Contributing Writer

David Rubinstein

1 article 2011

David Rubinstein contributed to The Weekly Standard, writing about urban policy and government spending. His 2011 article "Fat City" explored issues related to municipal governance or public sector excess.

Fat City

May 30, 2011 · higher education, Illinois, government spending

After 34 years of teaching sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, I recently retired at age 64 at 80 percent of my pay for life. This calculation was based on a salary spiked by summer teaching, and since I no longer pay into the retirement fund, I now receive significantly more than…