Assertive analyst takes Klipsch owner to woodshed
The stock market value for Voxx today is just $118 million—far less than it paid just for Klipsch, one of a long list of acquisitions it made dating back a decade.
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SKARBECK: As gloom-and-doomers fret, the wise go bargain hunting
The S&P 500 has fallen 10 percent in the first 11 trading days of 2016. It’s as if someone flipped the sell switch on Jan. 4 and left it on. Predictably, the gloom-and-doomers are out in force.
BOHANON & STYRING: Ethanol has lost its glow, but subsidies live on
Ethanol, the wonder fuel, has turned out to be a wonder flop. But corn ethanol has powerful interests protecting the subsidy, such as corn farmers and ethanol companies. Those who bear the costs of the ethanol subsidy are the widely dispersed and disorganized members of the general public.
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: Pence’s port plan could provide big economic punch
Indiana has one of the busiest port systems in the nation, even though it’s 600 miles from an ocean. Adding a fourth port could boost economic development in southeastern Indiana but also help businesses across the state distribute their products or obtain raw materials.
FORESTAL: Stop diverting gas taxes to uses other than roads
Let us repurpose existing revenue to roads, pursue more federal assistance, and use our budget surplus to fix our roads.
SOLIDAY: New revenue critical to keep roads, economy going
House Bill 1001 is built upon three principles: fiscal responsibility, data-driven metrics and sustainable infrastructure funding to support a safe, efficient transportation system and a thriving economy, without creating long-term debt for our children.
DOUTHAT: Failing to fix U.S. health care, Obamacare limps on
It seems likely that Obamacare is neither fixed nor fully paid for nor furiously opposed but simply limps along with the rest of our health care system for as long as both can limp.
BLOW: Searching for solutions to shootings at a gun show
Most gun enthusiasts are just seeking an extra layer of protection for themselves. Most gun control advocates are just seeking an extra layer of protection for innocent lives.
SOWELL: Obama’s latest gun proposals destined to backfire
None of the things proposed by the President Obama is likely to reduce gun violence. Like other restrictions on people’s ability to defend themselves, or to deter attacks by showing that they are armed, these new restrictions can cost more lives on net balance.
BROOKS: Millennials: liberal in polls but conservative in life
On the surface, the millennial generation, having endured the financial crash and stagnant wages, looks ready to lead a big leftward push. But if you look at how millennials actually live, you certainly don’t see a progressive counterculture.
COLLINS: Trump taps anger vote, but Sanders hits true villains
Outrage is the campaign theme for both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Sanders wants the country to rise up against the special privileges that keep making the richest 1 percent richer. Trump rocketed to the top of the polls by railing about illegal immigration.
BARLOW: Liberal yells of ‘racist’ rob the word of its meaning
What I find disgusting is when people misuse the term “racist,” because it detracts from the uniquely heinous history and nature of racism in order to morally equivocate different forms of discrimination that are, frankly, not as egregious.
MILLER: Polarization hurts both Democrats and Republicans
Political extremism and the “all or nothing” philosophy are poisoning our once-effective government and creating a close-minded population. This certainly shows in the 2016 presidential lineup.
IRELAND: Hillary’s record is short on big accomplishments
There is no doubt the former Secretary of State, senator from New York and first lady has an impressive resume of titles. But she lacks substantial and defining accomplishments.
WAGNER: Come November, Hillary could win Hoosiers’ hearts
Hillary Clinton is running a solid state-by-state campaign to be our next president, but she’s not center stage. The Republican circus side show has occupied that space.
ROOB: Mr. President, don’t go back on bipartisan HIP 2.0 deal
In the case of HIP 2.0, both the Obama and Pence administrations felt their compromise was a small price to pay for the larger goal of insuring more people. But once a deal is done, let’s keep it done.
MEREDITH: To address shortage, understand why teachers teach
Educators choose to stay in the classroom when their desire to make an impact on the next generation overcomes a desire for significant salary advancement, when collaboration is embedded in the culture of the profession, when support from administrators guides smart classroom decisions.
MASSON: Criminalizing bathrooms puts biology over biography
What makes human life more valuable than the lives of other animals? Is it the biographical life we value or is it the mere fact of human biology we find consequential?
BOEHM: Courts could draw the line on gerrymandering run amok
The challenge is to establish a test to distinguish unconstitutional infringement of voters’ rights from disparities that result from legitimate considerations or from the natural concentration of some populations. Help may be on the way.
DIETER: It sure looks like Hoosier hospitality is disappearing
The concept of Hoosier hospitality suffered some body blows in 2015, thanks largely to the person who, more than anyone, should be looking out for Indiana’s reputation: Gov. Mike Pence.