There’s been plenty of discussion on the renaming of Georgia Street. It has been one of the heated topics currently circulating Indy politics that I have thus far been silent on. Sunday the Indy Star’s Matthew Tully and Erika Smith offered …
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Perry Right to Call Social Security a Ponzi Scheme; Cato Breaks it Down
By joshfeatherstone on September 25, 2011 in cato institute, ponzi scheme, rick perry, social security
I’m a big fan of The Cato Institute. They tackle a lot of stories and often take complex government-sized math and break it down into something easy for Joe Blow and I to understand.While this particular issue isn’t all about hard-to-understand numbers…
Morgan Freeman Plays the Race Card on Piers Morgan; Can We Please Stop Doing That?
By joshfeatherstone on September 24, 2011 in Morgan Freeman, Obama, Piers Morgan, Race Card, Tea Party
Can we stop playing the race card? Please?I’m not saying that racism doesn’t exist in America. It absolutely does. It is, however, much better than it was in my parents’ and grandparents’ generations.Today there’s a new thing fueling …
Nevermind Turns 20
By joshfeatherstone on September 24, 2011 in Gen-X, Kurt Cobain, Nevermind, Nevermind’s 20th Anniversary, Nirvana
Alright, I’m taking a little break from politics on this one. Why? To make all you Gen-Xers feel old.You see, twenty years ago today your world changed. There wasn’t a new war being started. No one flew a plane into a building. There wasn’t a zombie ap…
First Signs of a Possible “Were the CIB/Simon Bailouts Worth It?” Experiment: NBA Cancels Two Pacers Preseason Home Games
IBJ and other sources are reporting Friday that the NBA has decided to cancel a total of 43 preseason games,including two games scheduled to be played here in Indianapolis. The absence of these games will not be enough to find out the Pacers…