Thursday's Final Word
The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has been criticized for its architectural design, with some comparing it to a World War Two flak tower. The project has also been marred by reports of unpaid subcontractors, with some facing financial ruin. The center's grand opening has sparked discussion about the Obama family and their public appearances together.
- ▪The Obama Presidential Center is a 19-acre campus with a museum, library, auditorium, and other facilities.
- ▪The project has been criticized for its brutalist design and reports of unpaid subcontractors.
- ▪The Obama Foundation had set a goal to have half of the project done by firms owned by female, black, and Latino Chicagoans.
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Thursday's Final Word Ed Morrissey 10:00 PM | June 18, 2026 AP Photo/Erin Hooley I met all the tabs and I clicked myself a few, and to my surprise, like everything else that I've been through, it opened up my eyes ...Was it an acknowledgment to North Korea, the land where he clearly stole this architectural design? https://t.co/qceAm8rfYl— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) June 18, 2026 Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Ed: Land acknowledgments are the political equivalent of declaring preferred pronouns. It's all pomposity and self-importance at no cost whatsoever.
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