Amid all the media analyses of the prospects of each of the candidates in both political parties, there is remarkably little discussion of the validity—or lack of validity—of the arguments these candidates are using. It is as if what matters this election year is the fate of a relative handful of people running for their […]
We have a law that forbids what on six other days is a legal act simply to insulate a few family businesses from 21st century competition.
Perhaps one of the greatest impacts the federal Every Student Succeeds Act could have on classrooms will be its respect of the professionals in our schools.
The recent wave of testing hysteria to which the state has succumbed is damaging our schools and our children.
It’s offensive—and, in fact, quite racist—to think a black person or minority has “black” or “minority” opinions simply because of the color of his or her skin.
A longtime—though unreliable—target group of the left, young adults for the first time in a generation could instead flip for conservatives this November.
It is a sad truth that when men are forceful, they are viewed as strong, just the sort of leader we want. But when women are forceful, they are seen as strident, lecturing, even “bitchy.”
Voting against Trump is a moral imperative.
Like so many of my friends, I just can’t find much joy in mindlessly hurling insults to advance an agenda—if there even is one—that helps no one.
For decades, Republican leaders—desperate to boost dwindling numbers as old white men die and minority populations grow—have embraced anyone who would have them, from corporate CEOs to white supremacists, gun enthusiasts to evangelicals, anti-abortion activists to warmongers.
What if one, two or 10 of the other GOP presidential candidates had followed Scott Walker’s lead? What if Ben Carson, John Kasich and Ted Cruz got out before Super Tuesday?
I recommend Republicans re-energize their platform to be pragmatic and attractive to that moderate group of voters who have lost interest in them. One of the major parties will win the middle. Right now it’s not the GOP.
Governmental actions classifying people by nationality, like race and gender, rarely survive judicial scrutiny.
Paid family leave is a unique issue in that it can unite both pro-choice and pro-life groups.
What we knew back then is now confirmed—the RFRA local and national backlash in 2015 was a big concern for the Pence administration, and rightfully so.
The Legislature pulled off a feat of magic that even the past valedictorians of Hogwarts would be jealous of: They created an environment of discrimination that hadn’t existed simply by affirming the right of religious objection.
I can think of only a few instances where a national search was successful.
A different type of project would likely be welcome on the AT&T site. The TWG project would likely be welcome elsewhere.
IUPUI has a right to a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment.
For me, a closed mouth is best. A closed mouth leaves me contented.
