Kennedy Commentary: The inconvenience of WWJD in American Evangelical Christianity
This column was originally published on Sheila Kennedy’s blog, A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In. By Sheila Kennedy February 7, 2025 Remember those bracelets that were so popular some years ago–the ones that had “WWJD” on them? It stood for “What Would Jesus “...”
Krull Commentary: Todd Young and the silence of good men
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 5, 2025 U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, just learned a valuable lesson. That lesson? It’s no fun trying to be the designated driver at a drunken spree. Young contemplated “...”
LEPPERT COMMENTARY: Haggling over the price is not going to make us any healthier
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen February 5, 2025 It’s an old joke, and though I made a reasonable effort to track down the original source, I failed. However, I did find that early versions of it, dating back to at least 1930, centered on indecent proposals for sex. “...”
Krull Commentary: AG Todd Rokita keeps digging that hole
The column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 3, 2025 Todd Rokita feels sorry for himself. Indiana’s attorney general is upset because the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission found—once again—that the Hoo “...”
Kennedy Commentary: And in Trumpy Indiana
This column was originally published on Sheila Kennedy blog, A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In. By Sheila Kennedy February 3, 2025 If you wondered whether Indiana’s new Governor, Mike Braun, would follow the agenda of his running mates–Beckwith, Banks and RoQuita, all “...”
Krull Commentary: Braun catches up with the old gang
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 29, 2025 Perhaps the most important moment in Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s first State of the State address came at the beginning, before he even dove into his prepared text. “...”
Leppert Commentary: Braun puts others in their place, just by othering them
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen January 29, 2025 The word Indiana is literally defined as “the land of the Indians.” When Congress divided the Northwest Territory in 1800, it named the western section the Indiana Territory, and when it became a state in 1816, Indiana b “...”
Krull Commentary: Teacher Tom Jefferson fails Braun and Rokita
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 27, 2025 New Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has plans for the state’s education system. He wants to make the Hoosier state’s voucher system—already one of the most expansive a “...”
Kennedy Commentary: White Sheets and Red Hats
This column was originally published on Sheila Kennedy’s blog. By Sheila Kennedy January 24, 2025 There is no longer any way to pretend that the MAGA movement is not all about racism. The only difference between Trump and a Grand Dragon is that the white sheet has been exch “...”
Leppert Commentary: America has a new president, even if it doesn’t know what that means
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen January 22, 2025 Hear ye! Hear ye, America! It’s Inauguration Week! But please don’t confuse it with infrastructure week. The swearing in of a convicted felon actually did happen on Monday. The striking components of Donald Trump’s sec “...”