Chika’s birthday bittersweet, 10 years after Haiti earthquakeJanuary 12, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, NewsShe would have turned 10 last week. We would have had a big party, a big cake, all her friends, all our ...Read More
Walid is a proud new American citizen in a divided countryDecember 22, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThe morning after President Donald Trump was impeached, I got in a car to go to the airport. The driver was a ...Read More
Yes, it can be cringe-worthy, but here’s why I absolutely love Christmas musicDecember 15, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThere are two types of people in the world. Those who can’t wait for Christmas music, and those who dread ...Read More
Time is such a heartless thiefDecember 8, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, CommentDUBLIN, IRELAND — I am writing this from a Dublin hotel room. The weather is dark and dreary, thick clouds with a ...Read More
Michigan football’s sickening reality: Ohio State is just betterDecember 1, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, SportsThis is the hardest column to read if you are a Michigan football fan, and the hardest to write if ...Read More
Thanksgiving conversation may be tough to swallowNovember 24, 2019 | Comment, Detroit Free Press“I’d like to welcome everyone to our Thanksgiving meal. We’re so glad you all flew in from around the ...Read More
Michigan football didn’t just dominate Michigan State. It owned it.November 17, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, SportsJust before the final snap of what he called “the state championship,” Michigan football coach Jim ...Read More
Charles Rogers was a flash of talent and challengesNovember 12, 2019 | Detroit Free Press, SportsHe fell off the map and resurfaced in an obituary. The short, sad saga of Charles Rogers reached its final frame ...Read More