Ooh, baby, baby: New arrival means an unexpected course in infant linguisticsJuly 14, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free PressI am learning a new language. I am speaking it fluently. It is not something I expected to do at this age, decades ...Read More
Things are bad enough politically. Exaggeration only makes it worse.July 7, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free PressExaggeration, someone once said, is truth that has lost its temper. I fear we are losing that temper these days. ...Read More
Bernie Smilovitz, after a career of highlights and hard work, signs offJune 30, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free PressHe’s had highlights. Lots of them. In fact, from the outside, it might seem that Bernie Smilovitz has led a ...Read More
Both parties have decided: In the 2024 election, ‘fear’ is the wordJune 23, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free PressMy old friend Warren Zevon once wrote a song called “You’re a Whole Different Person When You’re Scared.” Most of ...Read More
Michigan Central Station celebrates not just Detroit’s future, but its presentJune 16, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free Press“The past is a bucket of ashes.” — Carl Sandburg Sandburg was right. The past is ashes. And the ...Read More
Bringing internet to remote corners risks destroying precious culturesJune 9, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free PressAs a journalist and daily purveyor of the news, I often see photos that deliver a gut punch. Crime victims. ...Read More
Trump verdict solidifies one thing we have in common: Hate for the other sideJune 2, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free PressMany believe Donald Trump’s felony conviction last week will further divide the country. I’m not so ...Read More
Public discourse by lawmakers is now a notch above food fightMay 19, 2024 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWe Americans are an optimistic lot. We earnestly buy lottery tickets, even when the odds are ridiculous. We flock ...Read More