The Chicago Mayor’s Hat Trick of Dreadful Policies - Charles Lipson

The Chicago Mayor’s Hat Trick of Dreadful Policies - Charles Lipson

"When your city elects a mayor whose main job qualification is “organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union,” you get what you paid for, or rather what the powerful CTU paid for.

With Mayor Brandon Johnson, you get a special bonus, an unwelcome one.

His proposed policies are unworkable, unaffordable, and deeply unpopular in the city that elected him less than a year ago.
Three policies stand out for particular ridicule. Mayor Johnson wants to:

• Start city-owned and -operated groceries in some underserved areas...
• Ticket the buses bringing illegal immigrants to Chicago, mostly from Texas...
• Close down all the selective-enrollment (magnet) schools in Chicago, the only ones where students actually read above grade level...