We see it in the news constantly: The drug abuse epidemic. Sometimes it’s heroin. Sometimes it’s meth. Sometimes it’s prescription drug abuse. But the results seem to be the same. Those addicted tend to neglect their job, their family, and […]
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All the prosperity we enjoy today we owe to capitalism. For decades progressivists have attempted to challenge this notion. One of the most notable was the 1979 interview Phil Donahue had with Milton Friedman, the 1976 Nobel Prize winner in
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By John Pickerill So the U.S. government conducted a cruise missile attack against Syria last Thursday (April 6) and no one is even asking why. Oh sure, the major news networks keep parroting the same claim that Syrian president Bashar
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By John Pickerill After the next census in 2020, the Indiana General Assembly will once again take on the task of redrawing the state’s election districts. Because Republicans hold a super-majority in both the House and Senate in Indianapolis, there
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By John Pickerill Well, our Indiana Republicans are ready to break yet another promise. This time it’s their support for repeal and replacement of Obamacare with a free market solution. The Indiana Republican platform promises, “We believe health care decisions
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By John Pickerill The Indiana Department of Transportation recently estimated that Indiana needs an additional $1.2 billion in funding to properly maintain its roads. There has been much hand-wringing by the General Assembly on where to come up with this
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By John Pickerill In case you missed it last week, the Republican-dominated House of Representatives here in the Hoosier state just voted to raise your taxes. On February 16, House Bill 1002 was passed 61-36 to hike gas and diesel prices
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By John Pickerill It is sad to see what today’s political power does to good people. And it is heartbreaking when it happens to someone as nice as Dr. Tim Brown, a good Christian man, and compassionate doctor. I have been
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By John Pickerill Road funding in Indiana. Here’s how convoluted today’s road funding process is, and how a significant portion of tax revenue from gasoline gets skimmed off and sent to the state general fund (instead of going to road
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By John Pickerill As the Indiana General Assembly begins their 2017 session this week, one would assume the Republican-dominated state government would be pushing legislation for a more limited, responsible, and transparent government, one that protects individual liberty, freedom of
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