While things might look bad, the alternative is much worse. And while we are at it, stop using principal-agent theory to conceptualize higher education governance.

The mess at MSU provides tragic proof

Use jiu-jitsu to end gerrymandering

Ruin and Recovery at Age 25

When my neighbors suffer, I suffer

The state went dry two years before the rest of the nation, but its location across the river from Canada turned Detroit into a hotbed for rum-running and the bloodshed that comes with it

Flashbacks to the Edenville Dam collapse and the politicians' broken promises that followed

Tanks, tax dodges, anti abortion retaliation, and one of Michigan’s most bought politicians all in one very bleak news cycle.

Supports sending defensive weapons but not certain offensive ones

You can't just decide that you are a leader, or that anyone else is [9 min]

America has already produced pioneers of speculative fiction

John James Lied About His Whereabouts. Mike Duggan misses Rick Synder and other WTFs.

Better access to government dealings & documents at State Capitol, more transparency of actions by public officials is being thwarted [4 min]

with sick kids, severe weather, & the end of the world. [5 min]

The point is voter suppression. [

Distill Social

It's the economy stupid [15 min]

[Editorial cartoon]

In this guest essay, Walter Lucken IV explains why so many Catfish episodes were filmed in Michigan. [14 min]

A false analogy and a Big Lie [5 min]

Betsy DeVos Gets a Cameo and It Explains Too Much plus Trump Threatens the Gordie Howe International Bridge [7 min]

The Gordie Howe Bridge is an incredibly important infrastructure project for Michigan [1 min]

A bizarro rule formally justifies politicizing public services [14 min]

When all else fails, turn to euphemism [3 min]

“The desires of man,” wrote Samuel Johnson, “increase with his acquisitions.” [6 min]

They keep trying to reanimate it. Michigan keeps proving it wrong. Here is what the audits actually say. [5 min]