Category: Commentary

As Jews are now faced with a new reality, I look to my father’s generation for the blueprint to build the world we want.

We know not to take Donald Trump at his word; he’s flip-flopped on countless issues, including abortion.

The pension reforms proposed add up to an increase in Illinois’ accrued pension liability of $60 billion.

Donald Trump has already issued a slew of dramatic proclamations, but it isn’t yet clear how many will come to fruition. In foreign policy, at least, the message is crystal clear, even if the impact isn’t yet.  That message is: Do what I demand or face the consequences. Trump has demonstrated that he intends to […]

Private parties, like CPS CEO Pedro Martinez, should not use private contracts to insulate themselves from representative government.

As Eileen O’Neill Burke moves to professionalize the state’s attorney’s office, look for people to find ways to undermine her.

There must be a deeper problem in the education sector since we see similar challenges at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.

Rahm Emanuel and Jesse Jackson Jr. have hordes of critics and rivals, but they won’t be looking over their shoulders. 

Democrats must accept that if Donald Trump won decisively, there may be some lessons we can learn.