Today, I write in support of ugly dogs. The less than perfect ones. The unbathed and ungroomed. The mixed breeds. The mutts. The runts of the litter. And especially the ones without pedigrees or papers - the kind that you’ll never, ever see in the Westminster Dog Show. Those are … [Read more...]
Coronavirus isn’t the only pandemic plaguing America – not by a long shot
COVID-19 has the floor right now. But it is not the only virus galloping across America. Guns are a virus. Hatred is a virus. Intolerance is a virus. Racism is a virus. Sexism and sexual assault is a virus. Disinformation is a virus. White nationalism is a … [Read more...]
The ego that ate Trump’s chances in Michigan
In the musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” Audrey II, the man-eating plant, sings “You can do it! Feed me, Seymour, feed me all night long, ha ha ha ha ha! Cause if you feed me, Seymour, I can grow up big and strong.” Seymour obeys, and sure enough, the plant grows so big and … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the ‘Wanted: Congressional backbones’ edition
Come Heller high water … After Corey Lewandowski did everything short of mooning the House Judiciary Committee during his rancorous testimony, Democratic Chairman Jerrold Nadler said he was so gosh-darn mad he was “considering” holding him in contempt. Considering? Why are … [Read more...]
Michigan’s Line 5 agreement with Enbridge is just more can-kicking
There are, at minimum, three major red flags in Gov. Snyder’s announcement this week of a deal with Enbridge over its 64-year-old Line 5 oil and gas pipe running beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The first is that when government doesn’t want to do something about a problem (in … [Read more...]
