Zero Tolerance… One Size Fits All Re: Duxbury High School Football Coach Dave Maimaron Fired After Players Used Anti-Semitic Play Calls Why is life so “Zero Tolerance” these days ??? Why is life “One Strike and You’re Out” these days ??? What ever happened to… Each case decided on its own individual merits. Learn from […]
NFL . . .Taking a Knee in Two Different Americas I am a white man, raised and educated in the City of Detroit. I am a former prosecutor in Wayne County. My 10th grade educated father was a “bookie.” My 9th grade educated brother was locked up at Jackson Prison in the 1960s for fighting […]
What Can You Trust??? (Today, Tomorrow… 2,000 Years from Now) Recently, a conservative, Roman Catholic friend (recalling the Vietnam War), said he will “forever question the motives and direction of our government.” That’s good. Always question your government as a doubting Thomas would, and always hold a mirror up to government. The First Amendment of […]
Supreme Court’s Assault on Michigan Children, Seniors and the Disabled What kind of legal system would play “Russian Roulette” with the lives of our children, our seniors and the disabled? The answer: Michigan and it’s John Engler appointed Judges. Harsh criticism? It is. But, necessarily harsh because the loss of life and the loss of […]
The American Irish…Still…”Fightin and Writin” SO, YOU WANT TO WRITE A BOOK? Not only a book, but you want to chronicle the “emotional history” of an entire generation – that generation of children born to Greatest Generation parents…that generation of children fortunate enough to hear the compelling wisdom, logic and common sense of the Greatest Generation, […]
Fox 2 Interview with Fred Lauck Fred recently spent some time in WJKB’s studio as part of their St. Patrick’s Day programming. Detroit’s Irish community is among the oldest immigrant populations in the city. Fred Lauck is a local attorney and author that’s chronicled the Irish influence on Metro Detroit for years. He recently released […]
“Open and Obvious” Best Friend of the Chamber of Commerce As a 45 year practitioner of the law, as an occasional teacher of the Law (Catholic Central High school and U.D.M. Law school), as a writer who has written numerous published articles on the law and two published books dealing with many legal topics (Children […]
Michigan Courts: Open Season on Our Children (FLINT CHILDREN IN THE CROSSHAIRS) THE KING CAN DO NO WRONG The longest running, most quoted legal precedent in the history of Anglo Saxon, common law??? “The King can do no wrong.” An enduring precedent straight out of the “Dark Ages” (an impressive epoch of mankind’s history): “The […]
The Evolution of Sex… Revolution at Michigan State Michigan State football… four players kicked off the team for sexual improprieties (perhaps crimes… time will tell) and one assistant coach gone. Sex and young men and women… always problematic, the eternal challenge: “Hang down your head, Tom Dooley.” The survival of our species depends upon sex […]
Anxiety, Fear of Failure, and Surviving Education in the 21st Century TO FATHER JOHN HUBER Ph.D. AND “PRESIDENT’’ OF DETROIT CATHOLIC CENTRAL… Dear Father Huber… aka Dr. Huber: You are a long-time, successful educator… now getting ready for yet another year at Catholic Central High School. I am a concerned parent… wondering whether my 13 […]
