Shella: Forcing Republicans, Democrats to work together
Lawmakers in safe districts, be they in Congress or in the Indiana General Assembly, don’t need to cooperate with others because they have no fear of losing the next election.
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Schneider: It’s time for mad women
It would be a step in the right direction for more women to be in positions of political and business strength, leading as editors, executives and officeholders.
Daniels: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ lessons remain vital today
The whole point of the book is to make people uncomfortable as we confront a past that helps to explain a great deal about our present.
Wolley: ‘I feared for my life’ is not enough
There must be a rebalancing of the legitimate concern for officer safety versus the use of lethal force in police interactions with the community.
Clere: Clean needles save lives, while sharp rhetoric kills
Compared to the cost of treating HIV or hepatitis C, clean needles are cheap.
Hill: Handing out needles does nothing to curb abuse
Providing items that enable and even encourage exactly the destructive behavior we want to stop is a self-defeating exercise.
Irresponsible Collins blocked serious health reform
When Maine Sen. Susan Collins announced her opposition to the Graham-Cassidy bill to reform Obamacare, she has slammed the door on this latest Republican effort to address our health care crisis. I’m just able to muster up one word to capture my sense of Sen. Collins: irresponsible. Collins expressed her concern that the bill would […]
Ritz: Literacy is key to better results—on tests and in life
A student’s ability to read impacts their learning in every content area and determines the outcome of every assessment. Every test is first a test on the student’s ability to read.
Parr: Why all conservatives should support school choice
Why not give a child an opportunity he or she might otherwise have never had?
Shepard: Appreciating Larry McKinney and Denise LaRue
Judges don’t have armies or taxing power at their disposal, only the power of thoughtful and impartial decisions to prompt people to follow their rulings.
Daniels: Keep monuments of past, but add to list of honored
Let us never seek to erase the signs of a past we must remember, in order to avoid repeating our collective sins.
Hale: U.S. must be more open, not wall itself off
This is domestic, economic policy that will drive new, closer relationships and a probable shifting of alliances over time.
Siddiqui: Obamacare not all good or bad, so let’s fix it
Perhaps parents who are under 65 but lack insurance should be allowed to be added to their children’s insurance.
Wagner: Becoming a more thoughtful protester
It’s easy to see how things can get out of control. When you’re in the heat of the moment, you don’t necessarily feel the intensity. When you’re on the receiving end, the ebb and flow of the crowd is more apparent.
Robertson: A return (hopefully) to compromise in U.S. Senate
Those GOP senators who did not sign on to the repeal-and-replace legislation did the entire Republican Party a giant favor.
Ireland: How doubling tweet length matters to public debate
While brevity is a welcome touch for encouraging access to discourse, it also fixes the discussion in favor of intellectually weak perspectives.
Leppert: The power of words is often underestimated
While “straight talk” can seem refreshing and honest at times, it can also be vulgar and offensive during others.
Shabazz: Patriotism, politics and professional athletes
Patriotism is loving your country so much that you are willing to call it out when you think it is wrong.
Shella: Free speech rights apply to those kneeling, booing
I thought it was a tribute to America that some of the players at a recent Colts game held on to the giant flag that covered the field at Lucas Oil Stadium while teammates nearby kneeled in protest.