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Socialists v. the Senate

Political parties tend to harshly reject the idea that they are a threat to the constitutional order, but the Democratic Socialists of America are making it part of their brand. The DSA has released a new program that, besides contemplating the advent of a classless society, calls for ...

A city on a hill -- no more

Since the Fourth of July celebration of the nation's 250 years was a bust, let's look at the next anniversary, noting when a Puritan governor declared that we would be as "a city upon a hill" in 1630. Almost 400 years later, in our summer of desperation, that's a quaint ...

Hall pushes Canada on smoke, bridge

Back in the day the only time there was any bad blood between Michigan and Canada was when either the Montreal Canadians or the Toronto Maple Leafs cleaned the clock of our sometimes hapless Detroit Red Wings. Oh my how times have changed. Cough. Cough. Some Michigan officials totally ...

Sun, summer, and youth theatre

In what feels like a long time ago in a galaxy far away, I was in my first musical. It was seventh grade, and we presented “Oliver!” on stage at school. It was a magical experience that I remember to this day! Some students made the scenery and props, and some helped with costumes, hair, ...

A joyful heart brings hope

Rates of anxiety have risen sharply around the world in recent decades. Nearly half of U.S. adults are reporting symptoms. Also, diagnosed anxiety among adolescents jumped 61% in the last ten years. My contention: To maintain a joyful heart in this broken world, we need a very important ...

Stuff the bus

There are some tools in a classroom that feel small-but the carry extraordinary impact. A pencil is one of them. It is the first instrument of self-expression. The bridge between imagination and paper. The quiet companion to every math problem solved, every spelling word written out, and every ...