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July 20 2025

Krull Commentary: A problem Trump can’t bully away

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 18, 2025 Donald Trump always bore with him the seeds of his own defeat. Perhaps even his own destruction. In some ways, we all do. The ancient Greeks were on to something when t “...”

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July 19 2025

Krull Commentary: Why it’s called the national pastime

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 16, 2025 ATLANTA, Georgia—There’s a moment during the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game when Truist Field goes almost dark. The big screen lights up and video of one “...”

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July 16 2025

Krull Commentary: None of it is Rosie’s fault

This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 14, 2025 When he’s under pressure, President Donald Trump always returns to his greatest hits. He resorts to the reliable old favorite gambits that he knows will please and dis “...”

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July 14 2025

Krull Commentary: Up, up and away

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 11, 2025 The latest telling of the Superman story hits movie theaters at a moment fraught with tension. In the fevered atmosphere of comic-book culture, there was a large contin “...”

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July 10 2025

Krull Commentary: Trump, Epstein and the beauty of irony

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 9, 2025 Wouldn’t it be ironic if it was by telling his supporters the truth that President Donald Trump finally broke his bond with his MAGA supporters? Trump’s base now is “...”

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July 08 2025

Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita indicts himself

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 7, 2025 There is one thing even Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s most severe critics must acknowledge. The man is not cursed with self-awareness. He literally does not k “...”

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July 07 2025

Krull Commentary: The truth has enemies who have power

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 4, 2025 To be fair, President Donald Trump and his minions never promised to make America smart again. Nor did they ever assure Americans that they would tell them the truth—o “...”

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July 04 2025

Krull Commentary: ‘Big, beautiful bill’ prompts a shopping spree

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 2, 2025 At least the pretense and make-believe games are over. And we can see things as they really are. The battle over President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”—t “...”

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July 01 2025

Krull Commentary: An American Revolution that never stops

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 30, 2025 Thomas Jefferson listened in anguish as the other members of the Continental Congress edited his draft of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson was so upset that B “...”

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June 27 2025

Krull Commentary: Democratic meltdown in Indianapolis

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 27, 2025 Watching the sexual harassment scandal envelop Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and the Indianapolis-Marion County Council is like watching a family feud unfold in slow m “...”