Disruptive Politics in the Trump Era: Yuval Levin or Victor Davis Hanson? By John Fonte Hudson Institute/American Greatness December 15, 2017 The crucial question for the American Right today, as it has been for at least 60 years, is: What is the nature of its confrontation with modern liberalism. Is it a policy argument over how […]
Frank Lary: My All-Time Favorite Tiger Pitcher Dies at 87
(Photo: Detroit Free Press files) by Bill Dow Detroit Free Press Dec. 15, 2017 Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Frank Lary died on Wednesday in Northport, Ala., according to the Tuscaloosa News. Lary was 87. Lary, known as “Mule” or “Taters” due to his rural Alabama upbringing, spent 11 seasons with the Tigers, making the American League All-Star team in 1960 […]
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Is Doug Jones the Democrats’ Scott Brown?
by W. James Antle III Washington Examiner Dec 14, 2017 The are a number of similarities between the surprise Senate race victories of Alabama Democrat Doug Jones Tuesday night and Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown in 2010. There is also a key difference. (AP Images) Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts’ special Senate election was hailed as […]
RAYMER/MLive: Flint, Michigan, is Changing the World. Again.
by Marjory Raymer | Flintside/MLive Thursday, December 14, 2017 Yes, Flint’s been through some *ahem* stuff. Some of it is horrifically unique—government action (and inaction) that exposed the entire city, including 10,000 children, to elevated lead levels in its drinking water. Some of it is horrifically not unique—chronic disinvestment in cities, systematic racism, failing infrastructure, […]
24/7 WALL STREET: Michigan is 16th Best-Run State in America
by 24/7 Wall Street/USA TODAY Dec. 11, 2017 In the United States, the federal government is the ultimate legislative authority — wielding the power to regulate commerce, declare war, as well as establish and maintain a currency. Beyond that, however, the U.S. Constitution grants states considerable leverage in the management of their own internal affairs. […]
BALLOTPEDIA: Michigan’s Education Ranking Remains Middle-of-the-Pack
December 7, 2017 By Ballotpedia Staff Michigan Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Saginaw Township, is proposing a resolution to dissolve Michigan’s Board of Education. According to Kelly, Michigan’s academic standing has “fallen precipitously” in national rankings over the past decade, and the board has failed to keep students from lagging “farther and farther behind.”[1] Is Rep. Kelly correct […]
Michigan’s Congressional Clout Has Been Decimated
by Melissa Nann Burke, Detroit News Washington Bureau Dec. 6, 2017 Washington — Michigan’s influence in Congress will be further eroded with the loss of longtime Democratic lawmakers, though junior members of the state’s delegation are working to gain clout. Royal Oak Rep. Sander Levin, 86, said Saturday he won’t run for re-election next year […]
When Michigan had a Giant in the U.S. Senate: Arthur Vandenberg
Who was the greatest U.S. Senator Michigan has ever produced? Looking at the 19th Century, two names stand out — Lewis Cass and Zachariah Chandler, although Cass deserves recognition more as a territorial governor and as the Democrats’ presidential nominee in 1848 than he did as a Senator. In the 20th and 21st centuries, respect […]
Karegnondi Up and Running; Flint Loses Out
By Roberto Acosta MLive/Flint Journal Nov. 27, 2017 GENESEE COUNTY, MI — Water is set to begin flowing Monday, Nov. 27 to one dozen Genesee County communities from the new multi-million dollar water treatment plant. Communities in the northern loop will receive water processed at the new, $72 million treatment plant that has been carried by the […]
Senators Hand Trump Historic Presidential Victory
by Jake Novak, CNBC Senior Commentator Nov. 24, 2017 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is giving President Trump yet another major victory on judicial nominations. None of this would have been possible without Harry Reid’s decision to kill the filibuster. The result is Trump will get to fill the most federal judiciary vacancies in […]