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 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...
by Michael Leppert | May 15, 2025 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
In the opening scene of the film, “The Hate U Give,” a father is having The Talk with his two young children. It is a common discussion Black families have in America to prepare for the inevitable contact with law enforcement they will face, and how to stay safe in...
by Michael Leppert | May 9, 2025 | Pop/Life
In “Mother Night,” Kurt Vonnegut wrote: “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” I might add: “And for how long.” I was invited to join a small group of students last week to celebrate the completion of their undergraduate...
by Michael Leppert | Mar 27, 2025 | Pop/Life
Henry Reider is a young man from Sierra Leone who recently and miraculously survived tuberculosis. Using the words “recently” and “miraculously” to describe his recovery from a disease that has had a preventive vaccine since 1921 and a cure since 1943 is reason enough...
