JD on Matt Gaetz Show: Michigan’s voter rolls are too damn big by James David Dickson Michigan election boss Jocelyn Benson keeps a bloated voter rolls, by design. Read on Substack
History repeating: In 2025, as in 1995, Michigan fires its football coach after crash out by James David Dickson Sherrone Moore joins Gary Moeller in the history books after firing, arrest. I joined the Matt...
Ahead of schedule, Mike Rogers gets boost from AFP-Michigan by James David Dickson Republicans look to break 10-cycle losing streak in 2026 U.S. Senate race. Read on Substack
America needed footage of Pearl Harbor. So the government shot a reenactment. by James David Dickson This short film, created by the U.S. Government, put an image to the pain described in news stories. There...
Buckeyes or Hoosiers? For a Wolverine, this is an easy choice by James David Dickson As Ohio State and Indiana battle for the Big Ten Championship in football, there is only one rooting option for...
1835: The Michigan Wolverines nickname pre-dates statehood, U-M, and college football by James David Dickson The nicknames of several Big Ten schools are long-standing, research shows. Read on Substack
1901: McKinley’s assassin executed by James David Dickson When America wanted to see Leon Czolgosz fry, Thomas Edison answered the bell. Read on Substack
History of Michigan Politics
- JD on Matt Gaetz Show: Michigan's voter rolls are too damn big December 31, 2025Michigan election boss Jocelyn Benson keeps a bloated voter rolls, by design.James David Dickson
- History repeating: In 2025, as in 1995, Michigan fires its football coach after crash out December 12, 2025Sherrone Moore joins Gary Moeller in the history books after firing, arrest. I joined the Matt Gaetz Show to talk about it.James David Dickson
- Ahead of schedule, Mike Rogers gets boost from AFP-Michigan December 9, 2025Republicans look to break 10-cycle losing streak in 2026 U.S. Senate race.James David Dickson
Pop Culture Bible Stories
- I can do hard things through Christ; ease is the devil's in-road January 4, 2026Philippians 4:13 shows that strength comes from Christ. Who does weakness come from?James David Dickson
- The Parable of Adam: Without love, it ain't much December 28, 2025Adam's game of Solitaire is the only aspect of creation that God describes as "not good."James David Dickson
- Practice makes perfect: How David knew he would beat Goliath December 21, 2025Our seasons of struggle are not a waste. God is preparing us for future battles.James David Dickson
Watching the Watchdogs
- James Dickson Podcast No 1: Michigan, Minnesota and the spirit of unjournalism December 31, 2025In the 2020s, mainstream reporters judge themselves for what stories they don't report.James David Dickson
- Make the Detroit newspapers great again December 29, 2025If the news is fake, nobody will show up to the newspaper warJames David Dickson
- When President Trump wants to learn about Michigan, he reads the Enjoyer December 25, 2025Jocelyn Benson's voter rolls are inflated beyond reason. Trump just told the world on Truth Social.James David Dickson
James David Dickson
- Yes, Virginia, there is a uniparty. The filibuster is its insurance policy. November 10, 2025Ending the government shutdown was simple. All it took was President Donald Trump invoking the nuclear option.James David Dickson
- "There shall be open borders" October 22, 2025Part 2 in the Nation of Strangers series examines the open borders consensus. And how Donald Trump broke it, and crafted a new nativism.James David Dickson
- Jocelyn Benson's Replacement Theory October 10, 2025At the one law school meant for Detroiters, Dean Jocelyn Benson wanted to roll out the red carpet for ChinaJames David Dickson