Hicks Commentary: The 250-year Creed
This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 5, 2026 Our nation is 250 years old, making this weekend a moment of emotional consequence for all patriots to pause and g “...”
Krull Commentary: Supergirl and the other American way
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 3, 2026 The movie “Supergirl,” critics from several corners say, is a massive flop. Film buffs say it’s downbeat and dispiriting, a far cry from the joy ride that last ye “...”
Krull Commentary: The ongoing challenge of America
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 1, 2026 For it to mean anything at all, the American Revolution must never end. Even now, as the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of declaring itself a free and “...”
FROM THE PUBLISHER: Maybe the Governor should have declared June 2026 “Be Unkind to Your Neighbor” Month
By Bill Moreau The Indiana Citizen June 30, 2026 Is it just me, or has June 2026 been an especially nasty month in Indiana? Nothing says “Hoosier Hospitality” quite like deriding Muslims and LGBTQ families. Micah Beckwith hates Muslims and thinks we should, too The latest e “...”
Krull Commentary: An offense against decency itself
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 29, 2026 Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg became the target of a particularly ugly political dirty trick. Someone filed an anonymous “...”
Hicks Commentary: Why our AI Initiatives Are Doomed
This column was originally published for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 28, 2026 Indiana’s government, along with nonprofits and businesses, has launched an effort to make us one of the most a “...”
Krull Commentary: What the Lincoln Memorial pool really reflects
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 26, 2026 In the future, historians will point to the strange episode of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as a revealing portrait in miniature that explains how so much went “...”
Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita and the foolishness tax
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 24, 2026 Some day, one hopes, someone will do a forensic audit on just how much Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s frantic attempts to pander to MAGA voters have cost the “...”
Krull Commentary: The GOP and the shrinking tent
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 22, 2026 Hoosier Republicans tossed Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales overboard at their state convention, but that does not end their political troubles. To be sure, Mo “...”
Hicks Commentary: An 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 June 21, 2026 I continue to be amazed at the slide in thoughtful policymaking in Indiana. Gov. Mike Braun’s incoherent proper “...”