Whitehead Commentary: Sometimes the Bravest Thing We Have Is Hope
This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead’s Substack, American Idolatry. An abandoned church, perhaps in France. It has been a tough few weeks. At the national level we have been inundated hourly, day after day, with a deluge of executive orders and moves b “...”
Leppert Commentary: Jason Isbell and Amanda Zurawski both declare ‘it’s time to be brave’
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen March 12, 2025 I teach storytelling, though the official titles of the classes are things like presentations, writing or speech for business. But on the first day of school in all of my classes, I put a slide on the screen with this quote fr “...”
Hicks Commentary: A 1960s Rural Development Plan
This column was originally published on the Weekly Commentary blog by Michael J. Hicks. By Michael J. Hicks March 9, 2025 The Braun administration has published a rural economic development plan for Indiana. It looks a lot like plans offered by GOP and Democratic governors over t “...”
Krull Commentary: All one way or all the other
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 10, 2025 U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, had a bright idea. It was the type of brilliant notion we’ve come to associate with President Donald Trump’s slavish followers in “...”
Hicks Commentary: What Is Government Inefficiency?
This column was originally published by the Weekly Commentary blog by Michael J. Hicks. By Michael J. Hicks March 2, 2025 Over the years, I’ve written frequently about government efficiency and inefficiency. I even wrote a book that, among other things, measured types of effici “...”
Leppert Commentary: Ending the public service ethic is an abhorrent part of the new GOP
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen March 5, 2025 I left public service in 2002. The experiences of the thirteen years I spent as an employee of the State of Indiana help define me. On paper, my career path wouldn’t make immediate sense to most people today. But it makes per “...”
Kennedy Commentary: How We Got Here….
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In. By Sheila Kennedy March 4, 2025 I recently came across a quote – I’ve misplaced the source – that summed up the conundrum that keeps so many of us up at night. Noth “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump, Vance, Zelenskyy and Putin, a tragic farce
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 3, 2025 For the moment, why he did it matters less than what he did. The shameful performance of President Donald Trump, aided and abetted by Vice President J.D. Vance, in his “...”
Kennedy Commentary: The Real Problem
This column was originally published on Sheila Kennedy’s blog, A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In. By Sheila Kennedy February 28, 2025 Bingo! That was my reaction when I read the title of this opinion essay in the Washington Post: “Can we find common ground without a sh “...”
Hicks Commentary: I Am Confused by Tax Proposals
This column was originally published in the Weekly Commentary blog by Michael J. Hicks. By Michael J. Hicks February 23, 2025 I confess to often being confused by tax proposals, which might seem unusual given that I’ve authored dozens of tax studies. So, instead of trying to he “...”