Commentary

Whitmer’s population council shoots blanks

Growing Michigan Together report long on groupthink, short on ideas for growing state population Read more

Taxes matter to Michigan’s population growth

Growth officer and council should take note Read more

Why you should never believe corporate welfare promises

Planners’ forecast for Ford plant was comically wrong; will anybody be held to account? Read more

Michigan lawmaker calls for homeschool registry

Foster care is already regulated by the state Read more

Blaming homeschoolers for foster abuse is a dodge

The state has better tools to protect children and should not be targeting families Read more

Electric vehicles scar the environment

Moving around energy costs harms the earth more than you know Read more

Growing Michigan Together Council omits energy transition

If Michigan’s energy transition is the path to prosperity, why doesn’t Whitmer’s advisory board say so? Read more

Selective subsidies are a losing strategy for Michigan

Corporate welfare does not fuel high-growth states and is not the answer for Michigan Read more

The missteps of the Michigan Legislature were many in 2023

Forced unionization, pork, and corporate welfare are the story of first half of the 102nd Legislature Read more

In Michigan, central planning is not the path to freedom

If you disagree with elected officials, there is a process for that. Not so much for bureaucrats. Read more

Hill Harper and the problem of financial disclosure in Michigan

Feds have teeth to police incomplete financial disclosures; under bills headed to Whitmer’s desk, Michigan does not Read more

Is democracy too messy in Michigan?

While voters speak up in Oakland and Mecosta County, Lansing lawmakers dismantle local control Read more

Three years later, Michigan court rules Michigan State illegally withheld information

Michigan lawmakers must close FOIA loopholes Read more

Whitmer might sign fewer laws with Democratic majority

With a Republican legislature, Whitmer signed 278 laws last year. She’s below 200 in 2023. Read more

Lansing treats taxpayer money like Publishers Clearing House

Lawmakers bring home large, taxpayer-funded checks to their communities. Literally and figuratively. Read more

So you want to move to Michigan? Here’s the reality

$20M marketing blitz won’t mask Michigan’s problems, but an engaged public can help Read more

There is no such thing as ‘the state’s dime’

There are no free school lunches, rides on the QLine, or community college classes; taxpayers always foot the bill. Read more

Why we emphasize transparency

Government works best when it’s watched closely. With outdated information, that can’t happen. Read more

In the war over literacy, phonics wins

For years, a ‘whole language’ approach taught students to guess, not to read Read more

Whitmer abuse of emergency powers is déjà vu all over again

Governor plays fast and loose with executive authority, again Read more

Jennifer Granholm’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad EV trip

Even NPR admits non-Teslas have a road trip problem after Energy Department staffers block charger and citizen calls 911 Read more

32-hour work week would be the end of Detroit

If Detroit becomes a part-time town, it will stop being Detroit. Read more

Auto buyers have good reasons for avoiding e-cars

Electric vehicles are the least effective way of satisfying consumers' needs Read more

Michigan’s got the bloated budget blues

Taxpayers get little return from spending increases Read more

In words and deeds, Whitmer sends mixed message on China

Speech demands Michigan reduce reliance on goods from China, while touting Chinese EV battery plants Read more