Sense of Serving
The military draft has been a focus of my life since I was a teenager. I was a Vietnam Kid. The war always loomed large for me. When I was in college I was obsessed with it. I was convinced that I would die in Vietnam if I had to
Don’t Call Me a Sissy
I watched the NBA Finals with rapt attention as LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. One thing
I Beg to Differ
The scuttlebutt in the machinery business is that the Branford Group and partners made a bundle on the Bronson Products auction a week ago.
Dad’s Day
Father’s Day gives us a reason to celebrate our Dads, either in life or in memory. I think of my father, Leonard, every day during a
Saving Ferris
Some of you may remember a blog I wrote a year and a half ago promoting “Saving Ferris,” my latest YouTube documentary about the Chicago
Check Your Bags
I heartily recommend the current issue of Bloomberg Businessweek for a brilliant article on the Takata airbag saga, recounting the dubious decisions the company made
Chicago Zoo
Within the first week of June 2016, 13 Chicagoans have been shot and killed, primarily in the war zone called the South Side of Chicago.