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
It’s never been a matter of “if.” It has always been a matter of “when.” Last week, GOP U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar of Florida, filed “The Dignity Act of 2025,” a bipartisan immigration reform package that would provide legal status for certain undocumented immigrants. She filed similar legislation in 2023, but the political climate has… Read More »| 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
Every semester, the students in my business writing class are divided up into teams and are assigned a real-life challenge from a company looking to elevate its performance in any number of ways. It’s an opportunity to research the complexities of a market, to create an entrepreneurial solution and to effectively communicate all of it… Read More »| 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
A quarter century ago, as a young bureaucrat, I had a disagreement with my bosses. Energy commodities markets were going through an historic price spike, and my agency set the final rates customers would pay. I wanted rates to mirror the market to send “price signals” to consumers and provoke a reduction in consumption. The… Read More »| MichaelLeppert.com
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 audience questions to consider; the… Read More » The post Purdue’s breakup with its student paper feels like a gun shot appeared first on MichaelLeppert.com.| MichaelLeppert.com
Thomas Matthew Crooks took his father’s AR-15, climbed a building near former President Donald Trump’s Saturday rally and got several shots off in Trump’s direction before being killed by the U.S. Secret Service. The gun was purchased legally in Pennsylvania by Crooks’ father. Early background reports indicate that the 20-year-old gunman was a loner, a… Read More »| MichaelLeppert.com
