Brian Howey
Brad Chambers’ Long Shot Race For Governor
By BRIAN A. HOWEY About this time five years ago, Mike Braun was a relatively unknown state rep from Jasper, preparing to take on two sitting congressmen in the Republican…
Read MoreShawn Fain’s United Auto Workers
By BRIAN A. HOWEY Buried deep in the wallet of Shawn Fain is a well-worn pay stub of one of his two grandfathers. It’s a reminder of where the new…
Read MoreMike Pence’s ‘Populism Siren Song’ Warning To The GOP
By BRIAN A. HOWEY Mike Pence posed the most important question of his lengthy career to conservatives and Republicans from beneath the deep shadow of Donald J. Trump while campaigning…
Read MoreGOP Chairman Hupfer’s Historic Tenure At The Helm
By BRIAN A. HOWEY Kyle Hupfer has been, arguably, the most successful major party chairman in Indiana history. His Democrat counterpart, Mike Schmuhl, is attempting to get his party back…
Read MoreMike Pence’s First Presidential Debate
By BRIAN A. HOWEY Less than 24 hours before Donald J. Trump was to be “proudly” arrested, booked, finger printed and have his mug shot taken at the Fulton County…
Read MoreTrump And Hoosier Republicans … Well, It’s Complicated
By BRIAN A. HOWEY The relationship between Donald J. Trump and Hoosier Republicans is, well, complicated. Last week, five days before a grand jury in Georgia increased the number of…
Read MoreIndiana Is Becoming An Abortion Restriction Island
By: Brian A. Howey Indiana is turning into an abortion island. Girded by gerrymandered General Assembly maps, along with an anemic and broke Democrat Party, a year ago Republican super…
Read MorePreparing for the trial (and election) of the millennium
By BRIAN A. HOWEY After reluctantly coming out of retirement to lead a fledgling nation, in 1796 President George Washington gave up power, which at that point in human history…
Read More‘Bidenomics’ And Its Indiana And U.S. Impacts
By BRIAN A. HOWEY In April 2022, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced $189 million for 154 Next Level broadband expansion projects, this coming atop a $100 million program in 2019. But…
Read MoreAfter A Half Century, An Amicable Divorce For IUPUI
By BRIAN A. HOWEY For the past half-century, the state’s two Big 10 universities shared the Indianapolis market with a Frankenstein approach that yielded “IUPUI.” Last month, Indiana and Purdue…
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