A shortsighted decision on Regional Cities Initiative
South Bend TribuneCount us among those baffled by Indiana putting the brakes on funding for the Regional Cities Initiative.Launched in 2015, the program awarded...
Indiana slow growing, but portion of population gain due to immigrants
The research center where I work just released a study on immigration in Indiana. Sociologist Emily Wornell was the lead author of a work...
Cheap fun for the kids this summer
Congratulations! You made it through another school year.If your house is anything like ours, those last couple of weeks were brutal. Your hands blistered...
Sharing in family’s sorrow was gift of kindness after war loss
<p>Jesus’ words to turn the other cheek when we’re struck are hard to put into practice. No one wants to look like a coward,...
Old-fashioned competition alive and well with Airbnb’s disruption
<p>When legacy businesses are threatened by new competitors, too often they respond by lobbying for regulation to quash them. It's notable, then, that Marriott...
Sharing in family’s sorrow was gift of kindness after war loss
Jesus’ words to turn the other cheek when we’re struck are hard to put into practice. No one wants to look like a coward,...
Evaluate farming industry based on income, jobs, economic growth
Down on the FarmRecently, the governor of Missouri was interviewed on NPR and stated that farming was the No. 1 industry in his state....
Old-fashioned competition alive and well with Airbnb’s disruption
When legacy businesses are threatened by new competitors, too often they respond by lobbying for regulation to quash them. It's notable, then, that Marriott...
The key to representative democracy? Persuasion.
I am lucky enough these days to be in regular touch with young people — students — who are interested in public service. I...
The cost of care
<p><strong>The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette</strong></p><p>Why is American health care so expensive? A study by the Rand Corp. offers some possible insights into this increasingly...