“SEE THROUGH” TRANSPARENCY   Jordan, you say your New York acting Coach, John, is “mad” at you… regarding one of my books he lent you and you returned to him. No worries… unless John needs another copy of one of my books which I would be more than happy to send him free of charge. […]

BAD JOURNALISM 2026 CYCLOSPORIASIS ??? INFORMATION OR MISDIRECTION ???   To: Asnabes c/o the Detroit News Anne… I hate to bother you, but as both a writer and 43-year Trial Lawyer… “seeming” and/or “real” contradictions just jump out at me (See your article of Wednesday 7/22/2026 in the Detroit News, State’s cyclosporiasis cases top 6,500). […]

DON’T GASLIGHT US MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   Once upon a time, there were Three Strong Men standing tall… MSU President, Kevin Guskiewicz, MSU Athletic Director, J. Batt and MSU Head Football Coach, Patrick Fitzgerald. Now there is only one still standing tall, and MSU is the less for it… just as it has been since […]

EVANGELICAL WARRIORS… STILL FIGHTING THE CRUSADES “ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS”   Trump revered for his “Warrior Mentality” by the Evangelical Christians ??? So says American Christians Face a Choice, The Atlantic Make no mistake about it. The “Born Again,” Evangelical, Christian-Nationalists movement is a movement of “indoctrination” from childhood through adulthood, an indoctrination that says to […]

TRIBALISM LITE BATTLING THE IGNORANCE OF MAGA TRIBALISM Larry… As you say… Being an instigator of trouble, when I run into a “Christian” Trump supporter I like to ask them the following questions: 1) “Do you believe there is a separate heaven for blacks and whites?” Usually they look at me in shock, and reply […]

MSU SLEIGHT OF HAND ???   Time for an exposé … anyone ? An MSU vs Board of Trustees exposé ? An exposé that MSU seems to be trying to muzzle ? The MSU trustees are duly elected by the citizens of Michigan to be our watchdog, watching the taxpayer investment money that the State […]

GOOD JOURNALISM II CONGRATULATIONS… M.L. Elerick Your article in today’s Free Press, “MI GOP governor candidates need votes” (6/7/2026 Free Press) is ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING !!! The role of journalism at its best… “informing” the Citizens of Democracy (educated and uneducated) with clarity, flow, subtle humor, a ton of well-researched facts and with the views of […]

AI DATA CENTERS ARE NOT SANTA CLAUS   The Artificial Intelligence industry (AI) looks at our beautiful Great Lakes region, Michigan, as if we Michiganders have no “intelligence,” artificial or otherwise, as if we are a bunch of rubes and country bumpkins just sittin’ around, smoking’ pipes, chewing tobacco and waiting to get exploited. Anachronistically, […]

ODE TO THE TREE CLIMBERS There are stories of humanity’s triumphs everywhere. This one… Ode to the Tree Climbers. John Audretsch is one of my “surviving” classmates from Detroit Catholic Central High School… class of 1961. His survival and long life were not givens. John spent much of his life as a Tree Climber in […]

The Sleepless Ghost of Mad, George the III   What could be better than sharing America’s 250 birthday with Great Britain’s Mad, King George III ? “What’s that you say” ? No, you’re wrong. Mad, King George III, ain’t dead. I just read today’s 5/13/2026 Detroit News (Trump shares post calling for Obama’s arrest). As […]