Hicks Commentary: Summoning Better and Braver Angels
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks September 21, 2024 The assassination of Charlie Kirk was an evil, vile and pernicious act that targeted not merely one man, but als “...”
Krull Commentary: A burning in the night
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 19, 2025 Life has its ironies. Long ago, a group of angry men burned a cross on my grandfather’s lawn. They wore masks. They wanted to intimidate my grandfather, who ser “...”
Whitehead Commentary: Five Elements of Christian Nationalism
Christian nationalism is not just “loving Jesus” and “loving America.” The Christianity of Christian nationalism refers to a whole lot more. The explicit aim of Project 2025, which has guided much of the early work of the Trump administration, is to infus “...”
Krull Commentary: Robert Redford, beneath the golden smile
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 17, 2025 No one displayed the quiet heartache beneath the heartthrob, the wounded interior below the gorgeous exterior, the way Robert Redford did. His gift as an actor was “...”
Kennedy Commentary: Christian nationalism versus the Constitution
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy September 14, 2025 On Sept. 13, I spoke at a gathering in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, sponsored by multiple civic organizations convened by Americans Uni “...”
Krull Commentary: Charlie Kirk, America’s Rorschach test
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 15, 2025 At least two things have become clear in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder. The first is that—right, left and center—many America “...”
Hicks Commentary: I’m Not Trying to Change Your Mind
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks September 14, 2025 Readers frequently offer advice on my columns, with a common theme of helping me be more persuasive. I apprec “...”
Krull Commentary: Call the Kirk killing by its proper name
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 12, 2025 I’ve never much cared for the word “assassination.” I understand why it’s used, particularly in the killings of political or public figures. The word is d “...”
ICC Commentary: You’re pronouncing gerrymandering wrong, but that’s the least of our problems
This column was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Gregory Shufeldt September 8, 2025 The stakes of the current redistricting debate threaten the health of our representative democracy. This is not hyperbole. Most elementary definitions of democracy indicat “...”
Krull Commentary: Threatening war with the land of Lincoln
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 8, 2025 In his more grandiose moments, Donald Trump likes to proclaim himself the greatest president in U.S. history. Greater even than Abraham Lincoln. Just recently, Tru “...”