Krull Commentary: Trump, Miller and the art of the denial
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 13, 2025 Scenes like what has unfolded in Los Angeles are what happen when Donald Trump and his brain trust Stephen Miller need to distract us from their failures. Let us be cle “...”
Leppert Commentary: Purdue’s breakup with its student paper shows need to protect truth telling
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen June 11, 2025 I am working on publishing a new book this year. So, I’m spending time with other writers, readers, editors and consultants to make sure the finished product is as good as it can be. While online the other day, an editor wrot “...”
Kennedy Commentary: The Stakes
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy June 10, 2025 Remember that old song lyric, “What’s It all about, Alfie?” Those of us who are appalled and confused by the administration “...”
Krull Commentary: Donald and Elon, a tragic love story
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 9, 2025 Neil Sedaka said it best. “Breaking up is hard to do,” Sedaka once crooned. He could have been singing about Donald Trump and Elon Musk. If ever there was a bromance “...”
Hicks Commentary: The Labor Demand Shocks of Artificial Intelligence
This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael J. Hicks June 8, 2025 The most disruptive technology in human history was almost certainly the wheel. That economic shock, and all the o “...”
Kennedy Commentary: The Appalling Pastor Beckwith
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy June 6, 2025 If I were a Christian–a real one–I would cringe every time our Christian Nationalist Lieutenant Governor claimed that affiliation “...”
Krull Commentary: Todd Rokita evades the question
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 6, 2025 When Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced another of his pandering efforts to persecute a Hoosier university, I thought of an address President John F. Kennedy “...”
Krull Commentary: Days of sadness at IU
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com June 4, 2025 In the hungry days following World War II, when the United States had assumed world leadership, America’s colleges and universities looked for ways to set themselves a “...”
Kennedy Commentary: Making Voting Hard
This column was originally published by Sheila Kennedy on her blog, “A Jaundiced Look at the World We Live In.” By Sheila Kennedy June 4, 2025 A fear often expressed by members of the Resistance is the possibility that Trump will declare a “national emergency” of some sor “...”
Leppert Commentary: Lt. Gov. Beckwith’s nasty warnings about Pride Month are exactly why Pride is needed
By Michael Leppert The Indiana Citizen June 4, 2025 I love June in Indianapolis. School’s out for me. The gardens, flowers and lawns around town are blooming and greening with optimism. And the city is quiet as it recovers from its traditionally hectic month of May. As my favor “...”