Chicago’s government-by-racism is failing

Published May 30, 2025 4:55am ET



No one will ever confuse Chicago with a well-run city. Perhaps things would be better if voters stopped voting for racists to be mayor.

Mayor Brandon Johnson added yet another bizarre racial comment to his racial history. He said black people should be in charge because “we are the most generous people on the planet.” Specifically, Johnson said the following: “There are some detractors that will push back on me and say, ‘The only thing the mayor talks about is the hiring of black people.’ No. What I’m saying is when you hire our people, we always look out for everybody else. We are the most generous people on the planet.”

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