Opinion and Column Writing @ DePaul University

Real men don’t drive diesel pickups with stickers in the back window of Calvin peeing on their rival truck company.

Real men don’t paint their chests for football games.

These actions do not make a man. Continue Reading »

We exercise human rights, except for a bay in Cuba. America is a beacon for the individual right to privacy, unless the government wants our cell phone records. And, finally, we celebrate freedom of speech and peaceful assembly, except during the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Continue Reading »

In Fool’s Gold, the romantic comedy adventure starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, Tess (Hudson) and Finn (McConaughey) embark on a search for lost treasure from a Spanish galleon that sunk in the Caribbean almost three hundred years ago.

Tess and Finn are in the middle of a divorce after their impulsive marriage. Finn has a mounting debt with rapper and Caribbean island owner Bigg (yes, Bigg) Bunny and the movie opens with Finn’s boat sinking. Just as his life appears to be reaching bottom, he discovers remnants from the galleon. Continue Reading »

Although the positive effects of the Olympics are debatable in recent host cities, Chicago is uniquely positioned to benefit from the 2016 Summer Olympics. Continue Reading »

The race to become the next Olympic host city is exciting. Chicago is captivated by visions of the 2016 games, yet their arrival onto Lake Michigan’s grand shores will have far-reaching negative consequences. Continue Reading »

A serial killer ends the lives of ten innocent Americans. He is convicted by a jury and sentenced to death. 69% of Americans are in favor of the death penalty in such cases. The majority of citizens believe that our government has the right to kill those convicted of certain crimes. Continue Reading »

William Warman is a prominent Chicago developer.

During the last ten years, his development companies enabled South Loop high rises to shoot up like geysers. Pools of buyers were eager to move in. Developers raced to build, investors backed them, and Chicago politicians enjoyed the concomitant benefits associated with booming neighborhoods. Condos seemed to appreciate in value before the owners even had a chance to pick out curtains. Continue Reading »

I recall a Coors Light commercial about ten years ago.  In the ad, a few guys standing next to a pickup truck after a long day of work look out over the vast, and very flat, plains.  Once they pop open their cans of beer, a massive mountain falls from the sky down to the fields adjacent to them.  The idea is that the fermented grains and hops in the silver can bring the refreshing feel of the Rockies to anyone. Continue Reading »