Right now the Detroit River is a moat, and the Ambassador Bridge is a drawbridge guarded by a greedy old troll. Moats and drawbridges aren’t built to welcome traders but to discourage invaders. This is a problem for Detroit, considering the bridge connects a trade partner in Canada to our economically troubled manufacturing and agricultural...
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Elections have consequences: women, sex, and voting
“Y our first time shouldn’t be with just anybody. You want to do it with a great guy,” Lena Dunham says in a new campaign ad for President Obama. The minute-long YouTube clip features the star of the popular show “Girls” as she explains why young voters, particularly women, “are ready” to vote for Obama....
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Elections have Consequences: the last debate
If nothing else, the debates are great at demonstrating what a waste of time the two-party system has become. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney met for the third and final debate Oct. 22 to discuss foreign policy, but nothing worthwhile occurred. Rather, the two ended up awkwardly struggling to find a...
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Keep football just the way it is
T he popular television show “South Park” began its fall season with an episode about parents calling for a change in the rules of football to promote safety. This results in a complete overhaul of the game in which tackles are replaced with hugs, trash talk is replaced with compliments, and the overall goal is...
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MADD: From well-intended advocacy to misguided bureacracy
No one wants to criticize Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The name of the group conjures up an image of noble women working to enact policies to ensure that their innocent children will not suffer harm because of intoxicated people behind the wheel. This would be a commendable effort if it were the only objective. MADD,...