I don't think the people of Chicago should be robbed of their birthright to be perennial losers.
Gene WeingartenMy neighborhood is fairly white, yet the local middle school is all black. It is bad. It is very bad.
Gene WeingartenI believe the publisher is a member of the editorial board, and I think his vote would matter.
Gene WeingartenAsk creative people where they get their ideas, and they will roll their eyes. It's the most common question, but it's also a bad one because the answer is inevitably disappointing. From the inside, creativity seems like an arduous task, often involving plebeian, imperfect choices, driven less by inspiration than by deadline.
Gene Weingarten