The 40th anniversary of Detroit’s massive 1963 “Walk to Freedom” down Woodward Avenue will be held next week.
Did you know 40% of the U.S. Senate are millionaires?See “Millionaires populate U.S. Senate”. The House isn’t much better, with our own John Dingell high in the running. From “Pelosi among wealthiest Democrats in House.”:“Rep. John D. Dingell, Michigan Democrat, the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the longest-serving House lawmaker, […]
Censorship in Iraq“Iraq’s lethal peace could yet change American minds” editorializes London’s left-leaning Guardian, pointing out that: “Almost unnoticed outside Iraq, the senior US administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, has issued a proclamation outlawing any “gatherings, pronouncements or publications” that call for the return of the Ba’ath party – or for opposition to the US […]
United Press Internantional has released this analysis of the U-M case interviewing Peter Kirsanow, appointed by President George W. Bush to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission; and Marvin Krislov, the University’s general counsel. Kirsanow predicts Rehnquist, Kennedy, Scalia, Thomas and O’Connor voting to overturn Bakke – ruling diversity is not a compelling state interest: “Why […]
As a note of explanation, the thing below my archives in the left column is an advertisement. Blogs of War has bought the first ad for t-shirts and other stuff celebrating Senator Orrin Hatch’s comment that he would support technology, if it existed, that would destroy the computer of users who violated copyright law. (See […]
I just sent this letter to the editor to the Ann Arbor news regarding their story today about the U.S. Patriot act forum: “From: Rob Goodspeed To: letters@annarbornews.comSubject: Letter to the Editor – Re: Patriot Act Resolution Forum To the editor: I was surprised by the blatantly ideological nature of the Ann Arbor News article […]
REGENT MEETING HIGHLIGHTSHere are some highlights from today’s Regents meeting: President Mary Sue Coleman opened the meeting with an update about campus efforts to address sexual assault and harassment on campus. Coleman said among the proposals a committee was considering was expanding mandatory sexual harassment training from freshman orientation to during the year for all […]