Krull Commentary: Dick Cheney’s lesson for us
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 5, 2025 When former Vice President Dick Cheney died, so many people relied on the same word to describe his legacy. “Complicated.” They settled on that word because of “...”
Krull Commentary: A time to use your ears
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com November 3, 2025 Indiana Sen. Greg Goode, R-Terre Haute, made national news the other day by doing something that once was commonplace but now is rare. He held a town hall to discus “...”
Hicks Commentary: A Half Century with the Wrong Ideas
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks November 2, 2025 Economists have developed three competing explanations, or theories, to explain differences in economic growth “...”
Krull Commentary: The scourge of fools and kings
This column was original published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 31, 2025 From time to time, I get a note that sounds a familiar theme. The writer always asks why I make fun of elected officials in my columns. Why do I not take them as serio “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump, Braun and twisted ties
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 29, 2025 Indiana Gov. Mike Braun often seems to want to outsource both his job and his thinking. When he was in the U.S. Senate, he made clear from the beginning of his six- “...”
Krull Commentary: The East Wing and the hunger to be king
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 27, 2025 Years ago, I took a tour of the White House. I was surprised at how small it was, how relatively modest the décor appeared. Not long before I traipsed through the “...”
Hicks Commentary: Our New Diploma Problems
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks October 26, 2025 In crafting Indiana’s new high school diploma requirements, the state Department of Education identified only “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump and the art of redistricting
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull The Indiana Citizen October 24, 2025 Donald Trump now is teaching Indiana Republicans a hard lesson about what it means to serve a president who cares only about himself. Trump and his vice president, JD “...”
How Do Religious Americans View the Current State of the US?
Highlighting some findings from the 16th annual American Values Survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). The 16th annual American Values Survey (AVS) from PRRI just dropped and it is well worth your time. I always look forward to the AVS as it provides a reall “...”
Krull Commentary: Truth emerges from the past
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com October 22, 2025 MARION, Ohio—It all came out in the end. It always does. I’m back in this town where I spent a slice of my boyhood. It was a sleepy place then. Now, it’s anot “...”