Several months ago, I used this column to list, in a rather flippant fashion, the things about today?s GOP that repel me. But a change of this magnitude really deserves a more serious explanation. Why, after 35 years of active participation in the Republican party, have I formalized this change? Why don?t I just do what so many of my friends do?retain my ?official? party affiliation, but vote mostly Democrat? What pushed me over the edge?
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Category Archives: Random Blogging
Either-Or
American public opinion tends to shades of black and white. As a nation, we are uncomfortable with ambiguity. We want to see international conflicts as contests between “good guys” and “bad guys.” We want to pin domestic problems on specific villains.
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A Letter to Max
I’d like to use this month’s column to write a letter to my newest grandson.
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My Friend Harrison
Words rarely fail me, as my family and friends frequently point out. But when I was asked to write about what Harrison Ullmann meant to this City and those of us who care about it, I suddenly found words…
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The Important Third Sector
A recurring criticism of academic life is that it is too theoretical. The public tends to be impatient with basic research; we want instant gratification, and often the practical applications of scholarship do not become evident for decades. That’s why a project researching Indiana nonprofits underway at Indiana University is so exciting: the results of the work will be both important and almost immediately useful.
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