A month before his death, Andrew Breitbart had dinner with Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn at their Hyde Park residence. more ›

Conservative Fox News correspondent and bow-tie enthusiast Tucker Carlson bid $2,500 to have dinner with Bill Ayers, the 60s-era radical turned educator turned Republican punching bag. more ›

Last night, Chris Matthews hosted a Q&A session with Tucker Carlson, Paul Begala, and Arianna Huffington at the Chicago Theater as part of the 2009 Speaker Series. Matthews aside, the panel was set up to be a conversation about the news, a discussion among the people that "blog about it, analyze it and are against it." The subjects included Barack Obama's role as a transformative president, the future of the war in Afghanistan and the government's hand in shaping and rebuilding the national economy. With the exception of Carlson, each panelist took positions that, if you watch cable news, felt familiar. Paul Begala occupied the center left, Huffington advocated for the independent center, and Matthews was decidedly on the liberal left. more ›

2009 will not only bring us a new President (and hopefully a new governor), but a new speaking series at the Chicago Theatre and boy, does it look awesome. The series features an evening of conversation with the 'Stars of the Political World' at The Chicago Theatre, Radio City Music Hall in NYC and The Wang Theatre in Boston. The lineup is pretty strong and we can't take our eyes off that first one: Maher vs Coulter? It's like every Macho Man vs Hulk Hogan grudge match from our childhood amped up on amphetamines. If you see a rip in the space-time continuum somewhere around State & Lake that night, at least you'll know why. Our one caveat? No Soledad O'Brien. Man, we love her. more ›

The internets are in a tizzy with with a new ad making the rounds on YouTube. Our gal in the trenches, Lynn Sweet, called it "riveting", and Matt Drudge helped blow it up even further after San Francisco Chronicle writer Carla Marinucci blogged about it. In fact, it seems that everyone has weighed in on this piece of viral political film-making, including the irrepressible Tucker Carlson, who referred to Hillary as "castrating" (ouch!) Even... more ›

Along with everyone else, Chicagoist has been watching as Katrina formed, advanced, and finally plowed over New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Our hearts go out to everyone who was there and who lost family and friends, their homes and possessions. In some ways, this storm was reminiscent of Hurricane Andrew, a Category 4 hurricane that immobilized Miami-Dade County (and one Chicagoist staffer) in 1992. Both storms crept slowly towards their target, leaving Miami and... more ›