July 28 2026

Madison Commentary: Is Micah Beckwith Indiana’s new D. C. Stephenson?

By James Madison July 28, 2026 I know a great deal about D. C. Stephenson, the Indiana Klan leader of the early 1920s.  Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is no D. C. Stephenson. Perhaps he’s a wannabe? The Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan is my prime candidate for the evilest man who ev “...”

January 13 2026

Madison Commentary: One year later, Christian nationalists pose a bigger threat

By James Madison January 13, 2026 One year ago this week, I authored a piece for The Indiana Citizen that drew on my scholarship of that dark period in Indiana history a century ago, when the Ku Klux Klan took over our state.  I noted, “The past never repeats itself exactly, b “...”