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What Happens When Washington Forgets the Heartland

Posted on: June 18, 2025June 18, 2025

Every so often, Congress confronts a decision that seems technocratic on the surface but reveals something deeper about our national character. The current debate over Medicaid funding for […]

Education / Finance

The American Dream Is Collapsing Under Student Debt

Posted on: June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Last year, I wrote about the mounting risks of student loan delinquency. It was bad then. It is worse now. The American promise was simple: work hard, get […]

Ethics / Technology

Every Click You Make: The Slow Decline of the Internet (and the Hidden Cost of ‘Free’)

Posted on: June 16, 2025June 16, 2025

It starts the same way every time. You open a browser to check the weather, and seventeen clicks later you’re accepting cookies from a Croatian fishing blog, muting […]

Policy

AI, Trump, and the Voices of History

Posted on: June 13, 2025June 13, 2025

Sheila Kennedy, one of Indiana’s sharpest public thinkers, just dropped a masterstroke of modern commentary. Her post, AI Talks to Trump, isn’t just clever, it’s necessary. The premise […]

Ethics / Policy

The Crown and the Vote: AOC’s First Kingmaker Moment

Posted on: June 9, 2025June 9, 2025

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has never lacked influence. But this is the first time she’s trying to wield it like a blade. Her endorsement of Assembly member Zohran Mamdani in […]

Healthcare / Policy

Biosimilars Are the Billion Dollar Solution We Keep Ignoring

Posted on: June 5, 2025June 5, 2025

The United States pays more for prescription drugs than any other country. That is not a function of better drugs or better care. It is a result of […]

Education / Ethics / Media / Policy

The Bridge We’re Building

Posted on: June 2, 2025June 2, 2025

They say when the economy contracts, it takes a while for the layoffs to reach the surface. But in Indiana, they’ve arrived. Ivy Tech, our statewide community college […]

Policy / Technology

Fractional Work Is Eating the Org Chart

Posted on: May 31, 2025May 31, 2025

Some of the smartest people I know are working three jobs, and none of them are full time. A startup CEO I met last month described his team […]

Art / Education / Ethics / Healthcare / Policy

Art’s Journey to Wisdom Travels the Path of a Public Good

Posted on: May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

Modern economies reward efficiency, not reflection. Our institutions—schools, platforms, governments—are calibrated to deliver outcomes, track progress, and benchmark success. In this landscape, the arts are often treated as […]

Healthcare / Policy / Rights and Equality

Why the Next Superpower Will Subsidize Daycare

Posted on: May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

NYC has one of America’s most watched mayoral races ongoing. Perhaps the most surprising issue dominating headlines is not crime or housing. It is childcare. Candidates are proposing […]

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