Think About It with Michael Leppert

It's time for a new beat, but one last thing before I go

Crime in America is down, but please don't tell anyone

The 'Ministry of Truth' shoots its highest ranking messenger

Reading might make you cry; Not reading definitely will

Dignity and reality force Stutzman to cross the MAGA line on immigration

Why the new lie about the old lie is rattling the loyal believers of lies

Teaching fewer things leads to a population that thinks less

People will feel the one big, beautiful bill, and it will be ugly

Maybe sexual harassment by elected officials shouldn't end happily for them

Three days of shock and awe illustrate an American culture in turmoil

Purdue's breakup with its student paper feels like a gun shot

Lt. Gov. Beckwith's nasty warnings about Pride Month are exactly why Pride is needed

When knowledge is the enemy, greatness is impossible

Braun fails Indiana's hungry, and the buck stops somewhere else

'The Talk' won't get us through the evil of ICE's mask-wearing

Graduation comes so fast we don't have time for pretending

Stories endangering women and civil rights are like ships passing in the night

Tariff madness is hanging Indiana, no matter how Braun spins it

Nobody is safe in America, not from America, not anymore

Jim Banks' mad handing is no coincidence; it's a modern, political aspiration

Liberals' 'abundance agenda' takes time to absorb, but it's worth it

John Green's 'Everything is Tuberculosis' is a tragic story of injustice

With America at war with itself, Democrats should revisit the art of it

Jason Isbell and Amanda Zurawski both declare 'it's time to be brave'

Ending the public service ethic is an abhorrent part of the new GOP

Read all about it: Imagine Indiana becoming less cool than it already is

It's been less of a transition and more of a turf war

Beckwith and Trump are crossing new lines in their quest for clicks and cultural validity

Haggling over the price is not going to make us any healthier

Braun puts others in their place, just by othering them

America has a new president, even if it doesn't know what that means

The trouble with flags is that they often do what they're meant to do

The trouble with extreme ideas is they often keep getting worse

In 2025, we should learn that 'no one gets out alive'

It's the most wonderful time of the year, if we keep it simple and kind

Indiana, you know, the state, is again preparing to kill a man

Tariffs guarantee higher prices for Americans who believe they are too high already

In Indiana, 'safe and regulated' marijuana is what voters want

With the election over, people should choose to get back to living

Nothing describes our civic health better than voter participation

American anger, fear and apathy equates to us going back after all

Students are preparing for difficult Thanksgiving conversations now

There are reasons that politically influencing the IURC is a no-no

A campaign's music can attract and excite voters as well as anything

Political debates are strange contests, but occasionally make choices clear

Pay raises for Indiana elected officials are an opportunity for a bigger discussion

Republican candidates in Indiana are unpopular enough to beat

The Harris/Trump debate will clarify the contrasts in the candidates' supporters

The resurgence of unions makes celebrating Labor Day sweeter

Ideological diversity and new diplomas keep Indiana's schools going lower