Own the Full Truth — Before It Owns You
There is a decades-old expression in politics: “The cover-up is always worse than the crime.” This non-partisan principle is not meant in the literal sense. In fact, the crime is very often far worse than the cover-up. What it really means is that if someone has something that is going to get them into political […]
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No Waiting Until Next Year
The days are shorter, schools are open again, and fall is in the air. Just the right time to take stock of Chicago’s #1 spectator sport – architecture. Hold on there, what are you talking about? What about Da Bears and 100 years of football? What about October baseball in the Friendly Confines? Yes, I […]
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Election Polls: A Look Behind the Numbers
As the 2020 presidential campaign ramps up, we’re getting hit almost daily with new candidate polls, often with wildly different results. Case in point, the most recent CNN poll shows Democratic candidate Kamala Harris plunged from second place with 17% support in June, to 5% support and tied for fourth place. Her strong debate performance […]
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Social Media Could Be in Deep for Fakes
Digital technology is ever-changing and always advancing. This is great for humanity. It creates efficient, unique answers to current challenges. The internet—and specifically social media—has permanently changed how we communicate and gather information. But not all of these changes are positive. The United States government is fighting a new technological threat—deepfakes. Deepfakes are videos that […]
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Souvenirs from This Summer’s Political Carnival
At least twenty-five Democrats – for now! – have taken the plunge and launched campaigns for the presidency in 2020. This crowded primary is approaching a turning point, though. With increasingly difficult requirements to qualify for debates, painful fundraising realities and other laws of political gravity looming, the field should soon begin to shrink. That […]
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