Perhaps one of the most pathetic facets of conservative ideology is that a person becomes successful based solely on their own merit. The whole “self-made man” story gets applied to anyone who “makes it,” even when the story is so transparently false (see: Donald Trump). Conversely, anyone who doesn’t make it, well, that’s their fault alone. Sucks to suck, as my 13-year-old son would say.
Move over 2022 and make room for 2023. It’s gonna be a great year. Maybe.
By D’Anne Witkowski
Happy New Year friends, foes, and frenemies! If you’re reading this then at least two things are true: you can read and you survived 2022! Congratulations on both!
What can I say about 2022? It was a wild year, but it didn’t suck nearly as much as 2021 or 2020. True, the bar is very low, but I’ll take it, damn it.
Forget holiday wish lists, the Michigan Legislature is our gift this year!
It felt like the holidays came early when Democrats finally took the trifecta on Election Day – a majority in the Michigan House, Senate, and a Democratic governor. For the first time in decades, Democratic legislators are in control and the policy goals they’ve championed for so long are in reach. So what’s on our wish list for our leaders this term? We’re asking for gifts that keep on giving, like…