Lansing Democrats: A Disgrace to the State
LANSING, MI – In a lifetime of covering Michigan politics, I have never seen anything like the mess in Lansing last week.
Michigan Democrats, especially those in...
Why the Biden Pardon Is Different From the Nixon One
DETROIT – Hard to believe now, but for a long time presidential pardons were mostly noncontroversial. That changed on a fall afternoon half a century ago, when Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon...
Mike Duggan’s Amazing Political Odyssey
DETROIT – Eleven years ago, I thought for a few days that Mike Duggan had lost his political mind. A white guy from suburban Livonia, he had moved to Detroit a...
The Election Is Over – So Let the Campaign Begin!
DETROIT – Once upon a time, stores weren’t packed with Christmas decorations until after Thanksgiving, or at least Halloween, and politicians didn’t start campaigning for the next election until at least a...
Supportive Mom; Transgender Son. What Will Happen to Them Now?
OKEMOS, MI --The Nowlin family will be sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner at their suburban Lansing home today, like millions of other families across the nation.
There’s mother Carrie,...
Should Restaurant Workers Get a Higher Minimum Wage?
LANSING – The biggest change Michigan’s economy faces next year won’t be a result of this month’s election.
Instead, the restaurant industry is about to be rocked...
The Election: What Happened and Why
(Editor’s Note: I presented this lecture twice this week, and a number of people have been interested in reading it; I’d be very pleased if you would too.)
The...
Detroit: Nice Place to Visit. But Would You Want to Live
DETROIT – There’s no doubt that Detroit’s image has vastly improved since the days when it was known as the murder capital of the country. Suburbanites used to brag that they...
The Election: What Happened In Michigan
Donald Trump plowed through the Democratic ‘blue wall,’ and Michigan was no exception – but the devastation was less than elsewhere
Presenting Two Halloween Political Nightmares!
DETROIT – Well, it’s Halloween, and we are just five days before what all sides agree will be both an extremely important national election, and also a crucial one in Michigan.
Should Animals Have the Legal Status of Persons?
PLYMOUTH, MI – There’s a new civil rights movement that has been steadily accelerating in recent years, mainly off the radar.
“In short, the goal is legal...
Can You Trust Elections in Michigan?
BELLAIRE, MI – Last month, Pete Hoekstra, Michigan Republican County Chair, told a crowd at a fundraising event in the Detroit suburbs that he was worried Democrats would try to “steal some...