MUTZ: Neither left nor right can ignore Murray book
“Coming Apart” is about the gradual slip of the American Dream from possibility to impossibility.
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MCQUILLEN: Republicans emphasize how decisions would affect the future
Often, there are process issues or other substantive problems that need to be addressed before more money is thrown down the proverbial tube.
LEWIS: Democrats focus most on protecting, providing for people now
What truly distinguishes the parties is how we prioritize when interests conflict and how we assess the risk of inaction.
WAGNER: More of a woman’s touch needed in politics
It would be nice to see a little more thoughtfulness and a little less brute force.
SWAYZE: Conservatism has become mainstream
Voters want to turn back to this country’s founding principles of fiscal constraint and family values.
VANE: Brooks characterizes new Republican Party
She will be a brilliant ambassador for the type of conservatism that excludes no one.
HOWEY: Absolutely, Donnelly can beat Mourdock
Forget about your heart and look at the numbers.
BONIFIELD: Lugar astutely pegged Mourdock, too late
Lugar was ousted by a man whose most dangerous quality is his unabashed embrace of previously unthinkable positions.
FERGUSON: Mourdock win signals danger for deliberation
A slavish devotion to purity in ideology leads to an inability to get anything done.
RIVERA: Vaughn is right pick to help navigate the times
He knew what worried me and he showed how my vote helped solve that problem.
MAHERN: What Ballard means when he says ‘private’
The only real difference is that in private clubs smoking will be allowed and in public clubs smoking will not be allowed.
STYRING: Tripping over decrees on the way to recovery
Some businesses will just say, “We’re big enough. We don’t need that hassle.”
FOLEY: Four freshman legislators are distinguishing themselves
One of Jud McMillin’s attributes, which bodes well for future leadership, is his ability to comprehend and communicate complex issues.
CHEATHAM: General Assembly needs more leaders who can work together
It is difficult to try to get along when the entire process—elections and legislating alike—are so fraught with the politics of personal attack.
MEREDITH: Most charters in Indiana lag behind their public-school peers
Why shouldn’t charter schools be held to the same level of accountability as their neighboring public school peers?
HARRIS: Charter performance is strong, but accountability is critical
The autonomy charter schools receive comes with the condition that they meet high standards or face closure.
DOUTHAT: The incredible shrinking country that is Japan
If there’s any reason for real optimism in this picture, it’s for Americans.
SOWELL: Another outlook on assumptions about race
Anyone who even questions these lies and half-truths is almost certain to be called a ‘racist.’
STOSSEL: Really, now, can government do anything well?
Some acted as if Obama were a magical politician whose election would end poverty and inequality.
BLOW: Romney badly needs to win the bachelor vote
The idea that their father’s America might be lost to them is frightening.