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, IcelandāPerhaps the greatest chess player in history made his last move here. Iām standing at the grave of Bobby Fischer, who once made chess must-see TV i ā...ā
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 ā...ā
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 āCasablanca.ā It happens when the German commander orders Claude Rainsā Vichy Fr ā...ā
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. Indianaās scandal magnet of a secretary of state does not hide who ā...ā
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 ā...ā
Krull Commentary: The trap for supposed tough guys
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 13, 2026 Itās a pity neither Donald Trump nor Vladimir Putin could lean on my grandfather for counsel. If they hadāif Grandpa had been able to deliver his sage advice to the ā...ā
Krull Commentary: Requiem for a civil man
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 11, 2026 My first meaningful encounter with Bob Garton wasnāt an easy one. This was nearly 30 years ago, when it could be argued that Garton, the Republican state senator from ā...ā
Krull Commentary: Absurd acts in an absurd age
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 8, 2026 On primary night, with less than a handful of votes separating them, Indiana Sen. Spencer Deery, R-West Lafayette, and his Republican challenger Paula Copenhaver both de ā...ā
Krull Commentary: Trump’s grenade into his own tent
ThisĀ column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 5, 2026 On Primary Day, President Donald Trump gathered the Hoosier political scalps he wanted. Most of them, anyway. His chosen candidates took down fiveāfor sureāof the ā...ā
Krull Commentary: When only one person is thinking
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 4, 2026 Some years ago, when my then-teenage daughter and I were having a discussion, she stopped and looked at me. āIām sorry, Dad,ā she said, ābut I donāt agree with ā...ā