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February 17 2025

Hicks Commentary: The End of DEI and a Call to Action

This column was originally published in the Weekly Commentary blog by Michael J. Hicks. By Michael J. Hicks February 16, 2025 I am thankful that the U.S., and especially Indiana, finds itself at a turning point in diversity, equity and inclusion policies. Gov. Mike Braun signed a “...”

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February 10 2025

Hicks Commentary: A Whirlwind Policy Start to the Year

This column was originally published in the Weekly Commentary blog by Michael J. Hicks. By Michael J. Hicks January 26, 2025 Before everyone recovered from their inaugural hangovers, Indiana’s new administration and legislature got to work with a number of policy items that sho “...”

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January 13 2025

Hicks Commentary: The Three Risks of Christian Nationalism

By Michael J. Hicks special to The Indiana Citizen January 13, 2025 The most difficult issues for an economic columnist to write about are those where personal opinions are formed by moral considerations, not empirics. For example, no matter one’s perspective, abortion has a mo “...”