Krull Commentary: This problem won’t solve itself
This commentary was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile November 20, 2024 Politicians never should be trusted with policing themselves. Maybe they can’t do it. Possibly they won’t do it. Inevitably they don’t do it. Organization Day “...”
ICC Commentary: Nothing describes our civic health better than voter participation
This commentary was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle By Michael Leppert Indiana Capital Chronicle November 12, 2024 There is no substitute for just showing up. Sometimes I wish there was one, but there just isn’t. The relentless polling that exhausted Ameri “...”
HAMILTON COMMENTARY: Young people lack trust in the American Dream
This column was originally published by the Lee Hamilton on Foreign Policy blog. By Lee Hamilton October 23, 2024 I spend a lot of time in student-oriented settings and in the company of young people. I’m always impressed by their energy, their idealism and the breadth of their “...”
KRULL COMMENTARY: How the courts went wrong
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull The StatehouseFile.com October 16, 2024 So, the three justices on the Indiana Supreme Court up for retention in November now face an organized opposition from Hoosiers angered about Indiana’s draconian “...”
KRULL COMMENTARY: Todd Rokita and the art of the slow-moving disaster
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 27, 2024 It appears the slow-motion trainwreck that is Todd Rokita’s Indiana attorney generalship will inch even more slowly than thought to its inevitable smashup. Maril “...”
KENNEDY COMMENTARY: Gerrymandering enables Indiana ‘culture warriors’ to thrive
This column was originally published on Sheila Kennedy’s blog. By Sheila Kennedy September 25, 2024 Let me begin this discussion by connecting some dots. Hoosier voters need to understand how partisan redistricting – usually referred to as gerrymandering – has gi “...”
KRULL COMMENTARY: The problem with polls
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 16, 2024 Destiny Wells’ campaign released the results of a poll a few days ago. The poll said that Wells, the Democratic candidate for Indiana attorney general, and Jenni “...”
KRULL COMMENTARY: Richard Lugar and a path forward
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 4, 2024 They gather on a gorgeous late summer day to recall a man who embodied all they believed in and a moment in time when his virtues could shape history. The crowd gat “...”
LONG THOMPSON COMMENTARY: Bipartisanship is essential to democracy
By Jill Long Thompson Special to TheStatehouseFile.com August 9, 2024 I had the privilege and pleasure of participating in the Women’s Campaign Institute hosted by Advancing Voices of Women (AVOW) again this year. AVOW is truly making a positive difference and contributing to t “...”
KRULL COMMENTARY: Biden antes up on the Supreme Court
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 31, 2024 President Joe Biden’s proposal to reform the U.S. Supreme Court is more an opening bid in a high-stakes political poker game than it is a serious proposal. It’s designed to put pressure on the justices sitting on the nation’ “...”