Leppert Commentary: Reading might make you cry; Not reading definitely will
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen July 30, 2025 On Monday night, I sat in my recliner writing my third novel. Iâm about halfway done with it, and my editor is expecting that first half by the end of the week so she can do a midpoint âassessmentâ of the story. She worke â...â
Kennedy Commentary: The importance of framing
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 28, 2025 The most important thing I learned in law school can be summed up with the adage âhe who frames the issue wins the debate.â The â...â
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith and public service as a side gig
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 28, 2025 Some day in the not-so-distant future, historians are going to ask a question about Hoosiers of this era. What was it about the people of Indiana that prompted them to â...â
Hicks Commentary: More Bad News about Hoosier College Attendance
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 27, 2025 The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has released the stateâs go-to-college data for 2023, the most rec â...â
Krull Commentary: The Epstein list we shouldn’t forget
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 25, 2025 Maybe we should focus at least some of our attention on a different Jeffrey Epstein list. The focus in political, media and legal circles now is on either securing or p â...â
Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita, shovel in hand
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 23, 2025 In denying Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokitaâs motion to dismiss his second disciplinary complaint, the Indiana Supreme Court sent him two clear messages. The firs â...â
Leppert Commentary: Dignity and reality force Stutzman to cross the MAGA line on immigration
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen July 23, 2025 Itâs never been a matter of âif.â It has always been a matter of âwhen.â Last week, GOP U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar of Florida, filed âThe Dignity Act of 2025,â a bipartisan immigration reform package that would provi â...â
Krull Commentary: Colbert’s end part of a bigger problem
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 21, 2025 So fraught with tension and credulity are the times we live in that even the cancellation of a late-night talk show can cause great consternation. The announcement by C â...â
Hicks Commentary: Itâs Stagflation, Not Inflation
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks July 20, 2025 The average American family will pay about $2,500 more this year because of tariffs. But unlike inflation, your â...â
Krull Commentary: A problem Trump can’t bully away
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com July 18, 2025 Donald Trump always bore with him the seeds of his own defeat. Perhaps even his own destruction. In some ways, we all do. The ancient Greeks were on to something when t â...â