Hicks Commentary: The uproar over data centers
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks March 15, 2026 Today’s uproar over data centers reminds me a lot of the angst over Walmart two decades ago. There’s an enorm “...”
Krull Commentary: A tragic allergy to thought
This column was originally published by The StatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 13, 2026 They just didn’t think. When President Donald Trump and his brain trust of deep thinkers started their war with Iran, they had a long line of things they just didn “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump, Braun, Beckwith and a demolished Indiana GOP
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 11, 2026 President Donald Trump, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and assorted other MAGA deep thinkers may have accomplished something Indiana Democrats never “...”
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith and the art of ignorance
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 9, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith must have emerged into adulthood well rested. Because it’s clear that he slept through all the civics, social studies and history cla “...”
Hicks Commentary: The Biden vs Trump Economy
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks March 8, 2026 There is a simple way to cut through the noise about whose economy is stronger — Donald Trump’s or Joe Biden “...”
Smith Commentary: Tax relief bill will leave most Hoosiers with empty pockets
By Olivia Smith Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute March 6, 2026 This legislative session, our state policymakers have been using fancy terms like “tax conformity” to enact new state spending while flying under the radar during a hectic, non-budget session. Here’s w “...”
Whitehead Commentary: Would Jesus Condone “Death and Destruction from the Sky All Day Long”?
This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead’s Substack, American Idolatry. I guess this is a question we are being forced to ask in the current context. In remarks to a “Americas Counter Cartel Conference,” US Secretary Pete Hegseth said, Our nations are and “...”
Krull Commentary: Greg Ballard and an exit from the crazy train
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 4, 2026 Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s entry into the race for Indiana secretary of state shakes things up in an interesting way. Ballard became the first Republic “...”
Krull Commentary: A president’s war, a grandmother’s worry
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 2, 2026 The day after the missiles flew into Iran, I found myself in an airport seated next to an older woman. I was on my way back to Indiana from a family gathering in Maryl “...”
Hicks Commentary: The Hollow Promise of MAGA Tariffs
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks March 1, 2026 Indiana is ground zero for President Donald Trump’s trade war damage, and the worst is still ahead. The Supreme Cou “...”