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.
Chicago’s place and legacy as a financial center died decades ago. It is a second tier regional hub at best.
Chicago’s financial legacy will be bankruptcy.
Chicago is not a leading financial services industry like it once was and not sure there is much of a legacy left. Northern Trust is one of the few still standing. American National, Harris Bank, Continental, LaSalle Bank, First Chicago – all gone. There are good, smaller banks that still invest in communities, but it seems at some point the money is too good to pass up and the board of directors/shareholders start to consider selling out. Add taxes per employee or service taxes like Brandon and Pritzker want and there is no shot to bring large groups of employees… Read more »
More reasons for the financial sector to pull out of IL like Citadel and the rest.