By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen February 12, 2025 I have been thinking about Winston Churchill since Donald Trump announced his planned seizure of the board of trustees of the Kennedy Center last Friday. In 1938, Churchill said, “The Prime Minister (Neville Chamberlain) “...”
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 “...”
This column was originally published on Sheila Kennedy’s blog, A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In. By Sheila Kennedy February 7, 2025 Remember those bracelets that were so popular some years ago–the ones that had “WWJD” on them? It stood for “What Would Jesus “...”
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 5, 2025 U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, just learned a valuable lesson. That lesson? It’s no fun trying to be the designated driver at a drunken spree. Young contemplated “...”
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen February 5, 2025 It’s an old joke, and though I made a reasonable effort to track down the original source, I failed. However, I did find that early versions of it, dating back to at least 1930, centered on indecent proposals for sex. “...”
The column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 3, 2025 Todd Rokita feels sorry for himself. Indiana’s attorney general is upset because the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission found—once again—that the Hoo “...”
This column was originally published on Sheila Kennedy blog, A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In. By Sheila Kennedy February 3, 2025 If you wondered whether Indiana’s new Governor, Mike Braun, would follow the agenda of his running mates–Beckwith, Banks and RoQuita, all “...”
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 29, 2025 Perhaps the most important moment in Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s first State of the State address came at the beginning, before he even dove into his prepared text. “...”
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen January 29, 2025 The word Indiana is literally defined as “the land of the Indians.” When Congress divided the Northwest Territory in 1800, it named the western section the Indiana Territory, and when it became a state in 1816, Indiana b “...”
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 27, 2025 New Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has plans for the state’s education system. He wants to make the Hoosier state’s voucher system—already one of the most expansive a “...”