SEAT: Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to ‘cross the streams’
We won’t always agree. How boring would that be? But we can, and should, at the very least listen.
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BOEHM: Trump needs real plans to go with his goals
Trump has given us no basis to judge what we can expect from a his presidency on the major issues facing the country.
BARLOW: Bayh and Gregg practicing the art of deception
This year in Indiana, we are seeing some of the most amazing paint and polish jobs I’ve ever seen in my life.
WAGNER: Young’s attempts to rebrand Bayh ring hollow
Bayh swept into office in his early 30s eager to solve problems and work across the aisle. Not only did he balance the budget, but he turned it into a surplus.
IRELAND: Conservatives have led way on disability issues
Conservatives have led the way on critical federal and state legislation designed to empower those once living in the shadows. From deinstitutionalization to civil rights, we have been at the forefront.
DIETER: Gabby Douglas, Hillary Clinton and white male privilege
Even in 2016, white male privilege is so ingrained and insidious in American culture that it goes unnoticed by many, particularly its beneficiaries.
MILLER: ‘Safe spaces’ benefit students, aren’t overprotective
Many university students might feel unsafe on campus for a variety of reasons, some very serious. In response, students create organizations or spaces where they feel totally comfortable being themselves.
WOLLEY: We must make sure Indy isn’t the next battleground
Indianapolis, relative to other cities, has a number of community systems and sustained dialogues in place that operate behind the scenes for situations like this recent shooting. Did these systems and processes work?
DANIELS: Police are pulling back when we need them most
Since 2014, every time a police officer is involved in the shooting of a civilian, the tension increases. We have now reached the point where outrage erupts even in justified shooting situations.
What does it really mean to love America?
It has been quite a month in politics. On one side, the Democratic National Convention was very much a celebration of America. On the other side, the Republican nominee for president, pressed on the obvious support he is getting from Vladimir Putin, once again praised Putin’s leadership, suggested that he is OK with Russian aggression […]
The Democrats win the summer with GOP messages
Donald Trump has found aa way to save the Democratic Party. He’s abandoned great patriotic themes that used to fire up the GOP and he’s allowed the Democrats to seize that ground. If you visited the two conventions this year, you would have come away thinking Democrats are the more patriotic of the two parties—and […]
Differences don’t equal discrimination
If there were a contest for the most stupid idea in politics, my choice would be the assumption that people would be evenly or randomly distributed in incomes, institutions, occupations or awards, in the absence of somebody doing somebody wrong. Political crusades, bureaucratic empires and lucrative personal careers as grievance mongers have been built on […]
DOUG MASSON: Hoosier history offers warning for politics today
We have a presidential candidate displaying the hallmarks of a grifter rising to power by exploiting anxieties and weariness of change. In more than a few ways, his pitch resembles that of D.C. Stephenson in the ’20s.
DANIELS: Bad cases make bad law that impacts future efforts
The decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton is understandable but will serve as a defense in other cases where a lesser-known individual is accused of mishandling classified material. So it will now be harder for the government to prevent the leaking of classified information.
SHABAZZ: Insightful facts about police-action shootings
A majority of the suspects who were shot while armed were white.
WOLLEY: Black lives should matter to equal-opportunity employers
Normal office pleasantries like being greeted with smiles or people just going along their day like nothing significant happened took a bizarre “Twilight Zone-esque” twist. I and a lot of my black friends found the silence of colleagues and friends deafening.
ROOB: A frustrated populous leads to revolution
The culture wars of the ’60s were fought in legislative chambers. Today, summary justice is handed down by unelected judges.
WAGNER: Yes, we can—again
A star named Barack Obama was born at the Democratic National Convention in 2008. John Kerry would go on to lose that election, but out of that loss would begin a new era for the Democratic Party.
SEAT: Democrats need bench beyond Evan Bayh
If Democrats have to keep going back to Bayh to give them a shot at winning elections, how will they ever grow a respectable party in this state?
DIETER: Political musical chairs hurt Republican candidates
This year’s weirdness might have long-term repercussions.