A medal after ignoring presidential orders
On Nov. 22, in a White House ceremony, I was one of 21 Americans, two posthumously, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. It is our nation's...
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A conversation with Abner Mikva — and the rest is history
Around Christmas time in 2006, then-Sen. Barack Obama called and asked to arrange a meeting with him, Abner Mikva and me in my office. When we met, Obama told us...
What would Justice Scalia think?
Justice Antonin Scalia often wrote that the words of the Constitution should be read literally and carefully. He believed when words have plain meaning, there was no room for interpretation....
Mr. Rauner: Advice from a Democrat who voted for you
As a Democrat who voted for Republican Bruce Rauner, I'd like to offer 10 suggestions to make him an effective governor. 1) Send your campaign staff home. The campaign by...
Miracles in space
Fifty years ago today, we took a giant step in communications history with the first transatlantic live television broadcast connecting Europe and America. For the first time, Europeans saw the...
Bringing Chicago to the world
Professor Allen Sanderson's "Consider the options; Chicago could make a better investment than Olympics 2016" (Commentary, April 22) acknowledged that "it would be lovely for this magnificent city to have...
For kids’ sake, TV must go a la carte
With the click of their remote controls, television viewers today can access some of the best programming ever produced. But as any viewer knows, networks also are offering some of...
Big year for Sox
The highlight of 2005 was the sweeping victory of the White Sox in the World Series. Nearly 100 years ago, the Chicago Cubs won four National League pennants (1906, 1907,...
Johnson’s tenacity
More than 20 years ago, Chicago invited applications for five authorized cable television licenses. John Johnson called to ask if we would work with a group of black Chicagoans to...
Aon story flaw
In past years, I served as a member of the board of directors of both the Tribune Co. and Aon. The Tribune's front-page headline on March 5 was "Aon CEO...