James David Dickson

1 week ago | historyofmichiganpolitics.substack.com | James David Dickson

When Michigan House Republicans filed articles of impeachment against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, alleging “corrupt conduct in office,” it felt historic. It was politics as unusual, something beyond the normal claims and accusations we’ve come to expect from Lansing. Rep. Jim DeSana, R-Carleton, who is leading the impeachment effort, calls Benson “the most lawless Secretary of State in Michigan history.”If he were with us today, Gov. John T.

2 weeks ago | enjoyer.com | James David Dickson

Maykol Duarte, 18, is one of the victims of illegal immigration that we don’t talk about. Had it been any of the other three boys in the car driving that day, tailgating the police chief, Duarte might be graduating from Detroit’s Western International High School right now and not sitting in an Upper Peninsula detention center awaiting deportation. But Duarte was in America illegally, and driving without a license. Duarte was always a traffic stop away from reality.

2 weeks ago | enjoyer.com | James David Dickson

There’s a fungus among us at the University of Michigan. Three Chinese nationals stand accused of smuggling a “potential agroterrorism weapon” into Michigan’s flagship university. Had the feds not intercepted the plot, China might have been responsible for the second global health outbreak in five years. And it would’ve happened in our backyard.

2 weeks ago | enjoyer.com | James David Dickson

There is an ongoing disenfranchisement in Michigan, and the state’s chief election officer hasn’t said a word. About 3% of Michiganders will be subject to taxation without representation this year and made to pay into whatever budget passes, without representation in the Michigan Senate. The people in the Saginaw Bay region have gone unrepresented since January, when Kristen McDonald Rivet took her seat in Congress.

3 weeks ago | enjoyer.com | James David Dickson

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is trying to make history in politics as the first third-party candidate to win a Michigan governor’s race. After leaving the Democratic Party late last year, Duggan now identifies as an independent. So it was an odd sight this week to see Duggan smiling big as he raised the pride flag to fly above Detroit City Hall. The hoisting of this flag is not some ancient Detroit rite that no mayor could pass up. The first time it happened was in 2018, under Duggan.