News columnist on staff at the Chicago Sun-Times since 1987, also blogging daily at everygoddamnday.com, and the author of nine books, the most recent being "Every Goddamn Day," published by the University of Chicago Press.
Miss it? TEN years ago on EGD: Nothing about Trump was hidden. America saw exactly who Trump is. And elected him anyway. chicago.suntimes.com/2016/8/1/183...
Steinberg: Courageous within GOP resist 'danger to the Republic'The advent of Donald Trump is no unique American phenomenon but the latest symptom of a global retreat from modern values of an interconnected world.chicago.suntimes.comMy blog post today: www.everygoddamnday.com?m=0
My blog post today: www.everygoddamnday.com?m=0
“Ganbatte Kumamoto!” Thinking of you after this recent earthquake, hoping it is not as bad as in 2016. www.everygoddamnday.com/2016/07/pray...
"Pray for Kumamoto & Kumamon" — The birth of Cute Studies"Pray for Kumamoto & Kumamon!"—The Birth of Cute Studies. An original Mosaic feature.www.everygoddamnday.comwww.instagram.com/reel/DZhlurk...
autotunewithartists on Instagram: "One Voice Children’s Choir presents a powerful and inspiring Believer by Imagine Dragons cover, performed by talented young voices …"One Voice Children’s Choir presents a powerful and inspiring Believer by Imagine Dragons cover, performed by talented young voices united by music, resilience, and hope.Originally written by Imagine Dragons, Believer is a song about transformation through adversity. This cover is inspired not only by the original message of the song, but also by lead singer Dan Reynolds’ personal journey with Ankylosing Spondylitis—a chronic illness that shaped the song’s meaning of pain becoming strength.At One Voice Children’s Choir, we believe that the challenges you face in life help you grow—and ultimately help you become a believer in yourself.This Believer by Imagine Dragons cover showcases the emotional depth and strength of our singers as they bring new life to a song that resonates with people around the world. Through music, movement, and storytelling, this performance highlights how adversity can shape purpose, confidence, and belief.The choir’s performance is paired with expressive choreography by dancers from Center Stage Studios, adding visual storytelling that amplifies the song’s message of resilience and growth.Song : Imagine dragon - Believerwww.instagram.comMy column on page two of the Sun-Times (and my last column for a few weeks). www.everygoddamnday.com/2026/07/a-ro...
A root canal AND rotator cuff surgery? Lucky me.You can view medical care as the ordeal it is. Or as a privilege.www.everygoddamnday.comMy column on page two of the Sun-Times today: www.everygoddamnday.com/2026/07/one-...
One bad Apple (update) can spoil the whole weekI thought I was allowing some routine software formality. I thought wrong.www.everygoddamnday.comHistory, like life, is long messy, complicated, contradictory, glorious, dismal, clear, confusing .... you get the point. Reading this in the NYT today, a Yale professor urging Americans rally to the defense of the Smithsonian, made me want to gnaw the door jamb. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Can’t Leave the Smithsonian AloneThe Trump White House and its history police want us all to live in their chosen bubble, immune from instability or perceived disorder.www.nytimes.com
