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September 04 2025

Kennedy Commentary: Rigging the Vote, Thanks to a Rogue Court

This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy August 31, 2025 A number of pundits have pointed out that Donald Trump is a prime example of projection; that when he accuses someone of bad behav “...”

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September 04 2025

Krull Commentary: Oh, the things Micah Beckwith doesn’t know

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 3, 2025 Well, we now know what at least part of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s agenda for Indiana is. Beckwith, who identifies himself as a Christian nationalist, wants to ree “...”

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September 01 2025

Krull Commentary: Less heat and more light regarding gun deaths

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 1, 2025 Every mass shooting now in America demonstrates just how divorced from reality—not to mention urgency—our national debates about guns and gun violence have bec “...”

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September 01 2025

Hicks Commentary: The Socialist Presidency

This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks August 31, 2025 In the past few weeks, President Trump has moved the U.S. closer to socialism than any president in history. By “...”

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August 29 2025

Krull Commentary: Micah and his merry band of delusionists

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 29, 2025 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith doesn’t seem to realize that Hoosier voters elected him to do a specific job with specific, limited responsibilities. No, he seems t “...”

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August 27 2025

Krull Commentary: Not your father’s GOP

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 27, 2025 Not that long ago, it was easy to understand who Indiana Republicans were and for what they stood. They were the voice of business. They believed that scant governmen “...”

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August 27 2025

Kennedy Commentary: The Ten Commandments

This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy August 25, 2025 A judge recently struck down a Texas law, modeled after one in Oklahoma that was also ruled unconstitutional, requiring the postin “...”

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August 26 2025

Krull Commentary: Be true to your school

This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 25, 2025 The young students looked dazed, more than a little confused and, yes, tremendously excited. Twice within the space of a week, I was on a college campus when incoming “...”

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August 25 2025

Whitehead Commentary: How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy and What Can Be Done about It

This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead’s Substack, American Idolatry. In the months leading up to the 2024 presidential election, various outlets highlighted how Project 2025—a massive blueprint directing the efforts of a possible second Trump admini “...”

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August 24 2025

Hicks Commentary: America Is Not in Decline, but Trump and Sanders Could Change That

This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks August 24, 2025 One great irony of our times is that the claims of economic decline that animate both the MAGA movement and the Dem “...”