Krull Commentary: Absurd acts in an absurd age
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 8, 2026 On primary night, with less than a handful of votes separating them, Indiana Sen. Spencer Deery, R-West Lafayette, and his Republican challenger Paul Copenhaver both dec “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump’s grenade into his own tent
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 5, 2026 On Primary Day, President Donald Trump gathered the Hoosier political scalps he wanted. Most of them, anyway. His chosen candidates took down five—for sure—of the “...”
Whitehead Commentary: Religion and the State of Democracy in the U.S.
This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead’s Substack, American Idolatry. Findings from a new national survey from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup shows the role religion continues to play in Americans’ views and commitment to democracy. In 2025 “...”
Krull Commentary: When only one person is thinking
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 4, 2026 Some years ago, when my then-teenage daughter and I were having a discussion, she stopped and looked at me. “I’m sorry, Dad,” she said, “but I don’t agree with “...”
Hicks Commentary: The Real AI Effects Will Be Felt Across Places, Not People
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks May 3, 2026 I’ve spent a lot of time studying the potential labor market effects of artificial intelligence. I think the great “...”
Krull Commentary: King Charles III, the Court and the disappearance of principled conservatives
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 1, 2026 Once upon a time, not all that long ago, the word “conservative” in a political context meant something. The heart of that meaning was in the first two syllables. Co “...”
Beier Commentary: Micah Beckwith’s Spiritual Abuse
By Matthias Beier April 26, 2026 I have worked with many victims of spiritual abuse. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is creating more of them. I debated Beckwith last year on the subject of Christian Nationalism (see our IndyStar debate here). In attacking Westfield High School students “...”
FROM THE PUBLISHER: May their memory be a blessing
By Bill Moreau The Indiana Citizen April 30, 2026 Daughter Katie and I had the great privilege of attending the Hamilton family’s beautiful memorial service for Lee held, appropriately, not in Washington, DC, but in Columbus, IN. So it wasn’t held in the National Cathedral or “...”
Krull Commentary: The way the grown-ups do things
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 29, 2026 Long ago, when he was Indiana’s governor, Evan Bayh disagreed with one of my columns. It wasn’t a surprise. The column was a hard-hitting piece, one that argued h “...”
Krull Commentary: The shooting, the fear and where we are
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 27, 2026 The shooting at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner pulled back and revealed much of what afflicts America these days. Perhaps the first ugly thing to c “...”