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As state numbers shrink in Congress, its leadership shrinks even more
The Hoosier state was buzzing on a Saturday afternoon in February over a basketball game. The storied rivalry of Indiana and Purdue was the sports event of the weekend—in America. The top ranked Boilers were actually one-point underdogs in Bloomington on Saturday to...
INPRS has a target on its back for the sole purpose of scoring political points
I remember a meeting with my first financial adviser several years ago who told me that the money I had in the Indiana Public Retirement System, or INPRS, needed to be moved out of there. His perspective then was that INPRS did not give me enough control over my own...
On its 50th anniversary, Hoosiers say Roe was never enough
There’s something happening in America following the upheaval of Roe that is surprising to some, and to others is completely predictable. Count me among the latter. Last summer, the U.S. Supreme Court chose poorly in its decision, Dobbs v. Mississippi, effectively...
On Martin Luther King day, lets reflect on how we have changed
Legislation creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a national holiday was passed forty years ago and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. It was 1983. The late Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” dominated the music, video and dance world. The Washington Redskins,...
When the new speaker stands for nothing, danger lurks in a chaotic house
Early in the Broadway smash, “Hamilton,” the title character meets his nemesis, Aaron Burr. The polished and savvy politician advises young Alexander to “talk less, smile more, don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for.” Republicans in the U.S. House...
2023: Eight predictions that could, should or will happen in a wild year
Every new year brings with it new hope, new goals and new fears. Resolutions and predictions fly like birds and then fall like snow, and by the time February arrives, the new year isn’t new anymore. As a result, all of that nonsense from the month prior is treated...
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