I have a new piece in The Argument.
We haven't (yet?) seen AI affect the labor market by increasing number of people who are unemployed - but there's reason to believe it's contributing to a stagnant labor market by making firms less willing to hire.
www.theargumentmag.com/p/the-tinder...
"Costly, interminable and unsuccessful wars are not a formula for presidential popularity. But neither is victory," @stevechapman.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/04/c...
The federal government does not simply misplace $164.7 billion. It processed those payments one transaction at a time through a system specifically designed to track this information for audit and transparency, two researchers write on @chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/o...
New, worrying details emerge in @chicagosmayor.bsky.social plan to borrow to pay firefighters and cover ballooning legal settlements. @chicagotribune.com editorial explains and decries www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/27/e...
Commentary: The Rev. Jesse Jackson was never just a man at a pulpit on the South Side; he was the skyline itself — imposing, essential and occasionally casting long, complicated shadows over the city that raised him.
I wrote about the Epstein files and what they tell us about men in academia.
In a field where climbing the career ladder is only possible through a combination of luck, mentorship and networking — the files show the ways sexism and misogyny still hold women back.
19thnews.org/2026/02/epst...
Writer and editor Riley Yaxley was excited by increased funding for the literary arts. But quickly was dismayed by the Poetry Foundation’s decision to lay off staff and eliminate readings, workshops and a beloved book club. @chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/25/o...
Commentary: Despite the evidence saying AI is killing students’ critical thinking skills, schools have signed contracts with Big Tech companies, allowing the technology to alter the educational landscape and shape what schools expect from students and educators, who have little say on the matter.
Commentary: In our new study, we examine fatal and nonfatal shootings across 77 Chicago neighborhoods from 2010 to 2021 and assess whether changes in immigration are followed by changes in serious violence.
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“Just know that your big brother in Chicago will have your back, whoever you are — big city, small city — wherever you are, you have a partner in Chicago.”
Think you know who said it? Test your knowledge with the Tribune's Quotes of the Week quiz.
Commentary: As we continue to grapple with gun rights, public safety and political expression in the wake of Pretti’s horrific killing, the intersection of First and Second Amendment protections at protests isn’t just contentious — it can be lethal.
From the Editorial Board: We had a good chat with its founder, Jimmy Wales. We found him to be an interesting thinker when it comes to the alleged AI revolution soaking up attention, and also on the matter of how and why so much of academia is abandoning neutrality in favor of loaded language.
Letter to the Editor: In thinking about what can give hope in 2026, I think of what has provided hope already: Those who took a stand this year for those in need.
Our op-ed contributors wrote thoughtfully this year on how Chicago can develop the amount of housing it needs.
The biggest and maybe the hardest news quiz of the year is here for your seasonal pleasure!
Donald Trump hasn’t even bothered to make a case about why military action off Venezuela’s coast is in our national interest, writes Daniel DePetris.
Truly heinous: A Border Patrol agent has been indicted for violent crimes including sexual assaults, and attempted sexual assaults that occurred in 2022 in Schaumburg, Ill., and Naperville, Ill., according to the U.S. Attorney’s office
My latest, paywall-free, for the @chicagotribune.com:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/o...
"The bottom line is that the agreement, strongly opposed by many faculty members, chips away at the values and rights that have made universities such as Northwestern the envy of the world," a Northwestern professor writes on @chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/o...
The world order established in the wake of World War II reflects a Giving Tuesday take on foreign policy, but Donald Trump‘s is the Black Friday kind: selfish and transactional, writes @lizzyshack.bsky.social on @chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/28/c...
"If President Donald Trump isn’t careful, he could run the risk of giving more to his Saudi friend than is warranted," @dandepetris.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/18/o...
(waves arms around) everything is mostly awful, yes.
but! the @chicagotribune.com's tiktok is 2 followers away from 5K and we'd sure appreciate the support because we have some cool ideas in the works 👀
www.tiktok.com/@chicagotrib...
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is facing drunken driving charges after police said his car jumped a curb and crashed into a hedgerow in the west suburbs.
Operation Midway Blitz is entering its third month in the Chicago area. State Sen. Guzman and a community organizer write on @chicagotribune.com that this moment is more than just "residents blowing whistles." It is a larger community-led movement.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/o...
Reports say that the executive branch’s legal office is claiming that Trump's campaign in the Caribbean does not technically meet the definition of "hostilities" in the 1973 War Powers Resolution, @dandepetris.bsky.social writes on @chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/c...
A demonstrator wearing an inflatable duck costume skips across the street as police clear the area after the 6 p.m. protest curfew near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on Beach Street Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Broadview. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
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ICE detention facility, Broadview
coverage: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/24/c...
"The Department of Homeland Security said its immigration enforcement operation in Chicago is named in Katie’s honor. But Katie would not have wanted this," Denise Lorence, Katie Abraham's mom, writes on @chicagotribune.com .
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/o...
Lawmakers must ensure Illinois consumers get insurance worth their payments
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/16/o...
What’s in a famous name?
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. One of the famed names of our time.
His son, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., shares that name and all that it connotes, as he mounts a comeback to regain his seat in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District.
Immigration raids and the federal government shutdown together add up to a direct attack on mobility — the very ladder that has long defined America’s promise, a professor from the University of Wisconsin Madison writes on @chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/08/o...
