How William Lorimer was expelled from the U.S. Senate
Alabama voters will decide in a special election Dec. 12 whom they want to send to Washington to serve in the U.S. Senate. Polls in the heavily Republican state show...
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Democrats must revisit the ‘deplorables’ if they want to stem Trumpism
Had I been faithful to my roots, I’d be one of those missing pieces of the puzzle that pundits are looking for to explain the supporters of Donald Trump. He...
In defense of the patched-up, added-on, built up architecture of real life
The day I dropped out of architecture school, l walked through one neighborhood after another. It was my habit to take my quandaries and conflicts to Chicago’s streets, and this...
This year on Thanksgiving, think of the Pilgrims in your own family
Let me suggest a way of celebrating Thanksgiving borrowed from my parents’ Passover table. When marking the Israelites’ escape from being Pharaoh’s slaves, each person is commanded to tell the...
Remembering Mayor Harold Washington’s death, 30 years ago
Ramon Ross, 12, felt a personal loss when Harold Washington, Chicago’s first black mayor, suffered a fatal heart attack the day before Thanksgiving 30 years ago. It marked the death...
Maybe Trump didn’t campaign so he could govern — but so he could keep campaigning
It’s tough to get a handle on Donald Trump’s political style, especially now. Conventional wisdom says he should focus on tax reform so Republicans will have something to tout in...
The Chicago public health czar who craved celebrity
From Day One, Dr. Herman Bundesen served notice that he intended to turn the obscure Chicago office of health commissioner into a headline-generating machine, the likes of which other Chicago...
Wedding kerfuffle shows sometimes people speak the same language — even when they don’t
Aunt Eva's wedding decades ago was a prequel of the disputes I hear today over immigration and assimilation, though I didn't realize it then. At 9 or 10, my mind...
Catch ’em if you can: Chicago’s marathons
In the beginning, the Chicago Marathon didn't offer prize money, though the first winner could have used a little. "I have four part-time jobs, just to study for the ministry,"...
Chelsea Manning at Harvard: What was the dean thinking?
As a fan of mystery stories and a veteran of the ivory tower, I couldn't resist mulling over the Chelsea Manning caper. Manning was named a Harvard visiting fellow by...