Chicago has always had a kinetic pulse. Stand at any Loop corner and you feel it: the steel skeleton of the L humming above, declaring that this city […]
Homelessness / Policy
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The Housing Program So Effective That Lawmakers Are Fighting Their Own Party to Save It
There are moments in Washington when the ideological theater goes quiet and something like common sense breaks through. This is one of them. Twenty-two House Republicans, led by […]
Media / Rights and Equality / Sports
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The NBA’s Global Bet: How Basketball Became America’s Most Valuable Export
The NBA tipped off another season last night, and for those of us who have followed the game since Reggie and Rik, something feels different this time. The […]
Education / Technology
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How to Train Your Own AI (Without Writing a Line of Code)
Want your computer to think more like you? Remember those YouTube lectures you loved? Summarize research papers you bookmarked but never read? You can train your own AI […]
Education / Technology
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Mac, Windows… or Maybe Something Better
This week marks a quiet but important milestone in tech life. On Tuesday, October 14th, Windows 10 stops receiving security updates. After that, every unpatched PC becomes a […]
Climate / Ethics / Policy / Technology
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Green Energy Won the Market. Ideology Won’t Let It Win the Narrative
There’s a peculiar dynamic at work in American energy policy right now, one that reveals something deeper about our political moment than mere partisanship. The facts themselves are […]
Art / Education / Ethics / Policy
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The Subversive Power of Sharing Books
One of the quiet pleasures of middle age is scanning your own bookshelf, not for something new, but for the ghosts of what shaped you. The books are […]