RUSTHOVEN: Kennedy verges on criminal accusations
Indianapolis residents cannot turn on a TV or radio without hearing Melina Kennedy ads telling voters that Mayor Greg Ballard “gave $300 million in city contracts to his political contributors.”
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KENNEDY: In Indy, it’s still the economy, stupid
You can’t create bike lanes, improve schools, hire police or pick up garbage without money.
KENNEDY: Society’s complexity requires ever more expertise
It’s election season, and as I’ve watched the ads, debates and speeches—it’s occurred to me that the complexity of our society and world may be outstripping our ability to govern ourselves.
RUSTHOVEN: How is Obamanomics working for you?
The Obama vision of “fairness” demands higher taxes even when they help no one, reducing revenues and raising deficits.
KENNEDY: Threshhold questions for higher education
Colleges and universities that are genuinely engaged in education must have standards.
RUSTHOVEN: Carson’s Tea Party jab missed the mark
U.S. Rep. AndréCarson recently grab-bed headlines by telling the Congressional Black Caucus (to quote news reports), “the Tea Party is working through its allies in Congress to block the economic advancement of blacks and other minorities.”
KENNEDY: Tears at a wedding that should have been
Although it was otherwise indistinguishable from other Christian wedding ceremonies I’ve attended, my friend and his life partner walked out of church still strangers in the eyes of the law.
RUSTHOVEN: Deconstructing wayward politicians
If we want fewer Phil Hinkle stories, then “not resigning” should not be an option.
KENNEDY: Here’s a revenue enhancement for you
We should decriminalize, tax and regulate marijuana, and focus on treatment and prevention for those with genuine addictions.
RUSTHOVEN: Hoosier pols critiqued on debt-limit vote
Democrat Reps. Pete Visclosky and André Carson wanted tax hikes—just the thing for a sputtering economy.
KENNEDY: Google is making islands of all of us
What did I learn on my summer vacation? One thing that immediately struck me was how homogenized citizens from Western industrialized countries have become—how much we all look and dress alike.
RUSTHOVEN: The pipedream of legalized marijuana
In Indiana, as elsewhere, advocates of medical marijuana use—particularly those aflame with government’s power to “do good”—are blind to unintended consequences and the realities of human motivation and behavior.