Krull Commentary: One unpardonable pardon after another
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 1, 2025 Even before speculation began to swirl that President Donald Trump might pardon convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, it was clear presidential pardons are a pro “...”
Knebel Commentary: Let’s just stone them
By Don Knebel ReCenter Indiana July 22, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith suggests that Indiana stop executing death row inmates by lethal injection. A few bullets from a firing squad, he says, would be “much cheaper.” Currently, state law stipulates lethal injection as the only m “...”
Krull Commentary: Nothing to fear but fear itself
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehousefile.com July 30, 2025 One of the most depressing things about living in Donald Trump’s America is that we’ve become a nation of cowards. The other day, the United States in this Trumpia “...”
Leppert Commentary: Reading might make you cry; Not reading definitely will
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen July 30, 2025 On Monday night, I sat in my recliner writing my third novel. I’m about halfway done with it, and my editor is expecting that first half by the end of the week so she can do a midpoint “assessment” of the story. She worke “...”
Kennedy Commentary: The importance of framing
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy July 28, 2025 The most important thing I learned in law school can be summed up with the adage “he who frames the issue wins the debate.” The “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith and public service as a side gig
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 28, 2025 Some day in the not-so-distant future, historians are going to ask a question about Hoosiers of this era. What was it about the people of Indiana that prompted them to “...”
Hicks Commentary: More Bad News about Hoosier College Attendance
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 27, 2025 The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has released the state’s go-to-college data for 2023, the most rec “...”
Krull Commentary: The Epstein list we shouldn’t forget
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 25, 2025 Maybe we should focus at least some of our attention on a different Jeffrey Epstein list. The focus in political, media and legal circles now is on either securing or p “...”
Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita, shovel in hand
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 23, 2025 In denying Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s motion to dismiss his second disciplinary complaint, the Indiana Supreme Court sent him two clear messages. The firs “...”
Leppert Commentary: Dignity and reality force Stutzman to cross the MAGA line on immigration
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen July 23, 2025 It’s never been a matter of “if.” It has always been a matter of “when.” Last week, GOP U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar of Florida, filed “The Dignity Act of 2025,” a bipartisan immigration reform package that would provi “...”