Apr 26, 2023
According to Gene Tempel, who is Founding Dean Emeritus, Professor Of Philanthropic Studies, IU Lilly Family School of Philantropy, more than $400 billion per year supports projects and causes, and, he believes, this is democracy in action, because individuals who find themselves unable to modify public policy...
Apr 19, 2023
Jody Peacock is Chief Executive Officer of Ports of Indiana. He is responsible for three major ports: one, Burns Harbor, in Northwest Indiana, and two on the Ohio River, Jeffersonville and Mount Vernon. In this discussion, Jody describes the immense influence of these locations. They are among the best ways to ship...
Apr 12, 2023
Andy Kirby and Shawn Fulton tell us about The ARC of Indiana which was established in 1956 by parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities to build a better and more accepting world for their children. Among its purposes is to promote "supported decision making," a powerful modification in the...
Apr 8, 2023
While serving as an Indiana legislator in the 1960s, Ned Lamkin was part of a group that created unified government in central Indiana. This was the consolidation of numerous units of government into a larger organization. At the time, Ned also advocated for mini government under the hypothesis that small units should...
Apr 1, 2023
What do primogeniture, seats in churches and classrooms, the alphabet, gender, chance, merit, personal height, and first-come/first-served have in common? The answer, according to Morton Marcus in this unique lecture, is each is used to allocate authority, position, and scarce...