Coronavirus pandemic will show exactly what we’re made ofMarch 13, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, NewsThe coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe has disrupted our daily lives. How we respond will determine how long it lasts.Read More
Keep calm, because what’s important — the school’s name, or yours?March 8, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, CommentDear (Anxious) High School Seniors, First of all, sorry, this is not the letter you were looking for, the one ...Read More
Farewell to Tyrone Chatman, the Michigan soldier who tended to soldiersMarch 1, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, CommentHe always stood up straight as a plank of wood and his voice was loud, befitting a soldier’s command. But Tyrone ...Read More
The presidential pardon may have run its courseFebruary 23, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, Comment“I forgive you.” Those are powerful words. They can lift a person’s guilt or shame, and send a signal to others ...Read More
An open letter to Michigan State football coach Mel TuckerFebruary 16, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsDear Coach Mel Tucker: Consider this a welcome letter. Or a “welcome back” letter, because you were ...Read More
Detroit Lions fans fighting against Super Bowl envyFebruary 2, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, Comment, SportsEnvy. Although it’s not the first emotion you’d associate with the Super Bowl, it will be there tonight in the ...Read More
‘American Dirt’ criticism steps on a dangerous live wireJanuary 26, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, CommentAs a writer of books, I guess I should be happy that any book is getting attention in this TV- and movie-soaked ...Read More
Sorry seems to be the easiest word in an election yearJanuary 19, 2020 | Detroit Free Press, CommentIt’s only taken three weeks, but I think I know what 2020 will be the year of: Apologies. They’re coming ...Read More