I started writing my column in the spring of 2014, and oh how things have changed since then! Barack Obama was president, and Mike Pence was the governor of Indiana. There were already Republican supermajorities in both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly, and those legislative maps have since been updated and fortified to protect… Read More »| MichaelLeppert.com
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 risen and slow-walked my way… Read More » The post Crime in America is down, but please don’t tell anyone appeared first on MichaelLeppert.com.| MichaelLeppert.com
To me, “1984” was originally a rock album, the last studio collection of songs by the original members of Van Halen. It was July 7, 1984, when the 16-year-old version of me earned his way to a spot right in front of Eddie Van Halen’s place on the stage at Roberts Stadium in Evansville for… Read More »| MichaelLeppert.com
On Monday night, I sat in my recliner writing my third novel. I’m about halfway done with it, and my editor is expecting that first half by the end of the week so she can do a midpoint “assessment” of the story. She worked on my last book, and I know how she operates. The… Read More » The post Reading might make you cry; Not reading definitely will appeared first on MichaelLeppert.com.| MichaelLeppert.com
Last week, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced there will be no release of the “Jeffrey Epstein files.” It’s hard to predict when people will have finally had enough. The tolerance level of undesirable traits and behaviors from other humans will vary from person to person of course. And in today’s world of unexplainable group… Read More » The post Why the new lie about the old lie is rattling the loyal believers of lies appeared first on MichaelLeppert.com.| MichaelLeppert.com
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 recently enacted biennial budget crafted by the Indiana General Assembly… Read More » The post Newsflash: Teaching fewer things leads to a population that thinks less appeared first on MichaelLeppert.com.| MichaelLeppert.com
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 purpose of seeing the latest hot show or two on… Read More » The post Maybe sexual harassment by elected officials shouldn’t end happily for them appeared first on MichaelLeppert.com.| MichaelLeppert.com