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Caught in the Crosshairs
Taking on ‘Mayor 1 Percent’
The people of Chicago are grappling with a big question that people in nearly every urban place face: Can anyone really govern such a sprawling, brawling city? Reclaim Chicago — an upstart populist coalition that has become a major force in the city — says the answer...
In OtherWords: February 11, 2015
This week in OtherWords, Donald Kaul is back with his take on the kerfuffle over President Obama’s recent remarks on religion. In it, he explains that truth and politics don’t mix. You’ll also find Martha Burk saying it’s time for a woman to run the country and Jim...
Net Neutrality’s Biggest Deal Ever
One of the greatest public policy victories in decades is just around the corner. The issue? Net Neutrality — the principle that keeps Internet users in charge of their online experience. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has confirmed that he'll base new Net Neutrality rules...
At the Fringes No Longer
It's that time of year and Americans are honoring some of our favorite presidents. How about honoring our female presidents this time around? Oh, I forgot. There aren’t any. Frankly, I find America's two-centuries-and-counting streak of all-male presidents astounding....
Telling the Truth about Religious Violence
President Barack Obama committed the ultimate political blunder the other day. He blurted out the truth. Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast, he warned his Christian brethren against “getting up on our high horse” when condemning the violence of Muslim...
Green Believers
By framing measles vaccinations as a matter of choice, Senator Rand Paul made himself — along with all politicians who value individual liberty more than the common good — look silly. Bruce Jenner is sporting nail polish and a ponytail. If the Olympic gold medalist...
Marshaling Marooned Tax Dollars
Republican lawmakers have largely greeted President Barack Obama’s new spending plan as dead on arrival. But at least one provision has a chance of becoming law: a plan to tax the profits that large U.S. corporations have parked in offshore tax shelters and use that...
Eating Local in the Wintertime
"Has nobody in this bleeping town heard of a kale salad?" I wanted to scream. That’s the anguish of a Californian convert transplanted to Wisconsin in the dead of winter. As I remind anyone who tries to assure me that Madison is a lovely town and Wisconsin has...
A Corporate Apostate
Business schools preach a strict, anti-social doctrine of corporate management that comes down to this: CEOs must be idiots. By that I mean the original Greek word idiotes, which applied to people who care only about themselves and the prosperity of their immediate...
