Krull Commentary: Ballard, Bayh, Morales and basic math
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 8, 2026 Once upon a time, Indiana’s two major political parties realized that the contest that mattered most was the big game in November. Not the practice scrimmages during “...”
Krull Commentary: Scott Pelley, CBS and a failure to communicate
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 5, 2026 Scott Pelley did what a leader is supposed to do. He took a hit for his people. Pelley, a veteran reporter and news anchor, lost his job at CBS because he confronted hi “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith’s band plays on
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 3, 2026 If Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has accomplished nothing else with his bigoted comments about Muslims, he has stirred up the most mean-spirited and ill-informed peop “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith and the fires of ignorance
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 1, 2026 For a time, it was tempting to dismiss Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith as a joke. He seemed like just another low-rent Elmer Gantry wannabe, a slick little hustler desp “...”
Krull Commentary: Requiem for a misfit chess master
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 29, 2026 SELFOSS, Iceland—Perhaps the greatest chess player in history made his last move here. I’m standing at the grave of Bobby Fischer, who once made chess must-see TV i “...”
Krull Commentary: Diego Morales and the silence of good men
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 25, 2026 What. A. Shock. Embattled Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales, committed scammer and scalawag that he is, has decided not to exit the political stage quietly or ni “...”
Krull Commentary: Rokita, Banks and their tribute to Claude Rains
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 22, 2026 One of the most delicious scenes in movie history takes place in the classic film “Casablanca.” It happens when the German commander orders Claude Rains’ Vichy Fr “...”
Krull Commentary: Give Diego Morales the credit he deserves
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 18, 2026 In one way, we must give Diego Morales a perverse kind of credit. There is no pretense to the man. Indiana’s scandal magnet of a secretary of state does not hide who “...”
Krull Commentary: A writer’s education begins
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 15, 2026 Fifty years ago, my byline landed in a professional publication for the first time. It was my local newspaper. I had won a contest, with the prize being a chance to app “...”
Krull Commentary: The trap for supposed tough guys
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 13, 2026 It’s a pity neither Donald Trump nor Vladimir Putin could lean on my grandfather for counsel. If they had—if Grandpa had been able to deliver his sage advice to the “...”