by Michael Leppert | Aug 15, 2025 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
It was a lovely September morning in Indianapolis in 2018. We had been living in our new townhouse downtown for about a year, relocating from a house just two blocks up the street. I was still a consultant back then and this was still my offseason. So, I had casually...
by Michael Leppert | Dec 14, 2023 | Politics/Government
Last week, former House speaker Kevin McCarthy attended the New York Times’s DealBook event where he was interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin. During their discussion, McCarthy reminisced about a striking observation he made during the 2019 State of the Union. “…I look...
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...
by Michael Leppert | Jul 26, 2023 | Politics/Government
“Barbie” had one hell of a weekend! I’ve never seen so many groups of women out and about, proudly wearing similar pink dresses. What normally would have been wardrobe warfare, was the happiest weekend in America. It was as if Easter, Prom and an abundance of weddings...
by Michael Leppert | Jun 28, 2023 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
The great Chicago philosopher of the 1980’s, Ferris Bueller, said: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” While reading the new book, “From Property to Partner: Women’s Progress and Political Resistance,” I...
