by Michael Leppert | Jul 9, 2025 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
Oh, to have existed in a period of time named the “Renaissance,” a French word that means “rebirth.” As explained by Brittanica, “it was primarily a time of the revival of Classical learning and wisdom after a long period of cultural decline and stagnation.” The...
by Michael Leppert | Jul 3, 2025 | Politics/Government
Every semester, the students in my business writing class are divided up into teams and are assigned a real-life challenge from a company looking to elevate its performance in any number of ways. It’s an opportunity to research the complexities of a market, to create...
by Michael Leppert | Jun 26, 2025 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
Author’s note: This column was written for publication on Tuesday, June 24 before primary election results were complete. Both Andrew Cuomo and Anthony Weiner lost their contests. I spent last weekend in New York, as I try to do once a year, for the primary...
by Michael Leppert | Jun 18, 2025 | Politics/Government
A quarter century ago, as a young bureaucrat, I had a disagreement with my bosses. Energy commodities markets were going through an historic price spike, and my agency set the final rates customers would pay. I wanted rates to mirror the market to send “price signals”...
by Michael Leppert | Jun 12, 2025 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
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 wrote: “The purpose of fiction is to ask the...
by Michael Leppert | Jun 4, 2025 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
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 favorite performer, David Ryan Harris, sang in...
