Craig Farrand

Detroit

Columnist at The News Herald (Southgate, MI)

Hello Downriver. That was my greeting as a reporter and editor — and is still good today!

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FARRAND: We’re still swamped with news - here are a few items to ponder

4 days ago | thenewsherald.com | Craig Farrand

“The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.”— Will Rogers, American humoristHello Downriver,We continue to be flooded with “developments” and “orders” from the White House and Congress that make it difficult to keep up. So let’s take a moment to review some of the latest, shall we?
FARRAND: The hypocrisy of the Trumplicans knows no bounds

1 week ago | thenewsherald.com | Craig Farrand

“There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy, hypocrisy, fraud, and tyranny.”— Frederick W. Robertson, British clergymanHello Downriver,I’ve written it before and I’ll continue writing it until it’s proven false: Trump and his Trumplicans hate America — and Americans. Unless. Unless you’re among the 1%. Then they love you and would do (and did do) anything for you. (Especially for a large crypto-coin of appreciation.)How can I write that (again)?
Tax Foundation reviews tax bill specifics, itemizing permanent and temporary aspect

2 weeks ago | thenewsherald.com | Craig Farrand

These are only some of the specifics of the Trumplican tax bill as it affects individuals — there are other provisions that affect businesses. (The “temporary” and “permanent” organization of the list is mine.)Permanent:• Make the expiring rate and bracket changes of Trump’s original tax cut bill permanent and increase the inflation adjustment for all brackets, excluding the 37 percent threshold. • Make the personal exemption elimination permanent.
FARRAND: Tax plan benefits rich, is cruel to everyone else

2 weeks ago | thenewsherald.com | Craig Farrand

“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”— John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. PresidentHello Downriver,By the time you read this, the Trumplicans in the U.S. House should be well on their way to showing, again (with oomph) how much they hate Americans like you. And they’re also proving what cowards they are — a chorus that needs to be sung by Democrats repeatedly for the next four years.
FARRAND: When the zone is flooded, empty the cesspool

3 weeks ago | thenewsherald.com | Craig Farrand

“The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with s—.”— Steve Bannon, disgraced TrumplicanHello Downriver,“Flood the zone.”We heard that phrase a lot during Trump’s time in office, thanks to Steve Bannon.
FARRAND: ‘Public education’ definition is about money and ideology

1 month ago | thenewsherald.com | Craig Farrand

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.”— Thomas Jefferson, second U.S. PresidentHello Downriver,We’ve known for decades that the Republican — and now Trumplican — Party has despised public education. Oh, they love education per se, but only on their terms: only those schools that hew to a conservative curriculum — such as those with a religious bent — are the “good” ones.
FARRAND: Trump proving once again he doesn’t care about us

1 month ago | thenewsherald.com | Craig Farrand

“Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these, you did it to me.”— Matthew 25:40, The New TestamentHello Downriver,It’s impossible to ignore the obvious: Donald Trump hates Americans — or at least those who don’t idolize him. And certainly not those who can’t help him — particularly in his personal wallet. He doesn’t hate America, per se, but loves only that part of our country and system that gives him what he wants. The rest he can do without.
FARRAND: DeSana-led sanctuary-ban bill had ‘unfortunate’ timing

1 month ago | thenewsherald.com | Craig Farrand

“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them.”— Leviticus 19:33, The Old Testament(This was written on Easter Sunday, before word reached us of the death of Pope Francis on Monday.)Hello Downriver,It’s pretty obvious that Republican state Rep. Jim DeSana could’ve (and should’ve) introduced his sanctuary city ban bill in the Michigan House some other time. But during Holy Week — and the day before Good Friday?
FARRAND: Is corruption so rampant that we accept it as ‘normal?’

1 month ago | pressandguide.com | Craig Farrand

“In all cities, the better classes — the businessmen — are the sources of corruption, but they are so rarely pursued and caught that we do not fully realize whence the trouble comes.”— Lincoln Steffens, American journalistHello Downriver,Corruption comes in several forms, the most obvious of which are criminal acts that are relatively easy to identify and address, such as: theft, embezzlement, nepotism, bribery and undue influence.
With trade wars, no one ever wins and consumers always take the hit

2 months ago | thenewsherald.com | Craig Farrand

As history has repeatedly proven, one trade tariff begets another, then another — until you’ve got a full-blown trade war. No one ever wins, and consumers always get screwed.”－Mark McKinnon, political advisorHello Downriver,In a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken late last month, only 38% approved of Trump’s handling of the economy, and a mere 34% said he was doing a good job on the cost of living.