The Hoosier State
Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 17th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on 11 December 1816. Indiana borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, Kentucky to the south and southeast and Illinois to the west.
Geographical type: Territory
Latitude: 40° N — Longitude: 86° W
Area: 94,321 km²
ISO 3166-2 code: US-IN
Birthplace of
Michael Badnarik, Michael J. Badnarik, in Hammond, on 1 Aug 1954
Charles A. Beard, in Knightstown, on 27 Nov 1874
Frank Fetter, in Peru, on 8 Mar 1863
Home To
Libertarian Party of Indiana, Indianapolis
Deathplace of
Steven Horwitz, in Indianapolis, on 27 Jun 2021
Measures of Freedom
Freedom in the 50 States, Freedom in the 50 States
2023: Overall rank: 10, economic freedom: 13, fiscal policy: 21, regulatory policy: 8, personal freedom: 23
2023: Overall rank: 10, economic freedom: 13, fiscal policy: 21, regulatory policy: 8, personal freedom: 23
LP State-by-State Membership Numbers [PDF], Libertarian Party News, Apr 2006
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 454
31 Dec 2005: Number of Members: 454
Articles
Booze Busting: The New Prohibition, by James Bovard, Freedom Daily, Dec 1998
Discusses various anti-alcohol laws and enforcement actions, including the law raising the minimum drinking age during the Reagan administration, and what medical research has to say about moderate alcohol consumption
Discusses various anti-alcohol laws and enforcement actions, including the law raising the minimum drinking age during the Reagan administration, and what medical research has to say about moderate alcohol consumption
Open-container laws are a good example of a useless gesture towards alcohol abuse that merely gives the police the power to harass harmless drivers ... When local politicians in Indiana passed a law last year banning open alcohol containers, Col. Clark Jeffries, assistant chief of the New Albany, Indiana, police, commented: "I think most officers think this law is somewhat ludicrous. It's not helpful. ... Law or no law, any responsible police officer will at least follow a drinking driver and test for drunkenness if there is a good reason to suspect it."
Related Topics: Connecticut, South Dakota, Health, Ohio, Oregon, Prohibition, Ronald Reagan, Wisconsin
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