that makes it easier for young people to achieve romantic happiness—by encouraging them to wait a little longer, choose more carefully and judge their sex lives against a strong moral standard.
KRUGMAN: Education won’t fix wage disparity by itself
Both high-wage and low-wage employment have grown rapidly, but medium-wage jobs—the kinds of jobs we count on to support a strong middle class—have lagged behind.
HERBERT: Dumbing down the college experience
Students can get their degrees without putting in more of an effort because in far too many instances the colleges and universities are not demanding more of them.
TENBARGE: Please, cut Indiana University’s budget
Of all the areas for potential cuts, higher education makes the most sense. Not only are there great opportunities for cuts, but our higher education institutions are well-prepared to handle them.
EARLY: My fond memories of President Reagan
Soon-to-be President Reagan seemed to enjoy the fact that some of my uninvited pals from White River Yacht Club showed up on the river in two pontoon boats.
SHELLA: Indiana has no shortage of stupid laws
A law designed to make politics more transparent has given politicians a reason to hide their motives, their actions, and wink at the public in the meantime.