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The Johnson & Johnson Pause Apr. 22, 2021
In 2008, then-President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, famously said: "You never... Read More
The Johnson & Johnson Pause Apr. 22, 2021
In 2008, then-President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, famously said: "You never... Read More
We Need a New Base Realignment and Closure Commission -- Not a New Bureaucracy Apr. 23, 2020
In times of crisis like the one we are now going through, calls to grow an already-bloated bureaucra... Read More
Not Wasting a Serious Crisis Mar. 21, 2020
My sainted mother was a public school teacher until she married my father and immediately, as a marr... Read More
Understandable Outrage Mar. 28, 2019
It's hard to process what has happened in the last few days. First, President Donald Trump's ongoing... Read More
A Victory for the Chicago Police Code of Silence Jan. 20, 2019
When Chicago police fatally shot a 17-year-old boy on a Southwest Side street in October 2014, the s... Read More
A Cold Wind off Lake Michigan -- for Chicago and America Sep. 14, 2018
"It's the Lord of the Flies on LaSalle Street," wrote columnist John Kass in the Chicago Tribune. In... Read More
The Truth Behind Chicago's Violence Aug. 12, 2018
The bloodletting in Chicago last weekend, with 74 people shot, 12 fatally, was enough to horrify eve... Read More
Which Politicians Look Like Their Home State? May. 12, 2018
West Virginia — which, between 2015 and 2016, was the only state to see both more deaths than ... Read More
The Chase for Amazon Will End in Tears Oct. 08, 2017
The mayors doing their utmost to get Amazon's second headquarters for their cities are having a gran... Read More
Shirts vs. Skins 2017 Feb. 25, 2017
Back before kids sports — with their pricey equipment, expensive coaches and summer camps R... Read More
Rahm, I Tried to Warn You Jan. 07, 2016
WASHINGTON — Chicago has always struck me as one of the most affluent cities in the world. Gro... Read More
Chicago Needs More Tasing Jan. 03, 2016
Progress is often hard to measure, but in the coming year in Chicago, there will be one revealing in... Read More
Racist Silence Binds Chicago and Israel in Killing of Teenagers Dec. 03, 2015
There are many similarities in the killing of Black teenagers by police on American streets, and the... Read More
The Next Front in the War on Religious Freedom Aug. 28, 2015
Stop bellyaching about Washington. All the country's best fascists are on your local city council. N... Read More
Supreme Court Justice Eric Holder? Sep. 30, 2014
After 5 1/2 bumpy years of controversial service, the besieged but bolstered attorney general, Eric ... Read More
Fireplug Felons Won't Wreck Rahm! May. 21, 2014
CHICAGO — It was not the worst weekend in recent memory. Only two men were killed and 26 other... Read More
The White House's Cover-up of Benghazi May. 13, 2014
The Obama administration continues to suppress documents that could finally explain why U.S. officia... Read More
Competing for the Obama Library May. 04, 2014
To say that California is in better fiscal condition than Illinois is like saying the captain of the... Read More
Democrats' Failure Factories Jan. 22, 2014
Teachers unions supply the Democratic Party with money and foot soldiers. But if Democrats intend to... Read More
