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Whet Moser
The Early History and Politics of Chicago Bike Culture
By Whet Moser
In the 1960s, bicycle commuters were considered to be weird freaks; by 1970, the city had a vibrant bike movement, even before OPEC blew gas prices up. What happened over those short years might explain a lot why some writers get so angry about the idea of bicycle infrastructure. Read more
Race, Poverty, and Sleep
By Whet Moser
A new study of Chicagoans finds substantial racial disparities in sleep quality and sleep patterns... which researchers suggest could be tied to the city's intense segregation. Read more
More Reads on Poverty and Segregation
By Whet Moser
Measuring the toll of homicide not just in numbers, but in years of life lost in some of Chicago's most violent neighborhoods; George Romney's history of desegregation; and more Read more
The Prentice Hospital Debate Heats Up Again
By Whet Moser
Bertrand Goldberg's brutalist hospital was a technical masterpiece of its time, from its innovative structure to the technology used in designing it. Can preservationists link its inner beauty to its future? Read more
Did the Financial Crisis Make Partisan Gridlock Inevitable?
By Whet Moser
After Barack Obama was elected, chief of staff Rahm Emanuel told an audience of execs that "you never want a serious crisis go to waste." New research suggests, however, that financial crises usually go to waste, resulting in polarized gridlock and a host of minor reforms instead of total reinvention. Read more