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Flawed Men, Perhaps, But Great Deeds Aug. 04, 2020
The danger of erecting monuments to men is that they all stand on clay feet. Many Americans who have... Read More
Keep Mentally Ill out of Jails Jan. 28, 2020
Jails are not the right place to treat mental illness. And yet in Michigan, local lock-ups have beco... Read More
Congratulations to Roger Penske Oct. 28, 2019
Congratulations to Roger Penske, who is expected to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom Thursd... Read More
Rashida Tlaib Should Wake Up Oct. 07, 2019
It's almost too rich that the congresswoman who was a target of one of Donald Trump's most offensive... Read More
SCOTUS Ruling Should End Theft by Police Mar. 06, 2019
At last, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken a firm stance against the constitutionally abhorrent pract... Read More
We Can't Fill Potholes With Photos Feb. 19, 2019
For now, Michigan motorists entering the worst of the pothole season will have to settle for this: T... Read More
Don't Let Trump Hatred Thwart the School Choice Movement Nov. 22, 2018
The Detroit school board recently voted 6-to-1 to consider removing Dr. Ben Carson's name from one o... Read More
Election Shows Our Democracy Works Nov. 12, 2018
The results of Tuesday's midterm elections were a mixed bag across the country. But regardless of ho... Read More
More Rigorous Oversight Needed of Detroit Funeral Home Oct. 18, 2018
Few incidents in recent Michigan history have been as horrifying as the discovery of the bodies of 1... Read More
'Detroit': Kathryn Bigelow's Vintage Violence Aug. 04, 2017
In her stark yet teeming new movie, "Detroit," director Kathryn Bigelow accomplishes something rare.... Read More
The Detroit Riot, 50 Years Later Jul. 21, 2017
Fifty years ago this weekend, a deadly urban riot began in Detroit. It started around 3:30 a.m., whe... Read More
A Constitutional Right to Literacy Oct. 12, 2016
Detroit school students, represented by the Los Angeles-based public interest firm Public Counsel, f... Read More
The Motor City of Today Shouldn't Yearn for a Horse-and-Buggy of Tomorrow Aug. 11, 2016
BY VERONIQUE DE RUGY FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2016 The Motor City of Today Shouldn't Year... Read More
Fiddling Away Black Futures May. 11, 2016
Most black politicians, ministers, civil rights advocates and professionals support Hillary Clinton'... Read More
Hillary's Federal Education Jackboot Squad Mar. 09, 2016
Brace yourselves, parents: Hillary Clinton's Fed Ed jackboot squad is from the government and is her... Read More
Will a Republican Majority Rally to Defeat Trump? Mar. 08, 2016
The Republican race for president last week converged, suddenly and briefly, in Detroit. In the Fox ... Read More
Cities Losing People, Not Brains Oct. 29, 2015
The population of New Orleans fell 7.3 percent after Hurricane Katrina, but guess what. NOLA now has... Read More
Opinions Versus Facts Dec. 02, 2014
Everyone seems to have an opinion about the tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri. But, as Daniel Patr... Read More
Will Detroit Be Healed by Searching for 'Subtle Racism'? May. 21, 2014
Just off of the James C. Lodge Freeway in Detroit is Eight Mile Road. The stretch near the freeway i... Read More
An LA Story That's All Too Familiar May. 09, 2014
When a city is forced to spend more on Wall Street fees than on basic public services, it is the sig... Read More
