Every so often, a naive student asks why the government can’t pass a law requiring media outlets to tell the truth. As I try to explain, truth and fact are often honestly contested—and then there’s the First Amendment.
Outdoor recreation, the OR sector, is an important aspect of tourism. Many people happily travel great distances to visit picturesque and unique environs.
Fifteen major manufacturing companies and industrial associations are urging Indiana’s 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force to consider policy measures that would increase deployment of efficient energy technologies in the state.
Indiana’s med-tech industry generates $13.8 billion in economic output annually. While we should appreciate this impressive economic boon, we can’t take it for granted.
From 1987 to 2015, the number of black teachers increased from 191,000 to 256,000; but the proportion declined from 8.2% to 6.7%, due to the growth of the national teaching corps.
Some 58% of Republicans under 40 have grown more concerned about climate risks—the same proportion as voters overall—according to the same Luntz Group poll.
I recently visited London for 16 days. It had been 39 years since my last visit, so I was prepared for some changes. What surprised me the most were ways in which the daily lives of Londoners and Americans have diverged since 1980, particularly in the last two decades.
The days of viewing urban neighborhoods as places people drive through to get from the suburbs to downtown are over.
From 2011 to 2017, house prices in Indianapolis increased 16% faster than per capita income and rent increased three times as fast as household income.
Although 340B discounts are intended to relieve patient prescription costs and support provider services to low-income communities, many major for-profit companies have in recent years increasingly benefited from the 340B system.
ALICE isn’t an actual person; she’s an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. ALICE is a growing population of people in Indianapolis and our surrounding counties who are employed (in one or more jobs) but struggle to make ends meet.
The professional training required to build and sustain the skills to teach our youngest learners is expensive and time-consuming, especially relative to the pay. This makes it challenging to find and retain well-trained teachers.
The death of P.E. MacAllister is an occasion for reflection—about a life well-lived, certainly, but also about the nature of civic virtue, and the changes in society and the economy that have made the civic commitment he exemplified so much rarer.
Individual rights have never been absolute. We believe there can be a balance between the common good and preserving individual rights. Bipartisan solutions are possible.
The 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage is a time to reflect on its complicated history, even as we commemorate its extraordinary accomplishment.
Unfortunately, legislation being considered in the Senate would have unpleasant side effects.
It is already hard enough to prove this type of covert discrimination. To now add additional and cumbersome barriers for individuals and organizations fighting discrimination is counterintuitive and counterproductive.
The law initially designed to increase access and decrease costs has ultimately resulted in decreased access and increased costs. Only in Washington.
Around the globe, cities are actually having a dramatic impact on climate change. In the absence of federal leadership, what cities do—from recycling to energy sources—becomes critically important.
We certainly didn’t need the recent announcement of the merger between Gatehouse and IndyStar parent Gannett to be apprehensive about the future.
