The countdown is on and the last of my stock has arrived for the Michigan Book Bash. In addition to my books I will have The Ultimate Ghost Hunter’s Toolkit, a CD with a case library of evidence from Michigan ghost hunting investigations that includes digital copies of both...
I have published a new Banned Books Awareness article. Thousands of residents marched in protest on the anniversary in defiance of Chinese authorities over the abductions of several Hong Kong booksellers. The 61-year-old bookseller said that he was picked up at the border near Shenzhen before being blindfolded, handcuffed,...
Banned Books Week, which coincides with the new school year each autumn, is usually a time when scholars, book lovers, and legal analysts discuss how censorship impacts society and education. One would expect those in charge of our schools to hold all aspects of education- especially books- most dear....
Just when I thought that the bar of integrity in ghost hunting couldn’t get any lower someone went and removed it entirely. Built in the 1880s, the infamously haunted Winchester House has never been registered for lodging let alone licensed for alcohol, but the current owners of the 160-room...
Forming large mobs and trampling/maiming people in the name of consumer greed under the guise of “Christmas cheer” one day a year is acceptable behaviour and makes you a good American; but forming small groups to peaceably protest social injustices any day of the year makes you unpatriotic, you’re...
There’s a famous quote saying that “a fool and his money are soon parted.” This month I tackle the pros and cons of the big cash machine that ghost hunting has become. Hold on to your wallets and walk with me Across the Great Divide as we explore “When...
News Flash: It’s Banned Books Week here in the United States, you know: the land of the free- at least on paper. As usual, there is plenty of media attention on the American Library Association’s annual event to highlight censorship efforts and I take bittersweet pride in reporting on...
When someone mentions The Wizard of Oz many no doubt imagine families gathered around the television to share in the full-color glory of this timeless classic; but did you know that the book that the beloved movie is adapted from has been in the sights of censors since it...
So, let me understand this state called Michigan in which I live. The Republican-lead legislature passes two bills which are aimed at destroying unions in a traditionally union-strong state. The media outcry over this was also used as a smokescreen to hide a further injustice wherein bills were passed...
Love them or hate them, Apple Inc. has received some heavy criticism in recent years for some pretty controversial issues including the alleged use of sweatshop labor, environmental destruction, and unethical business practices. It has been criticized by legal and business analysts for its hot-tempered legal policy of suing its...