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 “...”
Hicks Commentary: The Real Lesson of the China Shock
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks September 7, 2025 A fantastically high share of our debate over economic policy involves a false lesson of the China Shock and i “...”
Krull Commentary: The political party shouldn’t matter in this case
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 5, 2025 How many lies will be too many? And how much craziness will be too much? Those have always been the essential questions regarding President Donald Trump. In the ye “...”
Kennedy Commentary: Rigging the Vote, Thanks to a Rogue Court
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy August 31, 2025 A number of pundits have pointed out that Donald Trump is a prime example of projection; that when he accuses someone of bad behav “...”
Krull Commentary: Oh, the things Micah Beckwith doesn’t know
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 3, 2025 Well, we now know what at least part of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s agenda for Indiana is. Beckwith, who identifies himself as a Christian nationalist, wants to ree “...”
Krull Commentary: Less heat and more light regarding gun deaths
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com September 1, 2025 Every mass shooting now in America demonstrates just how divorced from reality—not to mention urgency—our national debates about guns and gun violence have bec “...”