We’re All Part of The Team
I was part of a team today. This afternoon I went for my regular swim at the local park district pool. Loaded down with Thanksgiving food, it was harder than...
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After A Visit To New York, Some Reflections On American Cities
[caption id="attachment_295" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Second Ave. and 60th St in New York City, taken by me from the Roosevelt Island Tram, which floats above the street.[/caption] I visited New York...
Gov.-Elect Pritzker, Let’s Heal Illinois’ Cultural Rift
Embed from Getty Images Dear Governor-Elect J.B. Pritzker, I write to you with serious concern about our divided state. While Democrats have won a tremendous victory in Illinois, winning not...
My News Diet
[caption id="attachment_280" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Fallow newspaper boxes in downtown Chicago, January 2012. Credit: Dan X. O'Neil.[/caption] Because I work in politics, friends often assume I like to talk about the...
A Letter To My Conservative Friends
Dear Conservative Friend, I have admired many conservatives. George Will, Jack Kemp, Bill Kristol, William Safire, and Peggy Noonan among them. Their thinking was strong and robust enough that it...
Prepare To Be Dissatisfied This November
Here in the city of Chicago, there are few visual signs that a critical national election is less than two weeks away. Our six Congressmen and two Senators mirror the...
Saturday Morning Again
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMZ3Jn7hZow[/embedyt] When it comes to making videos, there's really nothing more fun than getting friends videos from around the world and then assembling them into one piece. Last week...
I Hate Swimming, But I’ll Never Stop
[caption id="attachment_247" align="aligncenter" width="533"] The Welles Park pool in Chicago where I swim. In the summer, the walls slide aside to the open air. On winter mornings, sunlight streams in.[/caption]...
What Did You Do On Saturday Morning?
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gIjM8m9O8U[/embedyt] Last week over a dozen friends sent me amazing videos from around the world to show what they were doing on their Saturdays. First, I want to say...