Progressive tax system: Fair or foul?
With the possible exception of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, politicians’ favorite four-letter word beginning with “f”’ is “fair.” And between now and Nov. 6 that word, usually paired with “taxes”...
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Instead of campaigning, here’s what Rauner, Pritzker should do with those millions
After a bruising, ugly race to “Occupy Springfield,” the Illinois primary races for governor are finally, and mercifully, over. In the process, the two men left standing allegedly poured more...
Fight for 18! Why is college necessary to be a professional athlete?
Dear sports fans, In June I turn 18 and will receive my high school diploma. I am industrious, dependable and ambitious. Not to brag, but I am also quite talented...
Are the Olympics reaching the finish line?
As rumored, the International Olympic Committee voted Tuesday to award simultaneously the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics — one to Paris and the other to Los Angeles. Assuming the two...
Enough madness: Just pay college athletes
As we approach March Madness, one wonders what it would take to knock the semiprofessional college sports behemoth off its financial and cultural perch. This century has already seen both...
How the NFL exploits young men
In about two months, representatives of the National Football League and media outlets will descend upon Chicago for the 2015 player draft. Much has already been made in this newspaper...
Just wondering
Compact fluorescent light bulbs reduce energy use by perhaps 75 percent and last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, though admittedly they have significantly higher initial purchase prices and some...
Talk is cheap on the apology tour
We have been treated recently to a rash of public apologies by politicians, celebrities, athletes, and even parents or siblings of shooters in assault weapons incidents. From President Barack Obama...
The economic impact of the NATO summit
The recently released estimate by Chicago's host committee on the economic impact of the NATO summit here this month — $128 million — is as far away from reality as...
The economic impact of the NATO summit
The recently released estimate by Chicago's host committee on the economic impact of the NATO summit here this month — $128 million — is as far away from reality as...