Joy derision: Democrats turn Trump’s deadliest weapon against him As once-prolific nicknamer Trump fails to land a hit, Democrats set good manners aside in favour of ridicule The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2024
‘We have to be voting biblically’: the Courage Tour rallies Christians to get Trump in office A travelling tent with self-styled prophets hits swing states and brings a message: help deliver the election to Trump The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2024
Danny Solis’ rise and fall, from promising activist to disgraced Chicago politician to FBI mole The former 25th Ward alderperson sold his political soul for small favors, then tried to reclaim it by wearing a wire on two of the biggest powerhouses in the history of Illinois politics. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 30, 2023
In a League of His Own World Series-winning baseball manager Joe Maddon talks about the need for more African American players, how big data has undermined baseball and why rebellion can lead to an authentic life. Capital & Main · Mar 28, 2023
Before #MeToo, before school board meltdowns, most big movements start small. ‘The Quiet Before’ is about the whisper campaigns. So I’m reading “The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas,” Gal Beckerman’s excellent new book on the modest roots of massive sea changes, and the butterfly effect-like flutter of a parlor game forms in my head. I make leaps of logic that, though overly tidy, are compelling. Chicago Tribune · Mar 9, 2022