BOHANON & CUROTT: Data can be dangerous in government hands
As if you didn’t know, Big Tech keeps track of our internet searches and uses that information (gasp!) for profit.
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HAHN: How to avoid digging a financial hole during holidays
It is so easy to get caught up in the hunt and forget why an item you didn’t know existed 20 minutes before now feels like a necessary purchase.
Leah McGrath: Who will carry the torch, guide the next generation?
We have become complacent in our quest to see the good, and there is still so much good.
John McDonald: The economics of click, ship and wrap
Business owners must shift their mindset and accept that using automation and technology advancements in warehousing and logistics is the only way to stay competitive.
Una Osili: We need more women in economics
Female economists have been shown to have different views from their male colleagues and support divergent policies.
Deborah Hearn Smith: More women are headed to Congress. Will it matter?
We cannot assume our issues will find champions.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: It’s time to reform Indiana’s redistricting process
In actuality, it takes a lot more time, money and effort to gerrymander than it does to draw compact, organized districts.
Ed DeLaney: The silent supermajority—how could things be better?
I predict a major case of inaction.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Three concrete steps to end Indiana’s tobacco epidemic
Years of data from across the United States show that, when the cigarette tax increases, consumption decreases.
Gerry Lanosga: Cities must be open about data collection, data itself
Public officials need to be as bold and creative about public transparency as they want to be about innovation in technology.
Baron Hill: How Democrats can win in Indiana again—matter!
Recruiting good candidates, registering new voters, and raising money are time-consuming and hard but fundamentally important. Nothing worthwhile comes easily.
Jennifer Ping: The only poll that matters happens on Election Day
The Braun campaign energized volunteers. Volunteers worked hard to get out the vote. And voters voted.
Adrianne Slash: Republican Party is driving out people like me
I can’t align myself with hate and shouldn’t be asked to.
A lesson in racial politics from Florida
Now that, finally, the elections in Florida have reached a conclusion, there are lessons worth learning. One is on the subject of race. There was a fateful anomaly in racial voting in the governor’s race between Democrat Andrew Gillum and Republican Rick DeSantis, now Florida’s governor-elect. Given that Gillum, formerly mayor of Tallahassee, was running […]
Anne Hathaway: How SNL taught us to ‘never forget’
We all want what is best for our country and her people.
Curt Smith: Trump team mishandled flap, but decorum matters
People like Acosta risk causing less access for all journalists by being such bloviating bores.
John Krull: Donald Trump loves silly fights—and this is one of them
The pity is that too many journalists, including Acosta, end up playing along.
Sherri Fella: Your ‘shadow’ sets the tone for your team
Have you considered lately what kind of shadow you are casting? Is it light or dark? Broad or narrow? Consistent or erratic? Inclusive or exclusive? Perhaps you don’t even know.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Add these big sports dates to your pre-Christmas calendar
IU faces Purdue, Romeo goes up against Zion, and the Big O turns 8-0.
Letter: Red Line Construction—The pain will be worth it
As one of the 25 most-visited museums in North America, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is a peer to museums in cities where visitors expect to have easy access to them via transit. With the Red Line, Indianapolis will meet those expectations.