Law and Marriage: a Case Study
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on February 27th, 2010
Indiana is sometimes called the “buckle on the bible belt;” we are a socially conservative state. Nevertheless, while so many states have amended their constitutions to include prohibitions on same-sex marriage, Indiana has managed to beat back similar efforts. The natural question is: how? What is it about the legislative process and/or the strategies employed [...]
No More Susie Sunshine
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Gay Rights on February 21st, 2010
Anyone who has read my columns over the years knows I am a resolute optimist. My general theme is something along the lines of “Yes, this bad thing or that has happened, but overall, look at the progress America is making.” And it’s true—over the long haul, we have seen progress in the general culture, [...]
Power to the People
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on February 21st, 2010
Back in the wild and woolly Sixties, “Power to the People” was a slogan often shouted at sit-ins and the other disruptive gatherings that characterized those tumultuous times. We hear similar chants today from those attending “tea party” events.
Reporters covering the various factions of so-called tea partiers tell us that there really is no central [...]
Outsourcing The Taxing Power
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Local Government, Uncategorized on February 7th, 2010
There is a lively debate currently raging over the apparent intent of the Ballard Administration to sell Indianapolis’ water and sewer utilities. Most of the criticism centers on allegations that the decision-making process has been less than transparent—that whatever the merits of an ultimate deal, the public has been largely shut out of the discussions.
In [...]
No More Susie Sunshine
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on January 26th, 2010
Anyone who has read my columns over the years knows I am a resolute optimist. My general theme is something along the lines of “Yes, this bad thing or that has happened, but overall, look at the progress America is making.” And it’s true—over the long haul, we have seen progress in the general culture, [...]
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