Hicks Commentary: Indiana’s tax debate is poised to worsen
This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 26, 2026 Hoosiers should expect the next couple years to be full of hasty and ill-conceived tax proposals as the failure o “...”
Silverman Commentary: Helping Young People Develop Constructive Patriotism
By Tami Silverman President and CEO of Indiana Youth Institute July 23, 2026 This month’s events celebrating 250 years of American history remind us of our duty to prepare children for the nation’s future. That duty falls not just on families. Educators, mentors, coac “...”
Krull Commentary: Bad for business in Indiana
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 22, 2026 Many years ago, I was up for a job as an editorial writer for a newspaper on the West Coast. It was in a city that was exploding with growth, much of which was fueled by massive investment from people fleeing Hong Kong ahead of an “...”
Kennedy Commentary: Our Red State, Courtesy of Gerrymandering
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy July 19, 2026 My very Red home state of Indiana (I was born here and will undoubtedly die here) has been governed by Republicans for eons. Okay, m “...”
Hicks Commentary: The Lincoln Party Is Already Winning
This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 19, 2026 The Lincoln Party has taken a deeply consequential step. By collecting sufficient signatures to place former Indi “...”
Krull Commentary: Donald Trump returns to ‘Fantasy Island’
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 17, 2026 At last, some sense of sanity has been restored. President Donald Trump addressed the nation on a Thursday night to pound on one of his favorite and most farcical them “...”
Krull Commentary: GOP’s marriage of convenience heads to divorce
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 15, 2026 When former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard secured sufficient signatures to gain a place on the November ballot for his newly formed Lincoln Party, he touched off an “...”
Krull Commentary: Beckwith, the Bible and a broken oath
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 13, 2026 About 18 months ago, Micah Beckwith put his left hand on the Bible, his right hand in the air and took the following oath: “I, Micah Beckwith, do solemnly swear that “...”
Hicks Commentary: GOP says, ‘Hold my beer’ on incoherent tax plan
This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 12, 2026 The 2027 state legislative session should be spent broadening Indiana’s tax base and building a system that is “...”
Krull Commentary: McConnell, Platner and the politics of entitlement
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 10, 2026 The medical mystery surrounding U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, and the political meltdown of Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner together ill “...”