Marcus Commentary: Religious organizations reaping financial windfall from tax code
By Morton J. Marcus February 3, 2026 Recently, Michael Hicks of Ball State University published in this outlet 1,114 words to crucify Christian nationalists. It was a worthy act. But he stopped short of decrying the explicit public support for all “religious” organizations. E “...”
Kennedy Commentary: Christian nationalists are at it again
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy January 31, 2026 At the base of all policy disputes is a foundational question: What is government for? What sort of decisions are properly with “...”
‘LAW HAS NOT CHANGED’: ACLU of Indiana argues putting Ten Commandments statue on Statehouse lawn is still unconstitutional
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 29, 2026 In response to the Braun administration’s effort to install a Ten Commandments monument on Statehouse grounds, the ACLU of Indiana is asserting not only is the state too late in asking but also placing the statue on publi “...”
Senate panel approves bill that would require schools to teach marriage before children
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen January 22, 2026 Indiana Senate Republicans are advancing a measure that would require public schools to teach students to wait until marriage to have children and require public colleges to accept an entrance exam that includes Christian thin “...”
Beckwith’s 2026 agenda: Property tax elimination, firing squads, the Ten Commandments – and opposing election changes
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen January 22, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is staking out his top priorities for this year’s Indiana legislative session, including urging lawmakers to eliminate property taxes, expand cooperation with the federal government’s deportation ef “...”
Beckwith says his office was ‘smeared’ by AI porn scandal. A former staffer is standing by her claims
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen January 21, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is urging lawmakers to criminalize making false claims about the creation or distribution of artificial intelligence-generated pornography, saying in a social media video that his office was the “...”
Throckmorton Commentary: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Visit to the American Psychological Association Conference in 1967
This column was originally published on The Throckmorton Initiative, a blog written by Warren Throckmorton. By Warren Throckmorton January 19th, 2026 (This is an updated post from earlier versions in 2022 and 2025) To remember Dr. King today, I want to highlight his visit to the “...”
Madison Commentary: One year later, Christian nationalists pose a bigger threat
By James Madison January 13, 2026 One year ago this week, I authored a piece for The Indiana Citizen that drew on my scholarship of that dark period in Indiana history a century ago, when the Ku Klux Klan took over our state. I noted, “The past never repeats itself exactl “...”
Hicks Commentary: A year of Christian nationalism
A note from the publisher of The Indiana Citizen: One year ago–on Inauguration Day, January 13, 2025–we asked one of Indiana’s leading public intellectuals, Ball State Economics Professor Michael Hicks, to analyze and anticipate the impact of having a Christian nationalist “...”
Indiana lawmakers file slate of religion-related education and culture bills for 2026 session
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen January 9, 2026 As Indiana lawmakers’ deadline to file bills for the 2026 legislative session passed Wednesday, The Indiana Citizen identified seven measures that would incorporate Christian religious texts or beliefs commonly associated wit “...”