Today, Attorney General Garland named a special counsel to consider the criminality of former President Trump. This is important for many reasons. It is potentially a substantial step to salvage democracy, hopefully helping shore-up the rule of law. Thank you, AG Garland for this signal of positive intent. Best wishes and God speed to you…

Thinking caring people are asking “what can we do” and “who can be trusted”. Thankfully, Michigan’s political stars shine strong and bright. We are blessed and lucky to have them. These are Michigan’s stars because they routinely do the evasive “right thing”; and they do it for the sake of the common people. This noble…

The big bet says that minority rule will eliminate the will of the people from consideration before the people can salvage democracy. In other words, you totally won’t matter anymore. Then, the very idea of resistance can be squashed. No more democracy charade; call it whatever you please. The bet is the less-spoken more-pervasive collective…

America’s torrid affair with autocracy produces strange bedfellows. Here’s a contrast of two distinct groups I sat with this past week. Neither has significant appreciation of the other. And neither would accept that they are enabling autocracy. These two groups are an unwittingly powerful combination. Certainly, they are one of many. The broad point is…