Krull Commentary: An offense against decency itself
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 29, 2026 Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg became the target of a particularly ugly political dirty trick. Someone filed an anonymous “...”
Hicks Commentary: Why our AI Initiatives Are Doomed
This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 28, 2026 Indiana’s government, along with nonprofits and businesses, has launched an effort to make us one of the most a “...”
Krull Commentary: What the Lincoln Memorial pool really reflects
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 26, 2026 In the future, historians will point to the strange episode of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as a revealing portrait in miniature that explains how so much went “...”
Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita and the foolishness tax
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 24, 2026 Some day, one hopes, someone will do a forensic audit on just how much Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s frantic attempts to pander to MAGA voters have cost the “...”
Krull Commentary: The GOP and the shrinking tent
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 22, 2026 Hoosier Republicans tossed Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales overboard at their state convention, but that does not end their political troubles. To be sure, Mo “...”
Hicks Commentary: An Incoherent Tax Plan
This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 21, 2026 I continue to be amazed at the slide in thoughtful policymaking in Indiana. Gov. Mike Braun’s incoherent proper “...”
Krull Commentary: Iran and Donald Trump’s dominant flaw
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 19, 2026 One word in Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address conveys why Donald Trump is and always will be an abysmal president. The word comes near the end of the greatest spe “...”
Bauer Commentary: Many were victims before they were offenders
By Rep. Maureen Bauer Indiana State Representative June 19, 2026 I recently toured the LaPorte Juvenile Correctional Facility, Indiana’s only juvenile facility for girls. Before I went, I asked constituents what questions they wanted answered. Many wanted to know about educatio “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith’s lucky charm
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 15, 2026 If Indiana Gov. Micah Beckwith had called me before he launched his mean-spirited and ill-advised modern-day crusade against Muslims, I could have saved him some troub “...”
Hicks Commentary: On the Folly of Hating Billionaires
This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 14, 2026 As Democrats look forward to election season, I’d like to caution against looming policy mistakes lurking under “...”