Posts Tagged trust
Who Can We Trust?
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on November 29th, 2009
The Indianapolis Star has been advocating rather forcefully for laws to tighten restrictions on the lobbyists who exercise increasing power at the Statehouse. The Star argues that such restrictions are necessary if we are to restore a modicum of trust in our legislative body. They’re right. My most recent book—“Distrust, American Style”—was an inquiry into [...]
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Our Current Mess–a recent rant
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on April 18th, 2009
[The other night, I spoke to the Washington Township Democratic Club, and thought I'd post those remarks here.] When I labeled this talk “The Current Mess” it was because I hadn’t decided what to talk about, and I figured “mess” covered pretty much anything I might choose—locally, I might be talking about our Mayor. [...]
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