Christina Hale: It’s past time for the law to define consent
Consent should never be assumed or taken for granted.
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Andrew Ireland: Korea plays foil to China relations
Whatever their next steps might be, President Trump and his team must continue to strike a delicate balance between engagement and pressure when dealing with the world’s second-largest economy.
Megan Robertson: Leak led political leaders to make right call
I guarantee there would have been a more aggressive response if a woman had been in that room with the four legislative leaders.
Jennifer Wagner: Forget the Golden Rule; think about others’ feelings first
The trouble is, folks who are so consumed with their own egos and power, real or imagined, rarely think about how their behavior affects other people.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: It’s time for city to address homelessness downtown
Watching the homeless turn the Circle into a shanty town … can’t be good for anyone.
Mary Beth Schneider: Is this what we call Hoosier hospitality?
The government’s position on immigration has grown harsher under Trump.
Jim Shella: Trump’s rhetoric stokes danger for journalists
I was once amused by what I assume are Trump’s efforts to charge up his base and protect himself from negative coverage. I no longer find it amusing.
Glenda Ritz: Dealing with the rising levels of stress for our children
Let’s teach them positive ways to cope to stem the impact of youth violence.
Deborah Daniels: Addressing poverty is everyone’s responsibility
A significant segment of our population is being left behind.
Marshawn Wolley: Yes, black men are succeeding in our society
Agency—one’s sense of the ability to control one’s life—was a key indicator of black men’s success over time.
Randall T. Shepard: Judiciary’s growing role leads to nominee scrutiny
Do not doubt that President Trump’s nominee will be asked about policies like campaign finance and regulation of abortions.
Michael Leppert: The incomparable court few Americans understand
That’s right, America, one does not even have to be an attorney to be appointed to our highest court.
Riley Parr: GOP presidents don’t always pick well politically
I’m not arrogant enough to think only conservative jurists should be on the Supreme Court.
Curt Smith: Kennedy retirement best news in 35 years
Justice Kennedy has kept abortion-on-demand legal nationwide.
Betty Cockrum: Nominee should leave religion at courtroom door
We are your daughters, your sisters, your granddaughters, your nieces. Show us respect.
A less-cruel way to curb illegal immigration
Let’s start with the easy part. The policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border, delivering them into a bureaucratic labyrinth while their fathers and mothers await trial or petition for asylum, is the wickedest thing the Trump administration has done so far—and you can tell exactly how wicked by observing how […]
How to lose the midterms and re-elect Trump
Dear Robert De Niro, Samantha Bee and other Trump haters: I get that you’re angry. I’m angry, too. But anger isn’t a strategy. Sometimes it’s a trap. When you find yourself spewing four-letter words, you’ve fallen into it. You’ve chosen cheap theatrics over the long game, catharsis over cunning. You think you’re raising your fist […]
Will more blacks vote Republican?
As we lay the framework for November’s elections, we’re seeing the emergence of a new face of the Democratic Party—more progressive, more left wing. The Democratic Party is delivering more candidates around the nation like Stacey Abrams, recently nominated for governor in Georgia. She’s unabashedly boilerplate, in-your-face, hard left. Pro-big government, pro-abortion, pro-LGBT rights. Recent […]
Bill Oesterle: Pledge requires creative anti-smoking effort
The best way to reduce smoking is to tax the hell out of it and use the tax dollars to fund programs that help people quit.
Curt Smith: Divorce rate drags down Hoosiers’ well-being
About 37,000 Hoosier babies are born each year with two strikes against them—no father in the home and an impoverished mother.