‘Animal Farm’ Turns 75 Revisiting Orwell’s work on the anniversary of the barnyard classic. by John Rodden The American Conservative Aug. 26, 2021 Seventy-five years ago today, “a little squib” contributed decisively to changing American attitudes toward the Soviet Union—our ally during the Second World War—and so to launching the Cold War. That sharp-edged […]
MSM DOING ALL IT CAN TO PROP BIDEN UP
MSM Re-Writing of Biden’s Afghanistan Tragedy Already in High Gear By Stephen Kruiser PJ Media Sept. 1, 2021 Jason Minto/U.S. Air Force via AP We have been watching the hacks in the American mainstream media (MSM) prop up Joe Biden for a very, very long time now. Throughout his unremarkable decades in the […]
EVEN BEFORE AFGHANISTAN DEBACLE, DEMOCRATS LOSING FAVOR
by Harry Enten CNN/Analysis Aug. 29, 2021 Republicans gained a seat in the Connecticut state Senate last week. They won a special election in a district that President Joe Biden won by more than 20 points in 2020. Any individual special election such as this one comes with its caveats, but the trend in special […]
DOES K-12 SCHOOL CHOICE REALLY EXIST?
Why Private Schools Have Gone Woke by Aaron Sibarium WASHINGON FREE BEACON July 28, 2021 Meet the National Association of Independent Schools, which enforces diversity, equity, and inclusion standards as a requirement for accreditation … The Dalton School hosts an annual conference for New York City private schools on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This May, […]
SCHOOL BOARD RECALL ATTEMPTS SPIKE
COVID closures, critical race theory fuel outrage by Greg Piper Just the News Aug. 18, 2021 California is a hotbed of recall efforts due to resisted school reopening, while conservatives flipped Rapid City, South Dakota’s board. School board recall efforts are sweeping the country, with many driven by parents claiming critical race theory (CRT) is […]
BELOVED CIVIC LEADER SUSAN STEINER BOLHOUSE DIES
Susan Steiner Bolhouse’s obituary on the funeral home website: https://www.dodds-dumanois.com/obituary/susan-steiner-bolhouse
GEORGE WASHINGTON & DONALD TRUMP: CAN THERE BE A FAIR COMPARISON?
After 15 terms in Congress (1977-2006), James Leach taught at Princeton University and the University of Iowa College of Law and served as Chair of the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Leach had graduated with honors from Princeton, received an M.A. from the School of […]
MICHIGAN CHAPTER IN 2022 ALMANAC OF AMERICAN POLITICS IS A MUST READ!
The Ballenger Report reminds you that the 2022 Almanac of American Politics, 50th Commemorative Edition, will be released this month (August, 2021) and can be purchased online at https://www.thealmanacofamericanpolitics.com/ or by calling 1-888-265-0600. Use the code “15AAP2022” for a 15% discount during check-out … The volume includes a brilliantly written chapter on Michigan’s history, and […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #165 — SLEEPING BEAR & JORDAN, Interviews with National Park Ranger Scott Tucker & Historian William Sylvester Ballenger of the King’s Academy
FOUR THINGS IN MICHIGAN POLITICS WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Question 1): MIRS newsletter reports that Gov. Gretchen WHITMER has a massive campaign war-chest and Michigan government boasts a record-breaking amount of money that she and the Legislature can spend on “the people of Michigan.” Barring an unforeseen calamity occurring, does this give her an advantage that makes her just about as much of a […]