Private property, a foundation block of western civilization, is under attack on many fronts in today’s America. It’s not surprising that the radical left-wing rioters have been calling for further progress on the road to implement Marx’s plan for a socialist utopia. Signs calling for abolition of rent and destruction of property are standard fair at a Black Lives Matter rally. […]
Jason Arp discusses the recent vote on the creation of the Fort Wayne Public Art Commission
Wednesday afternoon, the 2017 campaign finance filings were made public for all elected officials and candidates in Indiana. This is the first such filing since passage of the “pay-to-play” ordinance that Councilman John Crawford and I collaborated on last year. The impetus of the ordinance was the accumulation of roughly $1 million of campaign contributions from vendors and contractors to […]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is receiving a lot attention after an investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that more than 60percent of the millions raised for his re-election bid come from vendors to the city. While it may not be shocking news to the people of Fort Wayne that there are foul winds blowing from the Chicago city hall, it […]
In politics, the clock until the next election never stops ticking. While most folks are still licking their wounds or quietly celebrating the recent election results, the political class has already begun the next campaign. Of particular interest is the scramble to name the front runner in the Fort Wayne mayor’s race. Since we’re in the season of making wish […]
My constituents are scratching their heads. They don’t remember annexation being a topic of discussion during last year’s municipal elections. There was discussion of riverfront development. There were whispers about an arena. But not a word about annexation. It’s difficult, then, for a councilman to gauge citywide sentiment on the issue. Many of my neighbors in the Aboite area of […]
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