Hoosier politics has long operated on a kind of practical decency: the conviction that even when national passions run hot,… Read more
Big Yellow Taxi Economics: A Letter of Gratitude to Jerome Powell
Big Yellow Taxi begins with a lament. Joni Mitchell warns that “you do not know what you’ve until it is… Read more
Understanding the National Defense Authorization Act and Why This Year Is Different
For more than six decades, the National Defense Authorization Act has been one of the quiet wonders of American governance…. Read more
Why Energy Policy Feels Different When Winter Arrives
The first cold snap always carries a kind of civic honesty test. There is that familiar moment when the furnace… Read more
Hope as a Political Act, A Thanksgiving Reflection
People gather in kitchens across America today. Someone is checking the turkey, another is trying to find the good plates,… Read more
How Much Longer Will Americans Pay the Premium? Thanksgiving Reflections from the Crossroads of America
Thanksgiving week in Indiana always tells a story. Highways fill with families, pickup trucks, and the hum of engines that… Read more
A Melladee and an Eight Dollar Pi
Some ideas show up so simple that you almost miss how good they really are. Melladee was one of those… Read more
An Open Letter to the WNBA and Its Stakeholders
Commissioner Engelbert, WNBPA leadership, team owners, and members of the basketball community: I am writing as a longtime supporter of… Read more
A VLAN for Christmas: The Smart Home Upgrade Parents Don’t Know They Need
Parents usually ask for practical gifts. A working coffeemaker. A night without chores. Something wrapped. This year there is a… Read more
The Day the People’s House Went Dark
Congress is supposed to argue. It is supposed to debate, negotiate, and fight like hell over ideas that affect millions… Read more