Manz: Michigan can’t afford to miss the crypto moment

For most of the 20th century, Michigan was synonymous with American innovation. From the birth of the modern automobile to the rise of the middle class, the state powered a century of industrial strength. But in recent years, that dynamism has faded. Michigan's economic engine, once the envy of the world, now sputters — stalled by regulatory inertia, high taxation and a policymaking class increasingly disconnected from emerging global trends.