Brian Howey
Ten Classic Political Speeches Spoken on Indiana Soil
With the advent of war comes great prose. Just as May 1940 found Prime Minister Winston Churchill rallying his nation at the beginning of the blitz in the Battle of…
Read MoreVeto Override on May 24, But June 18 Could Be GOP Reckoning
Word out across the Hoosier prairie these days is that many House Republicans are angered about Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of the transgender athletic bill last month. That was demonstrated…
Read MoreThe Looming And Crowded GOP Gubernatorial Field
Are you running for governor in 2024? That was the question I had for U.S. Rep. Jim Banks as we had coffee Monday afternoon. Just hours earlier, two Indiana reporters…
Read MoreThe Looming And Crowded GOP Gubernatorial Field
Are you running for governor in 2024? That was the question I had for U.S. Rep. Jim Banks as we had coffee Monday afternoon. Just hours earlier, two Indiana reporters…
Read MoreApproaching Putin’s Nuclear Brink
About every 80 years since the American Revolution began in 1776, there have been decisive pivot points or cataclysms in history. It was followed by the Civil War eight decades…
Read MoreEducation ‘Reforms’ Come At Volatile Time
Here’s a pop quiz: What do Richard Lugar, Joe Donnelly, Mike Braun, and Todd Huston have in common? Early in their public service careers, they served on local or parochial…
Read MoreRep. Spartz On The Russian Invasion Threat
By BRIAN A. HOWEY For U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, the poised Russian invasion of her native Ukraine is, well, personal. The Soviet Union collectivized her grandfather’s farm. “They came and…
Read MoreIt’s far too early to declare Biden toast
At about the 1:45 mark of President Biden’s marathon press conference last week, the pool camera panned from a questioner to the president, and in the sweep were Biden staffers…
Read MoreIndiana is awash in guns as homicide records proliferate
Last year was one of the bloodiest years in Indiana history as Indianapolis set yet another homicide record with 271 murders, while Evansville, Fort Wayne and South Bend all had…
Read MoreHow the Supreme Court could alter the Indiana Senate race
In late June 2018, Democrat U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly was cruising toward reelection and was on a conference call with Hoosier agriculture reporters when he learned that U.S. Supreme Court…
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