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December 28, 2025	Don’t Ask Your College Kids What They Learned, Ask Them Why They LearnedThe ability to engage in formal, abstract thought is one of the great human capabilities.
October 12, 2025	The IEDC Mess Is Bigger Than One AuditAll told, Hoosier taxpayers probably spent $70,000 in economic development for every net job created in the state.
April 6, 2025	American Scientific Brain Drain Is Now HappeningUniversities need to be free, not conformist.
December 24, 2023	Leaving Behind Dickensian PovertyThis Christmas holiday is not about worldly wealth, but it is a time of giving thanks for the many blessings we enjoy.
October 29, 2023	The Association for Business and Economic ResearchResearch discovers something no one knows about a problem.
April 16, 2023	What New AI Might Do to Labor MarketsThe human advantage lies in creative intelligence and social organization.
July 24, 2022	Why Are Rich Places Growing and Poor Places in Decline?To participate in a new economy, a community’s workforce must possess the ability to absorb new skills that may be vastly different from what they currently know.
January 30, 2022	Chick-fil-A as a Tasty Window into InnovationThe effective mix of people and technology fueled a 16 percent growth in sales.
December 19, 2021	READI Grant a Big Success and Important PolicyClusters of cities and counties do better with sharing ideas, vetting proposals and hiring talented staff.
November 7, 2021	READI Grants Already a SuccessThe READI Grant program asks communities to identify and prioritize their long-term development projects.
September 24, 2017	Time to Quit Building Business Incubators, Co-Working Spaces and Maker’s SpacesThese spaces do not significantly improve the local economy.
January 31, 2011	Budget Realities and the State of the UnionThe best way to out-innovate the world in the short run is to simply get out of the way of entrepreneurs, innovators and producers.

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