BLOW: Police shootings are a barometer of social attitudes
Police departments in a way are simple instruments that articulate and enforce our laws and mores, which are reflections of our values.
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BROOKS: A founding father charts a path on climate change
I’ve been confused about this Paris climate conference and how the world should move forward to ameliorate climate change, so I seanced up my hero Alexander Hamilton to see what he thought. I was sad to be reminded that he doesn’t actually talk in hip-hop, but he still had some interesting things to say.
WAGNER: It’s harder to hold people to truthiness standards
Chuck Todd was visibly annoyed by his guest on “Meet the Press” a few Sunday mornings ago.
KRUGMAN: Health care reform thrives despite rough patches
To the right’s dismay, scare tactics — remember death panels? — and spurious legal challenges failed to protect the nation from the scourge of guaranteed health coverage. Still, Obamacare’s opponents insisted that it would implode in a “death spiralz” of low enrollment and rising costs.
TAYLOR: Conflict raises teachable moment for lawmakers
After the RFRA fiasco, we must send a clear message that our state does not tolerate inequality.
HOLDMAN: Exemption will protect consciences at mom-and-pops
This difficult and delicate balancing of civil rights and religious liberty is the fundamental goal of Senate Bill 100.
KRUGMAN: Boring Canadians win—again—by going their own way
When it comes to economic policy, the reputation is undeserved: Canada has surprisingly often been the place where the future happens first.
COLLINS: Japan has eclipsed the U.S. on working women? Really?
Japan now has a higher proportion of working women than we do. I’m trying to get my head around this fact.
DOWD: Benghazi circus aside, Hillary failed in Middle East
Hillary Clinton is never more alluring than when a bunch of pasty-faced, nasty-tongued white men bully her.
BOEHM: A committee with great potential should persevere
It was clear from the commission’s first meeting, largely introductory, that there is a wide range of opinion among the members as to the need for any change, and the nature of any desired reform.
SHABAZZ: Indiana Democrats’ road plans are paths to nowhere
Hey, guys. How’s it been going? I am writing this column to offer you all some friendly advice.
WAGNER: Deep gratitude for an under-appreciated public office
With the exception of the happy task of issuing marriage licenses, the Marion County clerk oversees a panoply of important but not particularly uplifting duties: collecting child support, administering court filings, maintaining old records and running our local elections.
DIETER: The GOP field: Is this the best a major party can offer?
It’s hard not to feel sorry for the many Republicans who care about their communities and country, not their neighbor’s bedroom behavior; seek elected officials to represent constituents, not plutocrats; and recognize their good fortune and do not wish to deny others.
MEREDITH:Testing blizzard makes teachers, students feel weary
Testing has become a nightmare. We’re waiting again. Yes. Again.
BARLOW: Clamor to recognize hate crimes takes us backward
Greg Porter is my state representative. I respect the work he’s done in the community and I respect where I know he’s coming from when he proposes that Indiana adopt strict hate crime legislation in the coming session.
DANIELS: We can’t afford to keep locking up non-violent offenders
I fully agree that we need to be forceful in our response to violent criminals, incapacitating them through lengthy imprisonment.
SHEPARD: Mile Square miracle could be replicated in Indianapolis
When apartment magnate Sam Zell recently announced he was selling off a quarter of Equity Residential’s apartment units, it signaled that the development strategy Indianapolis has used still positions the city for success.
ROOB: Gun owners should step up to help solve gun violence
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was not a mistake made by the framers.
MILLER: Gun violence can be prevented; so why aren’t we doing it?
Two hundred and ninety-seven people are shot in the United States each day, both intentionally and unintentionally. Eighty-nine of these people will die as a result.
MASSON: A modest proposal to rein in American gun violence
We as a nation have a firearm problem. Mass murder by firearm is a steady drumbeat in the news.