Andrew SmithProposed Indiana diploma doesn’t deliverThe buzzword from the Indiana Department of Education is “workforce readiness.”Aug 4Aug 4
Andrew SmithIndiana lost 346K square miles of farmland. Why you don’t need to worryA quiet announcement was followed with the scare headlines from television station websites — “Indiana has lost 345,700 acres of farmland…Jul 9Jul 9
Andrew SmithUrbanists to suburbanites: Stay out of our playgroundsDowntowns need arterial streets. They need freeway access. They need parking. They cannot just be enclaves for the young and trendy. City…Feb 14Feb 14
Andrew SmithThe solution to Amtrak? Decentralization and privatizationA hundred years ago, the best way to get from one city to another was jumping on a passenger train and enjoying the sights from your seat…Jan 23Jan 23
Andrew SmithThe great streetcar mythThe Great Streetcar Myth is a well-worn tale that continues to make the rounds. It gained traction in the 1988 film “Who Framed Roger…Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 2023
Andrew SmithThe problems with trade warsThere are few things economic populists love more than restricting trade.Dec 20, 2023Dec 20, 2023
Andrew SmithTucker Carlson is wrong about “libertarian economics”Tucker Carlson has spent years making himself the mouthpiece of Trumpism. The highly-protectionist, highly-nationalistic offshoot of…Dec 17, 2023Dec 17, 2023
Andrew SmithShareholders vs. stakeholdersIn terms of maximizing shareholder wealth, the primary goal of a corporation is to return a profit for its shareholders. The way that…Jul 9, 2023Jul 9, 2023
Andrew SmithIndy’s Red Line (and its successors): a microcosm of the transit cycleJun 12, 2023Jun 12, 2023