Stephen A. Jones September 1, 2009 Some years ago, when I was a newspaper reporter covering higher education in Michigan, I happened to visit Hillsdale College, where I met with a group of fresh-faced, bright and earnest young students who were eager to make a difference in the world. They were energetic and committed to [...]

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Stephen A. Jones July 1, 2009 If history moves in the direction it should, the election of Dave Bing as mayor may someday be seen as the pivot point where Detroit began rebuilding from the political/economic hurricane that pounded the city throughout 2008 and the early months of 2009. Right now, however, the poorly attended [...]

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Stephen A. Jones May 1, 2009 It isn’t easy living in Detroit. Lately, it feels like I’m under constant assault. There is, of course, the survival struggle of the auto industry that sets the stage with existential angst. And beyond that, we have the tragedy of the collapsing public schools and the absurdist theater of [...]

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Stephen A. Jones March 1, 2009 Euphoria over the election of Barack Obama as the nation’s first African American president prompted at least a few observers to suggest — quite fatuously — that we might be entering a “post-racial” era in American history. That’s a little like saying that when I step out my front [...]

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