Hadley Commentary: A lesson from state Rep. Ed Clere
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Diana Hadley special to TheStatehouseFile.com February 4, 2026 The first time I worked with Rep. Ed Clere, R-New Albany, was in 2016 when I was director of the Indiana High School Press Association. He offered to s “...”
Krull Commentary: Once again, the Indiana GOP practices subtraction
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull The Indiana Citizen February 4, 2026 Pettiness exacts costs. The first of those costs is corruption. The corruption can be but isn’t necessarily financial. More often, it involves a warping of mission, “...”
Marcus Commentary: Religious organizations reaping financial windfall from tax code
By Morton J. Marcus February 3, 2026 Recently, Michael Hicks of Ball State University published in this outlet 1,114 words to crucify Christian nationalists. It was a worthy act. But he stopped short of decrying the explicit public support for all “religious” organizations. E “...”
Hicks Commentary: It’s Sell Off America Time Around the World
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks February 1, 2026 The value of the U.S. dollar dropped against most foreign currencies in late January, while dollar-denominated “...”
Kennedy Commentary: Christian nationalists are at it again
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy January 31, 2026 At the base of all policy disputes is a foundational question: What is government for? What sort of decisions are properly with “...”
Krull Commentary: Your faith is and should be your concern
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 28, 2026 The religious right sure knows how to bite the hand that feeds it. The usual suspects here in Indiana—the Indiana Family Institute, etc.—managed to push a bill “...”
Krull Commentary: Another Minnesota shooting, another flood of lies
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 26, 2026 Once again, the lies, distortions and mistruths flowed forth almost before the sound of the last gunshot had quieted. When agents for Immigration and Customs Enforc “...”
Hicks Commentary: Another sign of constitutional crisis in disastrous week
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks January 25, 2026 The U.S. has entered a quiet constitutional crisis unlike anything we’ve faced. The most recent symptom is Pr “...”
Krull Commentary: ‘Winning,’ Trump style
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 23, 2026 President Donald Trump declared victory the other day in his senseless fight with Denmark and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries over Greenland. He an “...”
Krull Commentary: IU and the sweet triumph of the late bloomer
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 21, 2026 When the Indiana University Hoosiers won the national college football championship, I celebrated. I was happy because I love underdog stories. Even though they roa “...”