Corrupted Justice in Chicago: Unjust Imprisonments Exposed
In the realm of literature, an article titled "Updike at Rest" has been published in The American Conservative, focusing on the Selected Letters of the renowned writer John Updike.
Meanwhile, in the financial sector, Allison Schrager, Senior Fellow and City Journal contributing editor, has penned an article for Bloomberg Opinion, titled "Could Bond Markets Finally Be Making Sense Again?"
Moving on to politics, a Harvard/Harris Poll has shown Trump gaining traction with voters on the crime issue, as reported by RealClear Politics.
In a separate development, Dave Roos has written an article titled "The Volatile History of Flag Burning in the U.S." for a yet unspecified publication.
The criminal justice system has been under scrutiny, with Cook County state's attorney recommending "Certificates of Innocence" for former inmates based on policing irregularities.
In the realm of ideology, Christopher F. Rufo's article titled "Transgenderism Ends in Nihilism" has sparked a debate, with ata777 expressing concern about the elevation of mental illnesses to the status of a human right.
The Federalist has published an article titled "No One Is Talking About The Direct Pipeline From Divorced Parents To School Shooters."
In the political landscape of New York, Zohran Mamdani, a mayoral candidate, is often labelled as a socialist. However, Jeffery C. Mays at the New York Times claims he is not really a socialist. Mamdani's record, on the contrary, suggests otherwise, as he has backed proposals such as "social housing", "democratic control" of gas and electric utilities, and the creation of city-run grocery stores. Mamdani was endorsed by Robert Reich in 2025 for the NYC Democratic mayoral primary and is described as a genuine socialist with an agenda comparable to a manifesto of European leftist politics.
Paul Vallas argues that activists don't care that their policies let violent criminals become millionaires upon release. The resulting settlements have yielded a windfall for law firms and have strained Chicago's budget, diverting hundreds of millions of dollars from public needs.
In the academic sphere, Jon Hartley, a Ph.D. candidate, received an email from a local union affiliate at Stanford University, calling for his firing and the firing of other graduate workers who had declined to pay union dues. At universities across the country, graduate workers are often unable to opt out of paying dues to ideological unions, which use members' money to fund progressive activism.
Jon Hartley argues that forcing Ph.D. students into ideological unions undermines academic freedom and burdens the poorest students. Daniel Di Martino, a Graduate Fellow at the Acton Institute, has written an article titled "When the State Becomes Shareholder: A Catholic Case Against America's Drift Toward Socialism."
Lastly, a quarterly magazine of urban affairs, published by the Manhattan Institute, is edited by Brian C. Anderson. The article titled "New Tech Can Change a City. New York Learned That the Hard Way with Uber." was published by this magazine, which can be downloaded, subscribed to, and donated to. The magazine is copyrighted © 2025 Manhattan Institute.
In Chicago, the city has been leading the nation in overturning wrongful convictions since September 5, 2025. Nicole Gelinas has written an article titled "New Tech Can Change a City. New York Learned That the Hard Way with Uber." published in the New York Times.
