"The system worked exactly as it should" isn't a great message.

My The Wall Street Journal just shrank. July 18 on the bottom. July 24 on top. Yes, I still enjoy reading a paper copy.

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💡“Michigan policymakers should take inspiration from (Ohio) HB 15 and protect baseload generation, accelerate energy infrastructure permit processes, and decrease the power of the monopoly utilities.” Thoughtful analysis from Mackinac Center's @michaeljreitz on how states like

READ: MI home caregivers stand up to prevent forced unionization. "Forced unionization violates their rights and undermines the deeply personal care they provide every day.” - Mackinac Center’s Patrick Wright

Four questions to analyze policy ideas: 1. Is this proposal consistent with the purpose of government? 2. Does this legislation have any defaults? 3. How does this new program rank against other government priorities? 4. Are people already working on this problem?

Michigan's Attorney General on the state's economic development agency: “Each day we learn new things about this agency that lead me to believe that, until there's better oversight, perhaps they shouldn't be receiving any state funds at all.”

Michigan courts rule against college students affected by COVID-19 lockdowns. “There was never an agreement stipulating that education and services had to be delivered in a specific format.” detroitnews.com/story/opinion/…

"Attorney General Dana Nessel just suggested that the state pause the corporation’s funding. We should go further." detroitnews.com/story/opinion/…

Published 76 years ago, "1984" still offers chilling insights about political power and human nature. detroitnews.com/story/opinion/…

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Agreed.

The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was sitting in my office in Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C., when the second plane plowed into the World Trade Center in New York City. I called a friend and asked, "Are you okay?" detroitnews.com/story/opinion/…

"Disagreements in a free society are inevitable but should not be fatal. In fact, disagreements are good." detroitnews.com/story/opinion/…

The Wall Street Journal rebukes U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi using Charlie Kirk's own words. wsj.com/opinion/pam-bo…

Bravo, Beth LeBlanc detroitnews.com/story/news/pol…

"A sad reality in American culture right now is that we’re uncomfortable with disagreement. We encounter a differing opinion, and our instincts are to avoid, dismiss or demonize the other person." detroitnews.com/story/opinion/…

Many people, including me, have written about what the country should do after the Charlie Kirk assassination. Here's something anyone can start doing immediately: disagree better. detroitnews.com/story/opinion/…

"Americans should be concerned about the imperial presidency. But there’s a problem: It’s hard to protest the king when you depend on the coin of the realm." detroitnews.com/story/opinion/…