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Opinion

Our dangerous narcissists

Columns

If you’re like me, you’ve gotten a bellyful of AI analysis, speculation and dire warnings over the past few months. Alongside hopes of cancer cures, obedient home robots, personalized tutors, energy efficiency and wildlife preservation, we’ve heard from leaders in the field that AI will ...

Marquette County move to provide more election info spot on

Editorial

Although it may not have been the most exciting or dramatic decision the panel has ever made, a move the Marquette County Board of Commissioners made earlier this week is immensely important in keeping citizens informed during an election cycle. The board approved a proposal from the company ...

British to be forced to drive electric

Columns

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, after first announcing a mandate requiring all fossil fueled vehicles sold in the UK after 2030 to be electric, succumbed to pressure from the Conservative Party and within his own government and announced Wednesday a delay until 2035. His goal ...

Surge of populism and nationalism widespread

Columns

“Populist politicians and parties,” writes the Ethics and Public Policy Center’s Henry Olsen in The Spectator, are “rapidly gaining strength and power across the developed world.” They’re doing so despite the opposition and angry scorn of political and intellectual establishments of ...

‘Emergency spending’usually isn’t

Columns

Did you survive the budget cuts from the last debt ceiling fight? President Joe Biden called them “draconian,” while Republicans praised the deal’s “historic reductions in spending.” But both parties conned us, as my new video explains. What they call “cuts” were just a ...

Check heating credit eligibility

Columns

Tax credits are not just for tax season, the state advises. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is partnering with the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan to encourage qualified Michigan residents to apply for the Home Heating Credit before the Sept. 30 ...