Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools who don’t have enough brains to be honest. I am not smart enough to lie. I would be caught immediately. I would forget my lie and would be caught. Its much easier just to tell the truth. Except when it could hurt someones feelings, like when ...

At a time when Michigan continues to rank abysmally low in education nationally, the Invest in MI Kids ballot proposal is a symbol of hope and promise for the future of our state’s education system and the young students walking through the doors of our public schools. It proposes a 5% tax ...

Former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank used to mock those pretending not to be influenced by cash funneled into their pockets. "I can't be bought," Frank put it, "but I sure as hell can be rented." These days, it's Performative Primary Politics 101 for Democrats, catering to a left-tilting base ...

Gavin Newsom won't be the Democrats' 2028 presidential nominee unless he wins a significant share of the African American vote. So how's he courting it? Promoting his new memoir to a largely black audience in Atlanta, the California governor decided to forge a connection by boasting about ...

Another exercise in nonpartisan cooperation ended sadly, as Donald Trump undoubtedly planned. Every year, the nation's governors meet with the president to discuss common concerns. Trump had initially banned two Democratic members of the National Governors Association from attending -- ...

Gallup released 2025 survey data this month from its National Health and Well-Being Index showing a significant drop in Americans' optimism for the future. Taken from four quarterly surveys conducted last year, a total of 22,125 respondents were asked to "imagine a ladder with steps numbered ...