Indiana Political Review

See here for details about the proposal to deal with the property tax problems. I would alter this plan by implementing a permanent, non-raisable 1% sales tax on groceries for those not on AFDC or using EBT cards instead of raising our sales tax from 6% to 7%.

Cross-posted on Conservative Donnybrook.
Law Blog - WSJ.com : Indiana Law Student Shoots Real-Estate Finance Casebook
I’m calling this justifiable libricide. I never took Real Estate Finance, but based on some of the other classes I took in law school, I can see why someone would do this. I only wish I’d thought of it first. If […]

The commentary on Iraq has been decidedly one-sided on this blog thus far. Let us address that now.
I will say that at least my view of Iraq is conflicted. I do not share Birdy’s crystal clear vision of the evils of American (neo-conservative) foreign policy and am left with a much more ambiguous view of […]

I will be writing a series of posts articulating what I believe are foundational aspects of our political order, including the relational nature of God, the social nature of man, the necessity of a proper, Christian anthropology, and other things. I hope to spend quite a bit of time interacting with the once-acknowleged but lately ignored master, St. Thomas […]

I have hesitated to broach this topic until now. I am on record as saying these people are nuts. (Pick either, the Iranian regime or the Neocons.) I really am torn, though, because — just as I believe we were absolutely correct and justified in attacking al-Qaeda and the Taliban who supported them in Afghanistan– I […]

Just the headline, mind you.
Well, okay, the last line is pretty funny, too.

The ChiComs are trying to kill the Boy Scouts. Story here.

Here is an interesting animation that shows how Instant Runoff Voting works. However, I still stand by the comments I left on Birdy’s post. This is interesting only in a purely theoretical sort of way. Practically, I envision some counties (not to cast aspersions, but let us use Miami-Dade as an entirely hypothetical example) that just […]

“I’m sorry ma’am. Please put that driver’s license away. I am forbidden by law from verifying that you are who you say you are. Please, just step into the voting booth.” That is a conversation you may hear come November after the Supreme Court hears two Indiana cases.The ACLU and Rep. William Crawford (D-Indianapolis) have each […]

Governor Daniels has stated that he will propose an amendment to the Indiana constitution that deals with property taxes. While he has not as yet made such a proposal, it is hoped that the amendment will place a cap on property tax increases, year-over-year. However, the rest of the (scant-on-details) story leads one to suspect […]