by Michael Leppert | Jan 24, 2024 | Politics/Government
Representative government in Indiana will look drastically different next year. Or will it? Four of the state’s nine U.S. House members from Indiana will not seek reelection this year. Districts currently represented by Reps. Larry Bucshon, Jim Banks, Greg Pence, and...
by Michael Leppert | Feb 8, 2023 | Politics/Government
The Hoosier state was buzzing on a Saturday afternoon in February over a basketball game. The storied rivalry of Indiana and Purdue was the sports event of the weekend—in America. The top ranked Boilers were actually one-point underdogs in Bloomington on Saturday to...
by Michael Leppert | Sep 22, 2022 | Politics/Government
I find myself teaching this simple lesson with more enthusiasm lately: elected positions in American government exist as opportunities to serve. “Yea, yea, old man, we know that” is often the expression I see on the faces of my students when I start. Occasionally, one...
