Michael O'Connor
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Michael O'Connor
@oconnormi
a recovering political hack, practitioner of making mistakes and father of strong girls !

When everyone in power is a jackass, being honorable and competent is as anti-establishment as it gets. Enter Greg Ballard, the new anti-establishment threat to the Indiana Republican Party. Column: indystar.com/story/opinion/…

I love this so much -- a church's loud kid policy:

This @jordantsmith09 piece on my neighborhood captures the evolution, and conflict, well. The increasing stroller traffic is a remarkable visual representation of the generational shift. indystar.com/story/news/loc…

First night in Indianapolis and saw a middle aged man in a quarter zip pee his pants and stumble into his hotel


I was today years old when I found out why the University of Notre Dame were given the moniker “Fighting Irish.” Back in 1924, thousands of KKK were trying to intimidate Catholics in Indiana, but were met by students that led to 3 days of clashes and were chased out.

Current vibe:

@mikekofoed @microsamonomics This is high school economics, doesn't even require a 300 level undergraduate class.



Everyone is sharing this like it’s self-evident. I think it raises more questions than it answers.


1981, President Ronald Reagan’s original cabinet.🏝🙏💪🇺🇸

@recruitsindiana And so the decline of IU begins. OC first. Then DC. Then HC Back to being University of Minnesota in 3 years





