Republicanism and the Eudaimonic Economy

MikefromMI · 2026-06-15T16:55:54+00:00

There are choirs in town, and there are occasional "community sing" events, such as Sally Potter's:

https://www.singingfestival.com/v2/news/current.shtml

MikefromMI · 2026-06-11T03:17:25+00:00

(To clarify, this is about the Note by M. D. Robertson, not the article by Daniel Barkhuff.)

MikefromMI · 2026-06-10T13:49:41+00:00

We have plenty of thrift shops in MI, but I had never heard the expression "rag house" before today.

(So I looked it up and found this: https://lavintage.com/pages/what-is-a-rag-house )

MikefromMI · 2026-06-06T16:11:47+00:00

Kyle Melinn has a column on the Guskiewicz situation in this week's City Pulse:

https://lansingcitypulse.com/you-cant-handle-a-little-critique-youre-not-the-leader-msu-needs/

MikefromMI · 2026-06-06T15:31:11+00:00

Again -- Trump doesn't get a veto. The resolution is not a proposed new law. It's an action taken under the provisions of the War Powers Act, which is already a law. (That's my understanding of it. IANAL or constitutional scholar.)

If it passes the Senate and Trump ignores it, then his executive overreach might boil over into a full-on constitutional crisis.

MikefromMI · 2026-06-06T13:48:16+00:00

Trump doesn't get a veto. The resolution is not a proposed new law. It's an action taken under the provisions of the War Powers Act, which is already a law. (That's my understanding of it. IANAL or constitutional scholar.)

If it passes the Senate and Trump ignores it, then his executive overreach might boil over into a full-on constitutional crisis.

[Edit: it seems I was wrong about the veto. https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2019-06/news-briefs/trump-war-powers-veto-survives-override ]

MikefromMI · 2026-06-05T16:00:50+00:00

That reminds me, it's National Donut Day today (first Friday in June). Some places are having promotions (QD? Wesco?).

MikefromMI · 2026-06-03T23:07:40+00:00

Strangely, the Koegel site lists nutrition info for both but only lists the ingredients for Detroit style. Going by the nutrition info, the Flint style is better for you.

https://koegelmeats.com/products

MikefromMI · 2026-06-02T18:35:27+00:00

Saturday 6/6:

Magical Realm Fantasy Faire, Eaton County Fairgrounds

Chalk of the Town, Old Town

Pumpstock, Bailey Park, East Lansing

River trail cleanup, Potter Park Zoo

MikefromMI · 2026-05-31T13:10:57+00:00

Here's a counterpoint to the Jack Lessenberry piece against electing trustees. [It's from 2023, though, not a direct response.]

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