I got to know Jean Shepherd firsthand, “A Christmas Story” was more of a personal parable than a holiday story.
Category: Commentary
Faith leaders: Chicago’s investment in community safety will make a crucial difference
We were gratified to see a Chicago mayor introduce a 2025 budget investment of more than $100 million in community safety.
Michael L. Millenson: Abuses by doctors and hospitals led to health insurers’ clout over coverage
There are no simple villains or heroes in U.S. health care, but we must figure out how to curb the unhealthy practices harming Americans.
Jerald McNair: This holiday season, let’s help our youths see the good in others and themselves
Let’s be role models and believers in a more auspicious future for our youths.
The Rev. Beth Brown: Why the holidays have me contemplating scarcity
Historically, scarcity has functioned to keep the masses fighting each other for scraps instead of combining efforts to work together.
Kam Buckner: The risks of firing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez now
Disrupting Chicago Public Schools now jeopardizes administrative continuity and the sense of normalcy that students and teachers need.
Sheldon H. Jacobson: What do totals of mass shootings and school shootings tell us?
2024 is on track to have the lowest number of mass shootings since 2019, but school shootings are up.
Mohammad Hosseini: Should AI be used to resurrect extinct species like the Neanderthal?
Thanks to new AI developments, we are witnessing an increase in the pace of genomic techniques, but shall we try the AI master key on every door?
Abraham Scarr: To fix failing Peoples Gas pipe replacement program, focus on safety — not expansion
The true goal of the Safety Modernization Program is to expand Peoples Gas’ system and entrench its profits, not to protect public safety.
Cory Franklin: Journalists failed to ask Dr. Anthony Fauci the hard questions during the pandemic
Science journalists sat on their hands while the nonscience media fawned over public officials, as deaths were still rising.