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.
What a mess, and an example of city, McPiet agency and state leader incompetence. All they are doing here is making the bond holders wealthy, and soaking us taxpayers by never paying down the principal of the loan. Most don’t understand that “capitalizing” the interest means not paying the interest payment, and adding it to the principal. Plus everyone outside the city should be pleased that the state (that means people in the suburbs and downstate) guarantee these garbage bonds, and will likely have to step and make $300m to $450m in payments each year as Chicago implodes. Yeah Chicago,… Read more »