The disconnect between Mayor Brandon Johnson’s security priorities and his policy decisions has led to increased costs and reduced public safety.
Dylan Sharkey: Chicago mayor cuts cops for residents while nearly 100 officers protect him
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Laura Washington: Donald Trump must embrace expanded access to obesity-fighting drugs
The costs of obesity could outweigh the hefty price tag of allowing Americans on Medicare and Medicaid to access drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic.
Daniel DePetris: Syrians are relieved Bashar Assad is gone. They also are right to be concerned about the future.
Syrians are relieved that Bashar Assad’s reign is now a thing of the past. Yet there is concern about how Syria will now be governed.
Michael Peregrine: Dick Allen isn’t going to return to save the Sox again. But there are lessons here.
Dick Allen’s Hall of Fame admission comes when the Chicago future of the Sox is once again in doubt.
Sheldon H. Jacobson: Time to reassess how NFL penalties hold back offenses
Penalty yards data point may be more significant to team performance than people realize.
Katherine Yon Ebright: Donald Trump plans to exploit the Alien Enemies Act. The courts should stop him.
Instead of using the Alien Enemies Act to respond to a real invasion, Donald Trump proposes to exploit the law to address a rhetorical “migrant invasion.”
Shadi Bartsch: Separating science and the humanities is hurting us
Universities should teach our students that there is no hard boundary between science and humanistic learning.
Jens Ludwig and Randall Stephenson: What America can learn from ‘Toyota Way’ to improve education outcomes
A “Toyota Way” model would fix problems right when they happen, ensuring that any time a student falls behind, something will catch them back up.
Smitha Vishveshwara: What connects us in this polarizing moment through space and time and humanity
The 2024 solar eclipse offered me links to two physics branches that have changed our perception of nature: relativity and quantum physics.
Jemalyth Fabara: The Chicago school where I teach is closing. Why does this keep happening?
Why weren’t Acero charter school staff and families involved in talks about closing the schools they rely on?