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.
So a socialist anti-racist professor conducts a study finding anti-racist socialism is the solution all of America’s ills. SHOCKING!
Wow, I am dumber for reading that reported study.
The biggest cause of generational poverty is having children out of wedlock, single motherhood and fatherless homes.
If you take step back and actually look at what is going on, it all starts to make sense. There’s two things going on really, one we know about is that wealth begets wealth, well demonstrated by Piketty’s thesis, and common sense: the rich get richer. This we know. But there’s another even more significant thing going on, practically ignored by social scientists, because it is too painful to acknowledge. The US is undergoing a social experiment unlike anything our society or any civilization has ever seen. Throughout all of history, men and women had children and mated based on… Read more »
While I am not a real doctor. I have seen this with the new class of doctors. In the old days a few male doctors would end marrying cute hospital worker, nurse, etc. Nowadays, more than a few male doctors marry female doctors. Go super babies
Charles Murray wrote a book about 25 years ago describing this sorting by class called Coming Apart. It predicted the divisions we see now, due to the more intellectually gifted meeting each other through attendance at the elite universities. That didn’t happen as much in the past, when marriage possibilities were confined mostly by geographic proximity. It’s an interesting read.
Looking back on my many years of life your writing is absolutely true!
Old Joe, that cannot be said often enough, but our fearless leaders won’t say it.
Another point made in the book Coming Apart. The elites don’t preach what they practice. They know perfectly well where certain behaviors lead, and would never tolerate them in their own communities. But they condone and excuse that behavior in others.
A little bit of faith in God significantly helps s well.