Can’t movies make us feel good? You’d never know it by Academy AwardsApril 25, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free PressOne of my favorite films ever is “Sullivan’s Travels,” a black and white movie from 1941. It starts with a ...Read More
Careful what we wish for in eliminating the policeApril 18, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWhen U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was asked last summer what society would look like with defunded ...Read More
Me and my COVID-19 test, a true chemical romanceApril 11, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIt began as many relationships do. Apprehension. A feeling out process. A brief moment of intimacy. Since then, ...Read More
A trillion dollars is not a billion; why you can’t just print moneyApril 4, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWhen I was a kid, I thought I knew the value of a dollar. Of course, when I was a kid, I also thought I could take ...Read More
After one year of COVID-19, what would we tell our old selves?March 14, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIf we knew the coronavirus war would be, essentially, one year of acute suffering followed by gradual relief, would we have behaved differently?Read More
Songwriter stricken with ALS gives voice to new Lou Gehrig Day in baseballMarch 7, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free PressEighty-two years ago, Lou Gehrig gave his famous retirement speech at Yankee Stadium, telling fans about a ...Read More
A COVID-19 casualty that’s not so bad: Celebrity obsessionFebruary 21, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free PressLast week, the most powerful celebrity couple in the world announced they were divorcing. For once, America ...Read More
One year into COVID-19, what we know still equals what we don’tFebruary 7, 2021 | Comment, Detroit Free PressIt was one year ago today that a man named Li Wenliang died. Maybe you remember him. Maybe you don’t. But ...Read More