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 | Nov 18, 2024 | Politics/Government
There is no substitute for just showing up. Sometimes I wish there was one, but there just isn’t. The relentless polling that exhausted Americans during the last three months of the presidential campaigns never really swung all that much, no matter what the drama of...
by Michael Leppert | Oct 3, 2024 | Politics/Government
What is the market rate for a governor? Well, it depends on the market of course. In New York, the rate is $250,000 a year. In Maine, it’s $70,000. That makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? These two states might as well be on two different planets after all. It takes...
by Michael Leppert | Aug 14, 2024 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
Indianapolis has had a bright spotlight on it in 2024. The Olympic swimming time trials in Lucas Oil Stadium, the NBA All-Star game, and the arrival of the biggest name in sports, Caitlin Clark. Now the city is ground zero for something shameful. Mayor Joe Hogsett is...
by Michael Leppert | Sep 8, 2023 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
With football season upon us, I must confess one of my favorite things about it. I love yelling at the refs. It’s a silly thing to do, since after decades of doing it, I can count the times a football referee has distinctly heard my complaints on one hand. It’s hard...
