Pattern Recognition

Exposing hidden threats to Michigan as we know it.

Pattern Recognition
06/12/2025

The Stain on Detroit No Mayoral Candidate Wants to Talk About

The city is overburdened by people claiming they were injured on city buses, which is a reason ads for personal injury lawyers have proliferated

The Stain on Detroit No Mayoral Candidate Wants to Talk About

The city is overburdened by people claiming they were injured on city buses, which is a reason ads for personal injury lawyers have proliferated

By Jay Murray

Pattern Recognition
05/08/2025

It Costs Almost $3,000 a Year to Obsessively Follow Michigan Sports

The demise of cable is forcing fans to buy nearly every streaming service if they want to catch every game

It Costs Almost $3,000 a Year to Obsessively Follow Michigan Sports

The demise of cable is forcing fans to buy nearly every streaming service if they want to catch every game

By Jay Murray

Pattern Recognition
02/13/2025

I Asked Laurie Pohutsky Questions, Then Livonia’s BLM Crew Doxxed Me

My writing under the name J.Z. Delorean got under the skin of the city’s left-wingers, so they strategized to discredit me

I Asked Laurie Pohutsky Questions, Then Livonia’s BLM Crew Doxxed Me

My writing under the name J.Z. Delorean got under the skin of the city’s left-wingers, so they strategized to discredit me

By Jay Murray

Pattern Recognition
02/06/2025

As Traffic Stops Decline, So Does Law and Order

Since 2020, traffic stops in Livonia have become less common, and now stores are locking up merchandise—is there a link?

As Traffic Stops Decline, So Does Law and Order

Since 2020, traffic stops in Livonia have become less common, and now stores are locking up merchandise—is there a link?

By Jay Murray

Pattern Recognition
11/21/2024

A Livonia High School Fired a Legendary Wrestling Coach, and No One Is Saying Why

A school board meeting devolved into chaos when the community demanded answers

A Livonia High School Fired a Legendary Wrestling Coach, and No One Is Saying Why

A school board meeting devolved into chaos when the community demanded answers

By Jay Murray

Pattern Recognition
11/15/2024

Why Did Michigan’s Gen X Dads Break for Trump?

Some were voting against the Democrats, some did it because Trump is bucking traditional conservative values, and others just didn’t want someone who might start

Why Did Michigan’s Gen X Dads Break for Trump?

Some were voting against the Democrats, some did it because Trump is bucking traditional conservative values, and others just didn’t want someone who might start

By Jay Murray

Pattern Recognition
10/30/2024

Devil’s Night, When Detroit Burned

I saw almost total devastation: smoldering apartment buildings, burned down homes, and piles of wood and ash still smoking

Devil’s Night, When Detroit Burned

I saw almost total devastation: smoldering apartment buildings, burned down homes, and piles of wood and ash still smoking

By Jay Murray

Pattern Recognition
10/24/2024

Why Did Slotkin File for Divorce in D.C.? Because She Lives There

Mike Rogers may be a classic snowbird, but Elissa Slotkin has never had a stable Michigan address as an adult

Why Did Slotkin File for Divorce in D.C.? Because She Lives There

Mike Rogers may be a classic snowbird, but Elissa Slotkin has never had a stable Michigan address as an adult

By Jay Murray

Pattern Recognition
10/22/2024

Cannabis King: Pot Has Peaked in Michigan

According to one of Michigan’s largest operators, rich suburbs don’t let in pot shops, but residents are all smoking weed anyway

Cannabis King: Pot Has Peaked in Michigan

According to one of Michigan’s largest operators, rich suburbs don’t let in pot shops, but residents are all smoking weed anyway

By Jay Murray

The Stain on Detroit No Mayoral Candidate Wants to Talk About

The city is overburdened by people claiming they were injured on city buses, which is a reason ads for personal injury lawyers have proliferated

It Costs Almost $3,000 a Year to Obsessively Follow Michigan Sports

The demise of cable is forcing fans to buy nearly every streaming service if they want to catch every game

I Asked Laurie Pohutsky Questions, Then Livonia’s BLM Crew Doxxed Me

My writing under the name J.Z. Delorean got under the skin of the city’s left-wingers, so they strategized to discredit me

As Traffic Stops Decline, So Does Law and Order

Since 2020, traffic stops in Livonia have become less common, and now stores are locking up merchandise—is there a link?

A Livonia High School Fired a Legendary Wrestling Coach, and No One Is Saying Why

A school board meeting devolved into chaos when the community demanded answers

Why Did Michigan’s Gen X Dads Break for Trump?

Some were voting against the Democrats, some did it because Trump is bucking traditional conservative values, and others just didn’t want someone who might start World War III

Devil’s Night, When Detroit Burned

I saw almost total devastation: smoldering apartment buildings, burned down homes, and piles of wood and ash still smoking

Why Did Slotkin File for Divorce in D.C.? Because She Lives There

Mike Rogers may be a classic snowbird, but Elissa Slotkin has never had a stable Michigan address as an adult

Cannabis King: Pot Has Peaked in Michigan

According to one of Michigan’s largest operators, rich suburbs don’t let in pot shops, but residents are all smoking weed anyway