Hoosier politics has long operated on a kind of practical decency: the conviction that even when national passions run hot,… Read more
Category: Ethics
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
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
Curiosity is an act of courage
Thank you. That is the only honest way to begin. The past week brought a surge of new readers to… Read more
When Disinformation Becomes a Business Model
The video opens the way these things usually do. A blurred screenshot. A whispery narrator. The suggestion of a hidden… Read more
The Day Duty Quietly Won
Democracy doesn’t collapse overnight. It erodes, step by step, pushed along by leaders who see rules as obstacles instead of… Read more
Green Energy Won the Market. Ideology Won’t Let It Win the Narrative
There’s a peculiar dynamic at work in American energy policy right now, one that reveals something deeper about our political… Read more
The Subversive Power of Sharing Books
One of the quiet pleasures of middle age is scanning your own bookshelf, not for something new, but for the… Read more
The Heartland Pays the Price of Tariffs
On a quiet stretch of Indiana farmland, the combines should be humming. September is harvest season, when grain silos begin… Read more
The New Labor Movement Is in Our Living Rooms
Something remarkable is happening. Across the country, renters are joining together to form tenant unions on a scale we have… Read more