Leppert Commentary: Itâs time for a new beat, but one last thing before I go
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen August 20, 2025 I started writing my column in the spring of 2014, and oh how things have changed since then! Barack Obama was president, and Mike Pence was the governor of Indiana. There were already Republican supermajorities in both chamb â...â
Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith being Micah Beckwith
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 15, 2025 Where do we Hoosiers find these people? I know Iâve asked that question beforeâand I suspect I will ask it again often. I donât understand why the good peopleâ â...â
Hicks Commentary: What Made Us Fumble Education Policy?
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks August 17, 2025 Indiana made a billion-dollar mistake based on a flawed jobs forecast a decade ago, and we’re still paying â...â
Kennedy Commentary: Americaâs Real Exceptionalism
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, âA Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.â By Sheila Kennedy August 13, 2025 As I recall, it was John Edwards who ran for President proclaiming that there were âtwo Americas.â He was addressing economic â...â
Krull Commetary: Stay focused, folks
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 13, 2025 There is one rule savvy citizens always should observe when President Donald Trump does something controversial or even outrageous. Donât allow yourself to be distr â...â
Leppert Commentary: Crime in America is down, but please donât tell anyone
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2025 It was a lovely September morning in Indianapolis in 2018. We had been living in our new townhouse downtown for about a year, relocating from a house just two blocks up the street. I was still a consultant back then and this â...â
Kennedy Commentary: The Embarrassingly Ignorant Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, âA Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.â By Sheila Kennedy August 11, 2025 Iâm not sure Micah Beckwith knows what âdue processâ means. In fact, Iâm pretty sure he doesnât. Indiana media has repor â...â
Hicks Commentary: Grim Recessionary Facts
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks August 10, 2025 In March, I predicted the U.S. economy would enter recession and in April I explained how Indiana would be esp â...â
Krull Commentary: Trump strips away the mask
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com August 8, 2025 Well, at least the time for make-believe games is over. Whatever else President Donald Trumpâs attempts to redistrict his way to having Republicans hold onto the U.S â...â
Kennedy Commentary: Why Texas Gerrymandering Matters
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, âA Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.â By Sheila Kennedy August 3, 2025 Okayâbetter late than never⌠Media has reported on the effort being mounted in Texas to re-gerrymander that stateâs already-e â...â