Steven Malanga, George M. Yeager Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and City Journal’s senior editor, joins Ted and Mark to discuss how Illinois compares to other states when it comes to issues like crime, outmigration and pension debt.
Read more about Illinois’ outlier status:
- 2021 Census numbers are horrible for Illinois: Population decline second worst in country, behind only New York
- Illinois pension shortfall surpasses $500 billion, average debt burden now $110,000 per household
- Illinois pols might get rid of Madigan, but don’t expect them to get rid of his machine
- WalletHub, Tax Foundation confirm what Illinoisans already know: they’re overtaxed
With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
Audio and summary 
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.