Krull Commentary: Robert Redford, beneath the golden smile
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 17, 2025 No one displayed the quiet heartache beneath the heartthrob, the wounded interior below the gorgeous exterior, the way Robert Redford did. His gift as an actor was “...”
Krull Commentary: Charlie Kirk, America’s Rorschach test
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 15, 2025 At least two things have become clear in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder. The first is that—right, left and center—many America “...”
Krull Commentary: Call the Kirk killing by its proper name
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 12, 2025 I’ve never much cared for the word “assassination.” I understand why it’s used, particularly in the killings of political or public figures. The word is d “...”
Krull Commentary: The political party shouldn’t matter in this case
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 5, 2025 How many lies will be too many? And how much craziness will be too much? Those have always been the essential questions regarding President Donald Trump. In the ye “...”
Krull Commentary: Oh, the things Micah Beckwith doesn’t know
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 3, 2025 Well, we now know what at least part of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s agenda for Indiana is. Beckwith, who identifies himself as a Christian nationalist, wants to ree “...”
Krull Commentary: Less heat and more light regarding gun deaths
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 1, 2025 Every mass shooting now in America demonstrates just how divorced from reality—not to mention urgency—our national debates about guns and gun violence have bec “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah and his merry band of delusionists
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 29, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith doesn’t seem to realize that Hoosier voters elected him to do a specific job with specific, limited responsibilities. No, he seems t “...”
Krull Commentary: Not your father’s GOP
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 27, 2025 Not that long ago, it was easy to understand who Indiana Republicans were and for what they stood. They were the voice of business. They believed that scant governmen “...”
Krull Commentary: Be true to your school
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 25, 2025 The young students looked dazed, more than a little confused and, yes, tremendously excited. Twice within the space of a week, I was on a college campus when incoming “...”
Krull Commentary: Make America gerrymander aggressively
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 22, 2025 I’m going to start this column with a confession. I hate writing about gerrymandering. That’s because the practice of drawing maps for legislative districts to g “...”