When Michael Jordan was a player, he repped as hard as he could for the players union. Now he's on the other side, and just as tough. Is he a hypocrite? Or just a rational economic actor? Read more
The sex-abuse scandal at Penn State has underlined the university's dependence on college football, both economically and emotionally. Should it end the football program? Seventy years ago, the University of Chicago did, and it succeeded against the presumed odds. Read more
Your mother was right: don't go play in the street. Cars aren't that much safer, either. Clubs, offices, bars, and car washes, on the other hand, are quite safe (in terms of murders, at least). Read more
TIF reform, speeding cameras, tax breaks, pension reform, Big Bellies, the money-purchase option, Sears, and more: it's heavy legislative season. Read more
No matter what happens with the Cain accusations, he's not going to win the election: he's doomed because of his political ideas before his private actions. It's a much more interesting story about power than it is about politics. Read more
Drug use among teens, by race and drug of choice; the continued rise of prescription opiate abuse; no further insight into Emanuel's thoughts on decriminalization; and more. Read more
A Supreme Court case raises fascinating, eerie questions about the reliability of eyewitness testimony and how courts should deal with it. But the answers probably won't be as engaging. Read more
The aerosolized spray paint can comes from the Chicago 'burbs, but the process of spraying paint on to things dates back to the Columbian Exposition of 1893 (and explains its "White City" name). Or maybe it doesn't. Read more
After criticism from the public and a healthy number of aldermen, the mayor cuts back on some of his cutbacks and spreads the sticker-fee pain a bit. Read more
