Rick Perlstein: How the University of Chicago scored the Obama presidential library
Any story about the convergence of libraries and real estate development tends to end the same way: libraries pushed out—or undermined—by real estate interests. But in the case of the… Read more »
Obama’s new version of “Hope” involves a lot of bad words
No judgment here, but it’s more than a little interesting that six of the anonymous sources who spoke to John Heilemann for his New York magazine story about President Obama’s reelection… 3 / Read more »
New book about the Obamas draws “scathing” White House response
The Obamas, a new book about guess who written by New York Times correspondent Jodi Kantor has generated a “scathing” response from the White House because it “includes plenty of… Read more »
Libraries are dens of socialism
Rahm Emanuel has been threading the needle with his passive yet effective strategy of managing of the Windy City’s Occupy Movement. Recently though, the consummate politician has received a louder… Read more »
Why the “Occupy” library is important
One of the more wide-spread stories concerning the occupy movement concerns its libraries. Whether Oakland, Boston or Wall St, many of these “tent cities” have well-organized and carefully curated libraries… Read more »