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.
State should STOP GIVING PENSIONS and move to 401K’s like the rest of the real world.
Ms. Wagoner is drinking the Robert Martwick cool-aid. Does Ms. Wagoner recognize that the money to pay for such “buy outs” is additional debt–simply moving debt from the pension fund to another part of the balance sheet doesn’t change the obligation? Also, the most likely to take this offer will represent anti-selection against the pension fund. For example, people with a shortened life expectancy and single people who have little invested savings who wish to create an asset pool for a non-spousal heir. The pension fund gains when people with a shortened life expectancy stay in the fund. Any actuarial… Read more »