Hicks Commentary: The Stupidest of Policies
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks April 13, 2025 The GOP is vacillating between contradictory claims that President Trumpâs tariffs are either negotiating tactics â...â
Krull Commentary: Republicans, property taxes and other family feuds
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 14, 2025 There used to be a saying in politics that was partly a joke, partly a clichĂŠ and partly a home truth. âDemocrats have to fall in love while Republicans just fall i â...â
Krull Commentary: Diego Morales and the non-stop giving season
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 11, 2025 Only one question remains regarding Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales. Did he use anesthesia during the surgical procedure in which his conscience was removedâ â...â
Leppert Commentary: Jim Banksâ mad handing is no coincidence; itâs a modern, political aspiration
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen April 9, 2025 The term âglad handingâ appeared in the American vernacular at the beginning of the 20th century, through the phrase, âto give the glad hand,â or extend a welcome. But that type of welcome has generally come with a twis â...â
Hicks Commentary: American Scientific Brain Drain Is Now Happening
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks April 6, 2025 As recently as 1900, American colleges and universities educated too few students and did too little research. One w â...â
Krull Commentary: Three Hoosiers, behaving badly
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com April 4, 2025 Where, oh where, do we Hoosiers find these people? In the space of just a few days, these things happened. Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, a self-identified Christian â...â
Leppert Commentary: Liberalsâ âabundance agendaâ takes time to absorb, but itâs worth it
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2025 A friend sent me a link to an episode of âPod Save Americaâ on Sunday with the short message, âThis is worth your time.â The podcast is a favorite among the left, hosted by a small group of former Obama advisers who des â...â
Hicks Commentary: The Birth and Death of Rustbelt Cities
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks March 29, 2025 The economic forces that built American cities have disappeared. These fundamental economic changes left in their wa â...â
Krull Commentary: Well, anyway, she showed up
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 31, 2025 At least U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, had the courage to do a town hall meeting. Given the way that most Republicans are writing new chapters of âProfiles i â...â
Kennedy Commentary: How Resistance Succeeds
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy March 29, 2025 The number of protests has been skyrocketing nationally. Does it matter? I described the massive turnouts at Town Halls in â...â