Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Why We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case
November 5, 2026
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Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.
New Trier High School made national headlines nine years ago as a “canary in a coal mine” for political indoctrination in public schools. The canaries lived.
Among the consequences of economic growth that badly lags national averages are billions of lost revenue every year. Yet denial reigns in Illinois, fueling the vicious cycle of demand for higher taxes.
Guaranteed that some of that Extra Pay Raise that they’ll get will go Right Back to the Democrats as donations.
This is absurd. These faculty members work very little, often from home, have limited office hours and have no performance metrics in which to be measured…while being paid $100K. You don’t like the pay…go find a new job.
More, more we need more 100,000 isn’t enough.
Was quitting and taking a job elsewhere not an option for faculty members?