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 “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith’s lucky charm
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 15, 2026 If Indiana Gov. Micah Beckwith had called me before he launched his mean-spirited and ill-advised modern-day crusade against Muslims, I could have saved him some troub “...”
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 “...”