Jan 5th, 2009
There’s no simple way to research political candidates in Chicago (or in most cities/states, for that matter). So, inspired by voter information guides in San Francisco, I’ve launched a little civics experiment. It’s called the Chicago Elections wiki. The first test of the site will focus on candidates in the Special Election for Rahm Emanuel’s [...]
Nov 6th, 2008
A friend passed along the David Brooks NYT article on why Barack Obama’s generation is different from the Baby Boomers. There are some great insights here, but they’d be much stronger if Brooks didn’t get his generations mixed up. My favorite graf: The baby boomers, who entered adulthood promising a lifetime of activism, have been [...]
Mar 4th, 2008
Heard from a University of Chicago law student friend over the weekend that several of his classmates are supporting Obama, and have either flown to Ohio/Texas or are making calls to urge people to vote for him. Not a surprise, given that the Senator taught there for years, and that most elite law schools feature [...]