Kennedy Commentary: Media Fragmentation And Minority Voters
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, âA Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.â By Sheila Kennedy July 16, 2025 I know I keep harping on the subject of our media environment, but as more research becomes available, I become more and more convin â...â
Marcus Commentary: Can you spell or smell boondoggle?
This column was originally published by State Affairs. By Morton J. Marcus July 10, 2025 A million dollars is going for a new agency of state government. Our Governor has picked Brian Schutt to head the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OEI). He will be spending that mil â...â
Leppert Commentary: Why the new lie about the old lie is rattling the loyal believers of lies
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen July 16, 2025 Last week, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced there will be no release of the âJeffrey Epstein files.â Itâs hard to predict when people will have finally had enough. The tolerance level of undesirable traits and be â...â
Krull Commentary: None of it is Rosie’s fault
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 14, 2025 When heâs under pressure, President Donald Trump always returns to his greatest hits. He resorts to the reliable old favorite gambits that he knows will please and dis â...â
Hicks Commentary: A Golden Age of Economic Columnists
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 13, 2025 I have the very good fortune to be living amid a veritable golden age of economic columnists. There is such an i â...â
Krull Commentary: Up, up and away
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 11, 2025 The latest telling of the Superman story hits movie theaters at a moment fraught with tension. In the fevered atmosphere of comic-book culture, there was a large contin â...â
Shabazz Commentary: a decade later, the First Church of Cannabis still sparks conversation
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz IndyPolitics.org July 9, 2025 Ten years ago, Indiana got an unexpected spiritual awakeningâcomplete with incense, music, and a serious conversation about religious freedom and marijuana. On Ju â...â
Krull Commentary: Trump, Epstein and the beauty of irony
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 9, 2025 Wouldnât it be ironic if it was by telling his supporters the truth that President Donald Trump finally broke his bond with his MAGA supporters? Trumpâs base now is â...â
Leppert Commentary: Teaching fewer things leads to a population that thinks less
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen July 9, 2025 Oh, to have existed in a period of time named the âRenaissance,â a French word that means ârebirth.â As explained by Brittanica, âit was primarily a time of the revival of Classical learning and wisdom after a long per â...â
Whitehead Commentary: Has God Always Been On “Our” Side?
This article was originally published on Andrew Whitehead’s Substack, American Idolatry. Reflections on whether American Christians can be patriotic–and celebrate July 4th–without embracing Christian nationalism Every year round July 4th thousands of Christian c â...â