Instead of being primarily a time for national unity, many natural disasters in recent years have provoked bipartisan horror at conservative Republicans using these crises as an excuse to demand permanent spending cuts. This strategy was famously deployed by Eric Cantor in the wake of the Joplin tornado in 2011, and Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn … Continue Reading →
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Apple: Latest target of Carl Levin's outrageously outraged outrage
Since Levin is retiring from the Senate next year, here’s an idea: Maybe he could open a store.
Tragic Detroit meets Oklahoma City tragedy
For us in Detroit a decades-long tornado has been ripping the city apart – just slow enough not to qualify for disaster relief.
From OKC to Apple: The media's misplaced priorities
The tone of the Apple story was outrage that one of the world’s most valuable companies wasn’t paying its fair share – no matter that it is operating legally.
Hawthorne Vineyards makes its debut on Old Mission Peninsula
Bruce and Cathleen Hawthorne will show off their picturesque winery at a Grand Opening Saturday, May 25.
'The power to tax is the power to destroy'
The IRS scandal illustrates our Founding Fathers’ concern over the issue of the power of taxation and its possible abuses.
Lois Lerner is taking the 5th – make the Obama administration own it
Someone in Obama’s government has finally found a piece of the Constitution that they actually like.
Farrakhan's flawed message
Detroiters are better off gleaning what little is palatable from his message – and ignoring the rest of his rant.