Krull Commentary: McConnell, Platner and the politics of entitlement
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 10, 2026 The medical mystery surrounding U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, and the political meltdown of Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner together ill “...”
Krull Commentary: Richard Lugar and lessons that went unlearned
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 8, 2026 Years ago, I sat next to U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, at a formal dinner. This was during a time fraught with tension, if not menace. It was just a couple of mon “...”
Krull Commentary: More than 2 billion reasons to be concerned
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 6, 2026 When the news broke that President Donald Trump had made $2.2 billion in his first year back in office—at least some of it in clear violation of the U.S. Constitution “...”
Krull Commentary: Supergirl and the other American way
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 3, 2026 The movie “Supergirl,” critics from several corners say, is a massive flop. Film buffs say it’s downbeat and dispiriting, a far cry from the joy ride that last ye “...”
Krull Commentary: The ongoing challenge of America
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 1, 2026 For it to mean anything at all, the American Revolution must never end. Even now, as the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of declaring itself a free and “...”
Krull Commentary: An offense against decency itself
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 29, 2026 Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg became the target of a particularly ugly political dirty trick. Someone filed an anonymous “...”
Krull Commentary: What the Lincoln Memorial pool really reflects
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 26, 2026 In the future, historians will point to the strange episode of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as a revealing portrait in miniature that explains how so much went “...”
Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita and the foolishness tax
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 24, 2026 Some day, one hopes, someone will do a forensic audit on just how much Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s frantic attempts to pander to MAGA voters have cost the “...”
Krull Commentary: The GOP and the shrinking tent
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 22, 2026 Hoosier Republicans tossed Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales overboard at their state convention, but that does not end their political troubles. To be sure, Mo “...”
Krull Commentary: Iran and Donald Trump’s dominant flaw
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 19, 2026 One word in Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address conveys why Donald Trump is and always will be an abysmal president. The word comes near the end of the greatest spe “...”