The Gospel of the Bottom Line

I’ve been walking the blocks of Chicago lately, from the glass canyons of the Loop to the bungalows of Canaryville, and I’m hearing a new kind of silence.  It’s the silence of a machine, specifically, those Waymo rigs now prowling our streets, cameras spinning like the eyes of a mechanical spider.  They call it “testing.”  Read More …

The Conservative Movement Subverted the Message of Jesus

In the landscape of modern American politics, few things are as jarring as the chasm between the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and the platform of the current Republican Party, particularly under the banner of the MAGA movement.  While the GOP has successfully branded itself as the party of “faith and family,” a rigorous examination Read More …