Contrarian Article

What Chicago needs to hear is encapsulated in the final two paragraphs of this excellent essay:

• While the worst of the 2020 riots may have passed, Chicago is entering a new period in which it must now confront a new plight: A crisis of Mayor Lightfoot’s authority. If Chicago learned any lesson over how Ms. Lightfoot navigated the George Floyd riots, we learned from aldermen reasoned debate with the mayor is non-existent, discussion over crisis management is unwelcome or counterproductive, and her judgment is not subject to logical or dispassionate examination. From Chicago Police, we learned appeals for help will go unanswered and punishment awaits those who express anguish in a fleeting moment. We also learned Ms. Lightfoot is more hostile to law-and-order measures than she is to riots and looting. Most important, we learned Ms. Lightfoot will always seek out a villain (President Trump, City Council members) or a scapegoat (Chicago police officers) to deflect attention away from her missteps.
  
  If Ms. Lightfoot were to be graded for her performance at mitigating the crisis, at best her response demonstrated the mayor has abysmal judgement and lacks the ability to comprehend and cope with emergencies. At worst, Lightfoot waved a white flag to opponents of law and order.

As usual, go read it all to get the full effect.