Columns

Jan. 6th Report a cautionary tale for next election

March 23, 2023

Berl Falbaum I am reading one of the saddest books I have ever read, and I have read many over my lifetime. The book has a benign, subdued title, “The January 6th Report” —that’s it  — which is superimposed over a shadowy, ...

Railroad disaster likely to result in mass litigation

March 23, 2023

A. Vince Colella ‘It looked like a war zone’  On February 3, 2023, just before 9 p.m. local time, an eastbound Norfolk Southern Railway freight train derailed 38 rail cars on a main track in E. Palestine, Ohio. The derailed equipment included ...

Reflections on effectively client goals at the mediation table

March 23, 2023

Sheldon Stark Mediation is an assisted negotiation Mediation is nothing more than an assisted negotiation; a negotiation is completely voluntary.  Negotiations result in resolution, but only if both sides voluntarily decide to manage their risk, recognizing ...

What happens when gig economy workers want to retire?

March 23, 2023

JJ Conway JJ Conway Law Most of us learn about the gig economy sitting in the back of an Uber or Lyft. Our knowledge is primarily anecdotal. In discussions with ride-sharing drivers, we hear the many reasons why someone might want to strike out on their own ...

The impossible task of a lawmaker

March 23, 2023

Lee H. Hamilton I don’t remember when it first occurred to me after arriving in Washington many years ago that at its heart, being a member of Congress meant never being entirely satisfied. And that this state of affairs is baked into our form of government. ...

Is more money the answer to learning loss in Michigan?

March 23, 2023

Molly Macek Mackinac Center for Public Policy In its latest report, Education Trust-Midwest calls for “solution-based, research-based strategies” to address the disparate learning losses experienced by low-income students during the pandemic. One ...