Mark Franke: The real threat to democracy
“In a democratic republic, the organs of state are separate and may even at times work at cross-purposes, with one acting as a balance for the other. In an autocracy, these organs must be deprived of their autonomy …”
John Krull: J.D. Vance, a hillbilly no longer
Let’s start with a confession.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Zaijian, BeijingWest Industries
BeijingWest Industries (BWI) Indiana, a China-owned company, is closing its Greenfield business after operating there since only 2019. What do the Hancock County Council, Hancock Economic Development Corporation, and Greenfield Mayor Guy Titus think about this?
Letter to the Editor: Harvest of Talents helps feed the hungry
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
Indiana lost 346K square miles of farmland. Why you don’t need to worry.
A quiet announcement was followed with the scare headlines from television station websites — “Indiana has lost 345,700 acres of farmland, mostly to development.”
Michael Hicks: Living in freedom is difficult
Simply living in the United States is as easy as it gets, and almost always has been. However, fully participating in the American experiment is very demanding. No government before or since has asked citizens to do something as difficult as embracing the ideas of our founding documents. The rewards for doing so build the very foundation for American exceptionalism.
Editorial: An American president cannot be above the law
Bangor (Maine) Daily News
Niki Kelly: Swift’s life choices are fodder for role model attack. Don’t buy it.
I am not a Swiftie. I can’t name a single song by Taylor Swift besides “Shake It Off.” But a recent Newsweek column about her life choices has me infuriated.
John Krull: Washington’s lessons for Roberts and Biden
On the day the U.S. Supreme Court greatly expanded the powers of America’s chief executive, both the chief justice and the president of the United States invoked the name of George Washington.
Letter to the Editor: Harvest of Talents helps feed the hungry
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
