Krull Commentary: Lake America and other tales of presidential daycare
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 2, 2026 It turns out that the supposed master of “The Art of the Deal” has no idea how to close one. That’s the real takeaway from President Donald Trump’s temper tantrum over the breakdown in trade negotiations with Canada— “...”
Krull Commentary: Democrats get another chance to get it right
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 31, 2026 Democrats here in Indiana and across the nation face a test this November. That test is cognitive in nature. It will be administered to determine whether they can recognize reality. Sadly, it’s a test Democrats often have fail “...”
Krull Commentary: Donald Trump’s damage to the GOP
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 28, 2026 Years ago, during Donald Trump’s first presidency, I made a prediction. I wrote that, while Trump doubtless was going to do damage to many American institutions and aggravate Democrats to no end, he was going to hurt the Repub “...”
Krull Commentary: Dolly Parton and the sad goodbye
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 26, 2026 In 2019, The New York Times declared that there was only one thing upon which a deeply divided America could agree. Dolly Parton. The hours after Parton’s death demonstrated that statement’s truth. Tributes to her musical ge “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump throws a party on the taxpayers’ dime
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 24, 2026 Years ago, the late Indianapolis activist Carl Moldthan showed up at an Indianapolis Public Schools event. The party was supposed to kick off a referendum campaign to raise property taxes to pay for much-needed maintenance and u “...”
Krull Commentary: Another battle in the war on knowledge
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 14, 2026 Conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are so bad that at least one crew member jumped overboard. Family members in contact with the sailors and other personnel aboard the ship report that there have been several other attemp “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith shoots an air ball
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 12, 2026 Years ago, when the classic movie “Hoosiers” came out, it had a fabulous promotional poster. Underneath the film’s title was a picture of a basketball on a gym floor and, below that, the words, “Basketball … it makes t “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith does the American Revolution in reverse
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 7, 2026 In a brief time, Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith demonstrated how much he dislikes—no, is actively hostile to—the very idea of America itself. Our self-proclaimed Christian Nationalist lieutenant governor first came up with a “...”
Krull Commentary: Bray departs, Trump deludes himself
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 3, 2026 Sometimes, a focus on details obscures a full appreciation of the larger picture. Such is the case with the decision by Indiana Sen. Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, not to stand for re-election as president pro tempore of the Indian “...”
Krull Commentary: Don’t let the boors be the only ones who speak
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 27, 2026 Some day, one hopes, our public discussions will stop being dominated by social morons who behave as if they learned their manners in a barnyard. An adjunct professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in I “...”