Give Orr's plan a chance
Orr’s plan reminds me of home: My husband and I own a fixer-upper house.
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A debt worth passing on to our kids
How long can we continue to run a world-leading country with a D+ infrastructure?
Apparently terrorism works. Administration to negotiate with the Taliban.
These days, we’re eager to deal, even if that means we incentivize terrorism.
Crime remains Detroit's biggest enemy
There’s all kinds of bad news in Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr’s report to the city’s creditors.
Another GOP abortion bill, another squandered moment
Republican national leadership still has not learned its lesson from last year’s defeat in pushing social legislation in Congress.
The Wisecracker: Taking out Hoffa
I’m reminded of Hoffa Jr.’s anti-tea party admonition last year when campaigning for President Obama in Detroit.
Gov. Snyder: Heed Machiavelli's advice
Gov. Snyder continues to pluck pages from Machiavelli’s play book almost daily to Restructure, Reform and Reinvent Michigan.
The MLK march and its messengers
The Detroit event is less about the commemoration of King’s struggle for America, and more about the self-serving NAACP and UAW.
Trumping the Supremes: Big story you may not hear about
Unless the Snowden ordeal suddenly evaporates, the Supreme Court decision on the fate of affirmative action admissions policies may be missed.
Recall Jeeps? Recall Clarence Ditlow
Given the history of such campaigns by the trial lawyer-funded Center for Auto Safety, a recall of safety activists might be in order.