Krull Commentary: Trump, Epstein and MAGA’s choice
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 17, 2025 Ever since Donald Trump descended that golden escalator 10 years ago to begin his run for the presidency, pundits and prognosticators have predicted that one scand “...”
Krull Commentary: An end to a special session only one person wanted
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 14, 2025 If nothing else, Indiana Senate Republicans demonstrated, by calling off a mid-decade special session designed to gerrymander the state’s congressional map, that “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith and other human train wrecks
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 10, 2025 If Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith were a place rather than a person, he would be declared a disaster area. Maybe even an Environmental Protection Agency cleanup s “...”
Krull Commentary: Nancy Pelosi, consummate vote herder
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 7, 2025 Somehow, it’s appropriate that former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, announced her retirement when she did. Pelosi long has been a lightning rod f “...”
Krull Commentary: Dick Cheney’s lesson for us
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 5, 2025 When former Vice President Dick Cheney died, so many people relied on the same word to describe his legacy. “Complicated.” They settled on that word because of “...”
Krull Commentary: A time to use your ears
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 3, 2025 Indiana Sen. Greg Goode, R-Terre Haute, made national news the other day by doing something that once was commonplace but now is rare. He held a town hall to discus “...”
Krull Commentary: The scourge of fools and kings
This column was original published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 31, 2025 From time to time, I get a note that sounds a familiar theme. The writer always asks why I make fun of elected officials in my columns. Why do I not take them as serio “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump, Braun and twisted ties
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 29, 2025 Indiana Gov. Mike Braun often seems to want to outsource both his job and his thinking. When he was in the U.S. Senate, he made clear from the beginning of his six- “...”
Krull Commentary: The East Wing and the hunger to be king
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 27, 2025 Years ago, I took a tour of the White House. I was surprised at how small it was, how relatively modest the décor appeared. Not long before I traipsed through the “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump and the art of redistricting
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull The Indiana Citizen October 24, 2025 Donald Trump now is teaching Indiana Republicans a hard lesson about what it means to serve a president who cares only about himself. Trump and his vice president, JD “...”