Why I Returned My Amazon Kindle Colorsoft
I loved my Amazon Kindle Colorsoft until I hated it. But once you see the faulty yellow stripe across the bottom of the screen, you can’t unsee it.
On My 21st Chicagoversary, I No Longer Have Faith in Chicago
Progressive mayoral tantrums trying to class-shame people to stay just remind Chicagoans who’ve decided to leave why they’re leaving.
A Republican Jew on Passover
A friend used to say neither party was truly on the side of actual Americans. But after 10/7, Republicans didn’t come for the Jews. Democrats did.
A Jew with Corrective Lenses
I’m a Jew who never expected my identity, worldview, and politics to suddenly shift in the course of a single, awful day. And I know I’m not alone.
Why I’ve Stayed in Chicago for 20 Years
It’s not easy or pretty, but life isn’t without challenge anywhere else in America either. We stay because so many things about this place make us care enough to stay. And that’s something I think outside observers always miss about Chicago.
Why New Yorkers Don’t Understand Chicago Pizza
New Yorkers always seem to completely misunderstand Chicago pizza. There’s a reason for that.
Why Is Streetsblog So Bitchy?
You can’t get people on your side when you’re constantly chasing them away. So why does Streetsblog spend so much time telling people they suck?
Preckwinkle’s Pop-Tax Political Faceplant
Preckwinkle should have learned from the foie-gras controversy of a decade ago: in the Chicago region, standing between locals and their favorite foods is a dangerous place to be.
Donald Trump Is So Dumb. (How Dumb Is He?)
Yes, we’d all love Donald Trump, the president, to be presidential. But Donald Trump, the human being, is a bullying, ignorant child.
Why Chicago Has No Jane Jacobs
On Sunday, Ai Weiwei said people who live censored lives in China eventually become complicit in their own subjugation. Little did he know he was talking about Chicago, too.