Focus on poverty, not gun violence. . .

Linking two of the city’s chronic issues, Lightfoot said gun violence is “a symptom of poverty.”

. . .  not also a cause, helping to drive wealth producers away?

via Mayor Lori Lightfoot hosting Chicago poverty summit: ‘We’re no longer going to look the other way’ – Chicago Tribune

But as Instapundit warns, don’t be cocky.

via ‘National satisfaction’ reaches 15-year high, ‘greatly increases’ Trump reelection

I see this White House tip sheet and see how well it’s done and how attuned to the political demands of the season, and think of the last previous Republican president and his flaccid response to such demands.

GW gave us an example of longsuffering while dropping the ball politically — and this while holding the highest of political responsibility. Likable guy, as was his father before him, but not presidential.

via News | The White House

Tells us more about him than what he said about farmers or black and hispanic workers long time ago. His record shouts.

Man on fire with this idea.

Let’s hope so.

Especially in view of Obama’s hopelessness when he [his man] called the dismal economic performance “the new normal.” 

via Public credits Trump more than Obama for booming economy

Oh no!

Senator — now top of the heap — Don Harmon’s favorite legislation, going back to his mere #2 status, as detailed in Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters .

via RiverBender.com

A sign of wisdom among the young? I think so.

For many teens who have been on social media since they were in the single digits, grappling with their emerging adulthood in real time is forcing them to take a hard look at how they present themselves. As a result, they are routinely culling their Instagram feeds and deleting posts just days or even hours after they go up.

Deciding what’s printable, becoming editors. Every writer needs one.

“My generation is getting so much better at managing who we are online,” said Bree Ford, a 16-year-old in Harrisburg, Pa. “There have been times when I’ve been frustrated with something and I’ll post about it and then I don’t want it up there anymore, so I delete it. No one needs to see that if I’m going to get over it in an hour.”

Words of wisdom.

more more more at WSJ

He was fun to have for a neighbor, apparently.

via Block Club Chicago