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Lansing fails to deliver transparency

It’s been several months since Gov. Gretchen Whitmer held a formal press conference in which she took unfiltered questions from the media. That is setting the tone for an administration that came into office promising transparency and accountability and five years later has delivered neither ...

Impeachment inquiry was inevitable

President Biden couldn’t dismiss the recently announced impeachment inquiry as a “witch hunt” because that turn of phrase had already been claimed by Donald Trump. So his administration had to settle for “goose chase” (they probably meant “wild-goose chase”). Maybe it is, maybe ...

Bill would enable better access to online information

Freedom, it’s a core building block of our country. Freedom of speech, religion and freedom from tyranny are just a few subsets of that freedom. Our own Michigan Constitution’s Declaration of Rights may say it best; “All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted ...

On institutions of higher indoctrination

There’s a direct link between the disastrous direction of America and the lack of free speech and diversity at its top universities. In a recent study by the nonprofit Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), America’s most prestigious institution of higher education, ...

Kids need help navigating online gaming

When I was a kid, video games had two options: play with a friend on a console or try to beat the computer. The rise of the internet and smartphones has added a third option: play online with friends and strangers. It’s great that gaming has become super accessible. Games are on our phones ...

Fall colors peak in late September, early October

Ahead of the changing season, various Michigan-based organizations have compiled a list of the best leaf-viewing locations. Denise Donohue, CEO of the Country Road Association of Michigan, said the group “encourages Michiganders to explore the beauty of the Upper Peninsula this fall. We all ...