Jack Lessenberry from Michigan Radio show

Jack Lessenberry from Michigan Radio

Summary: Daily interviews and essays about politics and current events with newspaper columnist Jack Lessenberry.

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 Commentary: The Politics of Abortion | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:21

The Senate Judiciary Committee sent a bill  tightening restrictions on abortion to the full senate yesterday. Michigan Radio’s political alalyst Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about the political implications.

 Commentary: Hijacking our constitution | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:16

Campaign finance reports filed this week show ballot committees have spent nearly twenty million on petition drives to  amend the state constitution. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been  thinking about what this means.

 The Need for Newspapers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:22

Word this week is that the Detroit newspapers are offering buyouts in an effort to further reduce their staffs. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry isn’t convinced that’s a good idea.

 Forty-Five Years | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:17

This week marks a little-known anniversary that had great consequences for Detroit and Michigan. Senior political analyst Jack Lessenberry remembers.

 Paternity Tests | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:18

Governor Snyder recently signed a package of bills that change the legal definition of paternity. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been looking at this.

 The New McCarthyism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:09

Yesterday, a member of the state legislature asserted that President Obama is a Muslim. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry thinks this illustrates a dangerous trend in our politics.

 Escaping Today's News | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:18

There’s no shortage of important news, but in Southeast Michigan, people seem most fascinated by a development in a thrit-five year old murder case. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about what this says about us.

 Perpetrating a Fraud | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:17

The Kent County Prosecutor released a report yesterday showing that two top Republicans tried to rig an election. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about what this means.

 The Doctor Is In | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:17

The sudden resignation of Congressman Thaddeus McCotter may cause voters to pay more attention to the Democratic candidate for the seat, a man with an unusual background. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry recently visited him.

 Funding the Arts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:19

Voters in three Metropolitan Detroit counties will decide whether to fund the Detroit Institute of Arts as part of the August primary election. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about this.  

 Right to Read? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:16

The ACLU filed a lawsuit yesterday against the state and the Highland Park public schools, saying that the ability to read sis a basic right, and they had failed to provide it. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about this.

 When the Law is an Ass | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:21

It is going to cost Michigan communities about $650,000 to hold a special election to fill the few weeks remaining on resigned congressman Thaddeus McCotter’s term. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry has been thinking about that.

 Drowning in Democracy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

There could be as many as seven proposals on this November’s ballot. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry is worried about what the effect of this could be.

 The Problem McCotter Left Behind | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

People are still talking about the bizarre way in which former Congressman Thaddeus McCotter’ ended his career. Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry thinks we may be overlooking one negative consequence of his actions.

 Snyder and Richard Nixon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Governor Rick Snyder’s innovative approach to governing reminds Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry of Richard Nixon – but in a good way. Here’s an explanation.

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