Author: James

“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” – – Newton’s Third Law of Motion (1687) Historically speaking, it was roughly halfway between the time the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock (1620) and the start of the American revolution that science proved actions have consequences. With his publication of Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica,…

The most powerful word in the English language is BECAUSE. After witnessing the trouncing of facts, logic, and reason in the primary election two weeks ago, it’s time to take a hard look at what it’s going to take to convince Chicago’s voters that things should be better. While there is no panacea, the bottom…

It’s been unfixable for over a decade. This is not a new problem: “We are writing today to let you know that the pension crisis has grown so severe that it is now, unfixable,” said the letter co-signed by Miles White, chairman of the Commercial Club; Jim Farrell, chairman of the Civic Committee, and Ty…