by Elizabeth Clemens Walter P. Reuther Library July 21, 2017 Despite a century of progressive innovation in Detroit, it is a sad reality that the events of July 23-27, 1967 are among the city’s defining moments. The five-day period of civil unrest and extreme chaos caused physical damage to the city and emotional trauma to […]
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RealClearPolitics: Pining for Old School America
By Tom Kavanagh RealClearPolitics July 22, 2017 How do we make America great again? Returning to the curriculum and grading policies of much earlier generations might help. When was the last time you saw “thrift” as a subject taught in elementary school? Or “dependableness” and “housekeeping” — which encompassed “neatness of desk” and “care of books” […]
W.R. Mead: What Truman Can Teach Trump
by Walter Russell Mead The American Interest July 21, 2017 There was once a politically astute “cold warrior” U.S. President who knew how to navigate the tides of populism at home while maintaining America’s leadership abroad. Today, the foreign policy of the United States hasn’t seen a strategic crisis this profound since 1947, when President Harry […]
The National Interest: Trump’s Secret Weapon
by Daniel McCarthy, The National Interest July 20, 2017 Donald Trump has a secret weapon. Even as controversies swirl around him like galaxies colliding, one scandal or outrage smashing into the next before the last one has fully sunk into citizens’ brains, Trump remains on his feet, defiant. He knows something his foes don’t know—or […]
XINHUANET: Remember Sonny Bono?
Friday, July 21, 2017 News Analysis: Singer Kid Rock’s Senate run underscores America’s long history of celebrity politicians Source: Xinhua| 2017-07-21 13:50:50|Editor: Song Lifang WASHINGTON, July 20 (Xinhua) — U.S. singer Kid Rock has recently announced that he would run for Senate in the state of Michigan, a move that underscores a long history of U.S. celebrities-turned politician. […]
IJR: Trump White House Pushing Kid Rock for U.S. Senate
BY BENNY JOHNSON Independent Journalism Review July 20, 2017 Some Trump administration officials are actively looking for ways to help Kid Rock run and win a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, according to multiple sources close to the administration. Two people with detailed knowledge of internal White House political dealings spoke on the condition of anonymity with […]
POLITICO: Michigan’s Governor Still Ranks Near Bottom Nationally in Popularity
The most recent of a number of surveys of the nation’s governors’ popularity finds that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder still ranks near the bottom.Snyder’s standing with Michigan voters plummeted during the widely-publicized “Flint Water Crisis” in late 2015. He’s never really recovered. A survey by the Washington, D.C. firm Morning Consult for the website Politico […]
VULTURE: It’s Probably Not a Good Idea to Underestimate Kid Rock
by Frank Guan July 18, 2017 On the surface, Kid Rock running for Senate against Debbie Stabenow in 2018 looks like a fool’s errand, and it doesn’t get much better beneath the surface. Stabenow, the senior senator from Michigan, holds the advantage of incumbency: She won her office during the 2000 elections and has held […]
All the Presidents’ Dirty Tricks
by John Dickerson The Atlantic July 18, 2017 Politicians have done some grim things in pursuit of the presidency, but there have also been times when people did the opposite: behaving morally when it was easier not to. The president tweeted Monday: “Most politicians would have gone to a meeting like the one Don Jr […]
Michigan Showdown Looms on “Citizens United”
How have lawmakers in Michigan’s state capital dealt with the biggest recent development in political campaign finance law? They haven’t. Democrats are in denial. Majority Republicans appear gutless. We’re talking about Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (FEC), the landmark 2010 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court declaring that freedom of speech prohibits government from […]