EDITORIAL: Go with conventional, not with convention

Indiana's call for a constitutional convention -- at the federal level, not state -- didn't make it out of the House Judiciary Committee and is now dead for the year. That's a relief.

EDITORIAL: Constitutional convention is can of worms

The Indiana Senate has approved legislation that could tear up the U.S. Constitution, by way of a constitutional convention. It's a dangerous move.

PHIL WIELAND: Putting presidential oath under the gun

It's only 35 words carefully crafted by the Founding Fathers as part of the Constitution and uttered by fewer than four dozen men during our nation's history.

Questions and answers about upcoming inauguration

A look at the inauguration, in question-and-answer form.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Why Indiana's AG is weighing in on gay marriage

Why does the Indiana Attorney General have to be involved in the definition-of-marriage cases before the U.S. Supreme Court? It’s a fair question I have been asked since the Supreme Court announced Dec. 7 it would hear two marriage-definition cases, potentially setting the stage for a landma…

GUEST COMMENTARY: We the People provides essential civics education

As we mark today's observance of Constitution Day, I’m happy to say a national civics education program with a strong Hoosier presence is helping students at all grade levels see the U.S. Constitution in a whole new light.

GUEST COMMENTARY: In federalism, state, feds limit each other's power

Today marks my 10th year of service for the people of Indiana working in the office of the attorney general. But my career in service to the people of Indiana began much earlier, in 1982, working for then-Senator Dan Quayle in Washington and later in the Bush-Quayle White House as an assista…

MARK KIESLING: Time for David to depart Indiana high court

As a child of the 1970s, it's somewhat heartening to me to see Hoosiers gather to protest the pending police state imposed by the Indiana Supreme Court.

MARK KIESLING: Supreme Court decision does Indiana no favors

As Indiana continues its downward spiral into the legal laughingstock of the nation, you can't help but wonder what the fallout is going to be.

ANDREA NEAL: Constitution should be our guiding document

As a teacher of U.S. history, I'd like to see both of these Tea Party-inspired ideas become an automatic part of the lawmaking process. If only the U.S. Senate would join the House of Representatives in a bipartisan statement that, yes, the Constitution not only matters but is the lens throu…