Columns
A selection of columns I wrote for USA TODAY and the Detroit Free Press.
- I drove across the Midwest prior to the 2020 presidential election to gauge the mood of voters as part of USA TODAY's first-ever presidential endorsement: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/20/joe-biden-donald-trump-presidential-election/3701119001/
- A personal column about the Confederate flag flap written for the Detroit Free Press: https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/mike-thompson/2015/08/17/confederate-flag-southern-heritage/31434423/
- The process of vote counting in Michigan inspired this column for the Detroit Free Press and USA TODAY: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/11/05/election-results-vote-challenger-chaos-detroit-white-privilege-column/6170645002/
- Column for the Detroit Free Press on Human Trafficking Awareness Week: https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/mike-thompson/2015/02/19/putin-ukraine-russia-nato/23492711/
- Michigan's horribly gerrymandered congressional districts was the inspiration for this column and illustration: https://www.freep.com/pages/interactives/mike-thompson-gerrymandering/
I'm always up for a visual challenge!