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.
Another truckload of horseschite from political animal cheerleader Crain’s.
Buyers were running, not walking away from this bond issue. That’s what happens when buyers finally ignore the blind-as-a-bat credit rating companies and figure out that Chicago is selling long term bonds to pay current and prior expenses.
It was actually a Bloomberg article Crain’s reprinted, but I agree with what you said about it.
As Chicago’s fiscal situation goes down hill, the interest rate (and the taxpayers bill) will only go up.
Blame whatever you want but Fiscal Woes of Chicago is problem.