Detroit: Which way is up?
The person elected Mayor of Detroit will send a signal to the community and Metro Detroit.
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Chrysler and government overreach
NHTSA is over-reaching – as it did with the bogus Chevy Volt and the Toyota ‘sudden acceleration’ scares – in its heavy-handed demand for Jeep recalls.
'It's the law': Obamacare meets the Patriot Act
‘It’s the law’ is every Michigan liberal’s answer when Lansing Republicans refuse to expand Medicaid to 133 percent of poverty as demanded by Obamacare.
Why is the public a sacred cow in Detroit?
Why should Detroit residents be held harmless for electing the likes of Kwame Kilpatrick, Monica Conyers, Joann Watson and Kwame Kenyatta?
More ammunition for the conspiracy theorist
The idea that the government can choke the ammo market is ironic given Republicans” blind faith in free markets.
False hope of the Education Achievement Authority
Skimping on schools has not been the chief cause of bad performance by DPS or the EAA.
Conservatives for government seizure of DNA?
There’s an alarmingly narrow line between the rationale for stop-and-frisk and that for unrestricted government seizure of your DNA.
Peters and Schauer: An 'F' from small business
Brace yourself. Here comes National Small Business Week.
Should we rely on the benevolent butcher for our children's education?
Those who seek market solutions to our education system care very much for the children.
White House watchdog
In a presidency marked by an adoring, incurious press corps, Fox has been the target of administration wrath for good reason. It’s doing its job.