Let’s clear out the clouds in Michigan
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.
MTU, the latest victim of pundit-provocateurs
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.
Of the Present Ability of America, with Some Miscellaneous Reflexions
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’.
The Art of Winter, the Signs of Spring
It’s hard to believe sometimes in early March when we look outside, that this is the month of the spring equinox. We are almost halfway to summer. On a warm day in late March, I will occasionally see a butterfly or two; a Mourning Cloak or a Compton Tortoiseshell that has come out of their hiding place in tree bark to bask in the sun.
Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs
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.
Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession
“‘Tis a form of government which the word of God bears testimony against, and blood will attend it.”
— Thomas Paine, "Common Sense"
Of the Origin and Design of Government in General
Thomas Paine brought "Common Sense" to America
An apology to DMG readers
A response from Daver Karnosky, once-editor of the Daily Mining Gazette
Missed Opportunity
A response to the dismissal of Editor Daver Karnosky from the Daily Mining Gazette
The Stamp That Never Was
Opposition to the Stamp Act united British colonials as Americans
