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...
So … Which Party Will Control Congress
LANSING, MI – Joe Biden and Donald Trump, believe it or not, have one thing in common: Both started their presidencies with their party in effective control of both houses of...
Why Won’t the Teamsters Endorse Harris?
TROY, MI – It’s hard to find the right word to describe how Jim Hoffa, the man who rebuilt the modern Teamsters’ union, felt when he learned that his union wouldn’t make...
Want Your Vote to Count More Than Ever?
EAST LANSING, MI – Bill Gelineau knows how frustrating being a third-party candidate can be. Six years ago, he was the libertarian candidate for governor of Michigan.
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This Race Could Determine Control of Congress
WARREN, MI -- Two years ago, the national Democratic Party threw away a seat in Congress they had held for decades, by refusing to listen to those who insisted that it...
Why is Trump in Michigan So Much?
DETROIT -- Late last month, I came out of a lunch meeting in downtown Detroit only to be trapped in an unexpected traffic snarl; Donald Trump, traveling with his entourage, had suddenly...
Why Too Many Michigan Schools Are Failing
OAK PARK, MI – Recently I completed a book on this unusual little city, which for many years was the heart of Detroit’s Jewish community and boasted one of the best...