As part of a late-in-life effort at self-improvement, I’m trying to become a better journalist by studying Robert Caro and Rahm Emanuel.
In contrast, Rahm falls into the category of powerful men committing dastardly deeds. And yet in his latest essay in the Atlantic, he offers interview tips to journalists.
For the record, this is the second recent series. The first was on the Lincoln Yards TIF deal—aka, the fleecing of Chicago by Mayor Rahm.
Mick Dumke—my old pal and colleague—has long debated whether Rahm actually writes the columns under his byline.
“Voters relying on mainstream coverage to keep them informed probably know only three things about him,” Rahm writes. “He’s a candidate for the Democratic nomination. He has a funny-sounding last name. And he’s gay.”
And then—oh, god, read the rest of this drivel, if you dare.
