Getting to Know Your Dance Partner

I saw a quote on Twitter yesterday in reference to Indiana’s 5 percent jobless rate by Governor Mike Pence that caught my eye. He said: “There is no denying the momentum of our strong Hoosier economy.” I know that is not very eye-catching for most people. Luckily, I...

Squeezing The Life Out Of The Base

Two weeks ago I wrote my first column ever on the topic of abortion. I don’t plan to write about the topic often, since I fundamentally believe men should follow the lead of women on this one. I probably have already written enough. After I publish this edition,...

Sunshine On A Cloudy Year

Last March, storm clouds moved into the area and dumped a strange and frightening thing on us.  It was so unfamiliar, and so scary that it paralyzed our common senses and separated us from our normal and trademark pragmatism.  Those clouds ruined an otherwise lovely...

Economists Are Always Wrong

Headline writing is an art not a science.  I want people to read my column every week, but who wants to read about the economy?  Yawn.  Really big yawn.  Take today’s headline as an example.  It is subject matter that will turn off many of my readers, except...