Sears Tower Takes A New Name, And Its Identity Blurs

“How would New Yorkers feel if the owners of the Empire State or Chrysler Buildings sold off the naming rights to those buildings? How would Parisians react if the Eiffel Tower changed names? … Putting your name on the city’s–and the nation’s–tallest building is a privilege that should be earned, not simply coaxed out of owners in a real estate deal.”