COVID-19 exacting toll on weakened manufacturing sector
The world economy has been decelerating since 2018, and without stimulus we would probably be in a modest global downturn. That is changing for...
Seymour High School students visit Indiana University
By Harrison Cottrill
Guest writer
Tim Perry, an educator of Advanced English 12, Advanced Placement 12 and speech students at Seymour High School, thought it would...
Returning to economic growth requires patience
A full eight weeks have passed since the unveiling of New Year’s resolutions.Like most of us, mine lies abandoned, which means I will not...
The economy is neither as good nor bad as politicians claim
It is election season, so we face several more months of claims about the U.S. economy.Predictably, the economy is neither as good as the...
Representatives don’t always represent our best interests
Would you say your district representative is reasonably conservative, that is, conversant with the founding principles of Indiana and the nation?If so, you would...
Incentives and the ‘Hoosier Davos’
Gov. Eric Holcomb will have the first Indiana Global Economic Summit in Indianapolis this spring.Some are calling it the “Hoosier Davos,” after the annual...
Michael Hicks: Education should get back to basics
Indiana’s economic future will be primarily determined by the share of Hoosier adults who graduated from college.If that share remains low, our economy will...
‘But for’ some unfortunate details we’re rich
Gov. Eric Holcomb will host the first Indiana Global Economic Summit in Indianapolis this spring.Some are calling it the “Hoosier Davos,” after the annual...
Trump’s ‘imminent threats’ at home and abroad
Maybe impeachment was the “imminent threat” that prompted President Donald Trump to order a drone strike that killed one of Iran’s top generals.Or maybe...
Defending journalism in fact-free world
As the clock wound down on 2019, two things happened related to the state of journalism in this country.NBC’s Chuck Todd devoted an entire...