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 “...”
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 “Profiles i “...”
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 “...”
Hicks Commentary: What the Census tells Hoosiers about the Future
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks March 23, 2025 The most recent Census population data tell a pretty important story about Indiana’s future. Some of it is great, “...”
Leppert Commentary: John Green’s ‘Everything is Tuberculosis’ is a tragic story of injustice
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen March 26, 2025 Henry Reider is a young man from Sierra Leone who recently and miraculously survived tuberculosis. Using the words “recently” and “miraculously” to describe his recovery from a disease that has had a preventive vaccine “...”
Krull Commentary: Bayh and Lugar, tough enough to be kind
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 24, 2025 The morning former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Indiana, died, I talked with former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, by phone. I’d called Lugar to see if he’d be wil “...”
Leppert Commentary: With America at war with itself, Democrats should revisit the art of it
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen March 19, 2025 Sun Tzu, the former Chinese general, military strategist and philosopher, is known for his treatise, “The Art of War.” It’s remarkable how valuable the writings, believed to have been written in the 5th century BC, conti “...”
Hicks Commentary: What to expect in this Recession
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks March 16, 2025 Recessions are caused by economic shocks that affect either the demand or the supply of goods and services. Presiden “...”
Krull Commentary: Strange company, strange comparison
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 14, 2025 The voice mail was succinct. “George Washington had his Benedict Arnold,” the caller said. “And Donald Trump had Mike Pence.” That was it. The caller hung up “...”
Whitehead Commentary: Sometimes the Bravest Thing We Have Is Hope
This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead’s Substack, American Idolatry. An abandoned church, perhaps in France. It has been a tough few weeks. At the national level we have been inundated hourly, day after day, with a deluge of executive orders and moves b “...”