A Republic, If You Can Keep It

Analysis and commentary on Michigan politics from former Democratic Party chair Mark Brewer and former Republican Party executive director Jeff Timmer.

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Courts, Ethics and Politics (Guest: Former Michigan Chief Justice Bridget McCormack)

Posted July 14, 202300:47:44

For a second time, physical violence breaks out at a Michigan Republican Party leadership meeting … this time, complete with criminal charges pending....

Follow the Money

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This week’s guest: House Ethics Committee Chair Erin Byrnes (D-Dearborn).

Michigan has some of the weakest government ethics and openness laws in...

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This week’s guest: Trygve Olson from the Lincoln Democracy Institute on growing violence in politics.

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Supreme Court Travels – and Other Scandals (Guest: Craig Mauger)

Posted June 22, 202300:56:40

This week’s guest: award-winning Detroit News Lansing reporter Craig Mauger.

Republicans keep shooting themselves in the foot — while Joe Biden...

Indictment Week Deux – (Archive interviews with George Conway and Michael Cohen

Posted June 19, 202301:23:14

Mark and Jeff are taking a little me-time this week. With the historic 37-count federal indictment of the Defendant in Chief, nothing seemed more appropriate...