Imposing, funny, sometimes scary, John Dingell was a legend who left his mark on the state and the nation. We may never see his likes again
Phil Power
Former newspaper publisher and University of Michigan Regent Phil Power is a longtime observer of Michigan politics and economics. He is also the founder and former chairman of the Center for Michigan which publishes Bridge Michigan and BridgeDetroit.
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Phil Power | Please help Bridge expand its nonpartisan journalism in Michigan
Reader donations are the lifeblood of our work and powers our improvement and growth.
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Phil Power | Reflections on a rainy Michigan Election Day
As political parties crouch behind competing notions of white identity politics and a celebration of diversity, how will America manage the inevitable shift in national demographics?
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Phil Power | Michigan’s elections are rigged. Is redistricting proposal the answer?
Proposal 2 would take the drawing of legislative lines out of the hands of politicians. But it could also exclude people of good will who want to participate.
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Phil Power | Noting the passing of Homer Neal, who worked to change the face of physics
The longtime U-M professor transformed how college physics is taught, making his mark in a field where African Americans remain a rarity
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Phil Power | The leader Robert Kennedy might have become
Kennedy’s shooting, 50 years ago, ended the life of a presidential candidate who had established a remarkable emotional bond with an extraordinary range of Americans
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Phil Power | The case for ending Michigan’s system for term limits
A quarter century after Michigan adopted some of the most restrictive term-limit legislation in the nation, a new report reveals the law’s failures
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Facebook is hardly the only threat to our online privacy
We are living in a daunting new world in which technology companies can grab anybody’s personal data and and sell it for profit.
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Barbara Bush spelled class. These 4 Michiganders also merit the term
Former Gov. William Milliken, lawmaker Paul Hillegonds, educator Marilyn Schlack and Judge Damon Keith bring civility and respect to the hard work of making Michigan better.
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How to bring the Michigan Truth Tour to your town this election year
The Center for Michigan and Bridge Magazine tour is designed to elevate citizen engagement as the state faces critical decisions on how to lift Michigan’s fortunes going forward.