Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith teaches history that never was
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com by John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 28, 2025 If Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith ever took a U.S. history class in either high school or college, the teacher should retroactively flunk him. Because it’s clear Be “...â€
Krull Commentary: Hiding in an imagined past
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull The Indiana Citizen April 25, 2025 Watching a state’s leaders decide to race backward would be fascinating if the consequences for their foolishness weren’t so likely to be devastating to so many peo “...â€
Krull Commentary: The strength to be kind
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 21, 2025 When Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the bishop of Rome in 2013, no one knew that his papacy would be blessedly out of pace with that of much of the world. Pope Francis s “...â€
Krull Commentary: Now, deportations have a face
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 17, 2025 It’s easier, so much easier, to hate and fear people we don’t know. Once they have faces, once we see that others are human beings with hopes and pains similar to “...â€
Krull Commentary: Republicans, property taxes and other family feuds
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 14, 2025 There used to be a saying in politics that was partly a joke, partly a cliché and partly a home truth. “Democrats have to fall in love while Republicans just fall i “...â€
Krull Commentary: Diego Morales and the non-stop giving season
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 11, 2025 Only one question remains regarding Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales. Did he use anesthesia during the surgical procedure in which his conscience was removed†“...â€
Krull Commentary: Three Hoosiers, behaving badly
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 4, 2025 Where, oh where, do we Hoosiers find these people? In the space of just a few days, these things happened. Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, a self-identified Christian “...â€
Krull Commentary: Well, anyway, she showed up
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 31, 2025 At least U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, had the courage to do a town hall meeting. Given the way that most Republicans are writing new chapters of “Profiles i “...â€
Krull Commentary: Bayh and Lugar, tough enough to be kind
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 24, 2025 The morning former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Indiana, died, I talked with former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, by phone. I’d called Lugar to see if he’d be wil “...â€
Krull Commentary: History delivers a lecture
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 21, 2025 When the past speaks, it’s wise to listen. On a cool, blustery spring night in March, Timothy Egan stepped onto a storied stage to tell an Indiana tale. The story wa “...â€