Krull Commentary: Modest proposal to make government work
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 8, 2025 America’s leaders have a funny way of showing their determination to make the federal government work again. President Donald Trump cared so much that he went golf “...”
Krull Commentary: Braun and Beckwith illustrate the problem
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 6, 2025 Without intending to, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith just demonstrated much of what is wrong with American politics these days. The occasion for “...”
Hicks Commentary: A Data Center Study
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks October 5, 2025 Data centers have almost no local economic effects, with one possible exception. That’s the result of my r “...”
Krull Commentary: Three teams, three inspirations
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 3, 2025 God love the underdogs—the comeback, come-from-behind, never-quit, never-say-die teams. Even when they’re outmanned, outgunned and even overwhelmed, they keep ba “...”
Krull Commentary: Government shutdown has one guaranteed loser
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull The Indiana Citizen October 1, 2025 No one is going to win this fight. Including—actually, especially—the American people. The political showdown that led to the shutdown of the U.S. government has b “...”
Hicks Commentary: The Resurrection of Keynesianism—in a MAGA Hat
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks September 28, 2025 Federal Reserve’s 0.25% interest rate cut, announced Sept. 17, will have little economic effect by itself. “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump, Comey and the gift that keeps on taking
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 26, 2025 Maybe the problem is that no one ever taught President Donald Trump how to say thank you. He has difficulty seeing a gift for what it is, which is why he feels en “...”
Krull Commentary: It’s not for the faint-hearted
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 24, 2025 Some years ago, an editor asked me and some other folks to contribute to a blog dedicated to current events. The editor pulled everyone together for an organizati “...”
Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita’s funhouse mirror First Amendment
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 22, 2025 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has idiosyncratic notions about the First Amendment. On one hand, when his interests are involved, he thinks and argues that t “...”
Hicks Commentary: Summoning Better and Braver Angels
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks September 21, 2024 The assassination of Charlie Kirk was an evil, vile and pernicious act that targeted not merely one man, but als “...”