Halloween’s latest trick: What can you wear?October 30, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, Comment“Hey, kiddo. Aren’t you trick-or-treating?” “Grandpa. I’m 11.” “You’re still a kid.” “I can’t find an ...Read More
Drew is gone, and the world is too quietOctober 23, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentThere’s a song in “Les Miserables” where the young rebels lament their fallen brothers. “Empty Chairs at Empty ...Read More
Haiti, again, must pick up the piecesOctober 15, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentPORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - They cowered inside the tent, the rain pounding like a million drumsticks, the wind a ...Read More
Losing pipe organ would silence a piece of usOctober 9, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentIt was built to play music behind silent movie stars like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. But by the time the ...Read More
In losing Shimon Peres, a lesson in leadershipOctober 2, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentWe stood in a hallway of a Tel Aviv hotel, and an official said, “He is coming now.” I straightened up. From the ...Read More
Human mystery still a factor in today’s violenceSeptember 25, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentHow well do we know anybody? Not well, it seems. Each week brings another horrific headline and, with it, ...Read More
Anthem protesters may want to look at a calendarSeptember 11, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentOn this day 15 years ago, a group of terrorists boarded airplanes, hijacked them and crashed them into New York ...Read More
Is ‘safe space’ concept being abused on campus?August 25, 2016 | Detroit Free Press, CommentIt’s that time of year when parents take their kids off to college. And when they say good-bye, many will add, “Be ...Read More