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Opinion

AAA warns about dangers including deer, darkness

Editorial

As autumn settles in and darkness comes earlier, AAA urges Michigan drivers to stay alert for seasonal traffic hazards that can make roads more dangerous. “From unpredictable weather to increased wildlife activity, fall presents unique challenges that demand extra caution,” Adrienne ...

Bill Gates gets mugged by reality

Columns

By STEPHEN MOORE Syndicated columnist You’ve probably heard by now the blockbuster news that Microsoft founder Bill Gates, one of the richest people to ever walk the planet, has had a change of heart on climate change. For several decades, Gates poured billions of dollars into the ...

Freedom of speech has to work in both directions

Columns

By IAN HAWORTH Syndicated columnist "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a ...

There’s a slippery slope that is gerrymandering

Editorial

The gerrymandering doom spiral is gaining downward momentum, exactly as expected. Virginia is poised to become the second state, after California, where Democrats will seek to unravel reforms that took redistricting out of the hands of partisans. That's in response to similar Republican power ...

Trump hits new low with $230M lawsuit vs. DoJ

Editorial

A great many Americans today wonder, with good reason, whether America’s democracy can survive Donald Trump’s presidency. Now it’s becoming increasingly clear that another question we should all be asking is whether America can afford Trump’s presidency. The latest stunt from the ...

There’s better ways to cope with chaos than ignoring it

Columns

By ROBERT REICH Syndicated columnist Donald Trump is incapable of allowing tensions and stresses to ease without creating new ones. Case in point: After meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping this past week, he announces that China and the United States — the largest and ...