Your brain on elections
“I’m afraid what Thanksgiving will be like, no matter how the election turns out,” a friend commented.
She’s not wrong to be worried. Electio...
26 October 2022
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Negotiation, compromise can work
There are two especially striking aspects to the “Inflation Reduction Act,” the sprawling climate-change/tax-reform/health-care legislation that j...
07 September 2022
Tussle over where power should lie continues
In June, when the Supreme Court issued its Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, attention understandably focused on the majority’s view of what t...
17 August 2022
Filling our ’empty spaces’
“We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny, but what we put into it is ours.” —Dag Hammarshjold
Have you ever puzzled over what...
Why Congressional oversight matters
It’s impossible to know right now what impact the work of the Jan. 6 committee will have in the long run, though it’s a fair bet that whatever the...
10 August 2022
Remember what government can do
Here’s a question: When was the last time at least half of Americans said the government in Washington could be trusted to do the right thing all or...
21 July 2022
Let’s not wait to send a billion bucks back to Hoosiers
When the State of Indiana officially closed our fiscal books on June 30, we collected $1.24 billion more than was last forecasted, which has created o...
20 July 2022
Always leave them with hope
Many years ago, I was in the audience when the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the legendary civil rights activist and election mobilizer, gave a speech. He often...
Candidates’ skills matter
Candidates’ skills matter