Not because we beat it, but because we’ve surrendered.

A positive spin on the bleak prospects for an AI-driven economy.

Are we living in the information age? Perhaps too much so.
A 24/7 fire hose of information comes at us from every direction.

Throughout early American history, newspapers were almost always closely associated with, if not outright sponsored by, political factions and parties.

Security and freedom are often at odds with each other.

Once again, Michiganders wait for the sun to shine in Michigan. At the same time, we wait for the sun to shine on our local and state government.

There are a lot of free speech issues on public university campuses. The intersection of public funding, academic purpose, and young people eager to change the world create a haphazard landscape of youthful energy, powerful ideas, shifting policies, and rigid laws.

Thomas Paine said America should raise a navy and declare independence, but not everyone agreed. Provost William Smith, of the College of Pennsylvania, suggested Paine’s work was really ‘common nonsense’.

For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other.

“‘Tis a form of government which the word of God bears testimony against, and blood will attend it.”

— Thomas Paine, "Common Sense"

Thomas Paine brought "Common Sense" to America

Truth as a defense against charges of libel

How American colonists won freedom of the press

The Inside Scoop

The Inside Scoop

A Thanksgiving message