Last December, an official verdict concluded the controversial Jussie Smollett case in Chicago, Illinois. The jury found the actor guilty on five felony charges, each for separate incidents of lying to police about the hate crime he staged in January 2019….
Chicago — I am in the Windy City — why is not Washington called the Windy City or the Windiest City? I came with my wife to attend a meeting of the fabled Federalist Society. She is a member of…
Tuesday, 73 percent of Chicago teachers voted to compel their school district to ditch classroom instruction in favor of remote learning because of COVID-19. So, it’s official: Some urban public school districts are employment programs first and institutions of learning…
Last week, a friend phoned to tell me that her child would be unable to make a playdate with my 8-year-old scheduled for the following day. Her son had tested negative for COVID that evening, yet she planned to take…
Teachers playing hooky instead of students about sums up Chicago. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) instructed its 25,000 or so members not to show up for work this week. All but about 10 percent abided. In usurping the decision-making power…
Pennsylvania Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon is one of the congressional Dems who sponsored the Mental Health Justice Act. The bill would give incentives to police departments to replace emergency responders with mental health professionals to respond to crimes with individuals…
Barack and Michelle Obama broke ground Tuesday on what they have termed the “Obama Presidential Center.” It’s a presidential library — plus a museum, athletic center, playground, women’s garden, a wetland walk, a forum, an auditorium, a restaurant, and a…
There are only hours to go before election day, and businesses in most major cities are boarding up in expectation of protests, riots, and God knows what else. This weekend, I passed through Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Minneapolis. It’s the…
Gallimaufry: A Collection of Essays, Reviews, Bits By Joseph Epstein (Axios, 505 pages, $24) For readers yearning for a break from the near nonstop insanity 2020 has brought down on us — and who wouldn’t be just now? — boy have…
