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.
Bravo to Utah professors disputing the current narrative on the effect of bail reform on crime stats. But these studies are looking in the wrong direction. Instead of evaluating how many commit more crime upon release, we should be studying how many violent crimes have been committed by those who have been previously arrested. It’s just anecdotal, but how many times do we hear that these criminals have rap sheets a mile long? It seems the majority of violent crime is committed by the same criminals, over and over again. That, of course, would be an indictment of prosecutors and… Read more »