Kennedy Commentary: The Electoral College
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy May 15, 2026 We never get too old to learn. A few days ago, I watched Andy Borowitz interview Heather Cox Richardson; one of the issues discussed “...”
Young Commentary: Hoosier Law Enforcement Deserves Our Support
By U.S. Sen. Todd Young May 13, 2026 Most Hoosiers wake up every morning and see their children off to school or head to work without event. They live in safety because a select few of their fellow citizens willingly forfeit their own. May 10-16 is National Police Week, and it is “...”
Krull Commentary: The trap for supposed tough guys
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 13, 2026 It’s a pity neither Donald Trump nor Vladimir Putin could lean on my grandfather for counsel. If they had—if Grandpa had been able to deliver his sage advice to the “...”
Krull Commentary: Requiem for a civil man
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 11, 2026 My first meaningful encounter with Bob Garton wasn’t an easy one. This was nearly 30 years ago, when it could be argued that Garton, the Republican state senator from “...”
Hicks Commentary: The Anti-Philanthropy Monopolists of Indiana
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks May 10, 2026 Indiana is gifted with a large philanthropic community. However, its enormous contributions to the vitality of our “...”
Krull Commentary: Absurd acts in an absurd age
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 8, 2026 On primary night, with less than a handful of votes separating them, Indiana Sen. Spencer Deery, R-West Lafayette, and his Republican challenger Paula Copenhaver both de “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump’s grenade into his own tent
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 5, 2026 On Primary Day, President Donald Trump gathered the Hoosier political scalps he wanted. Most of them, anyway. His chosen candidates took down five—for sure—of the “...”
Whitehead Commentary: Religion and the State of Democracy in the U.S.
This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead’s Substack, American Idolatry. Findings from a new national survey from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup shows the role religion continues to play in Americans’ views and commitment to democracy. In 2025 “...”
Krull Commentary: When only one person is thinking
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com May 4, 2026 Some years ago, when my then-teenage daughter and I were having a discussion, she stopped and looked at me. “I’m sorry, Dad,” she said, “but I don’t agree with “...”
Hicks Commentary: The Real AI Effects Will Be Felt Across Places, Not People
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks May 3, 2026 I’ve spent a lot of time studying the potential labor market effects of artificial intelligence. I think the great “...”