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.
CTU is a political organization disguised as a union .
CTU is a militant mob of thugs and thieves disguised as a union. (Any good teachers trapped in the CTU system should try to reform the system and get rid of leaders like Stacy Davis Gates. Any good teacher knows Chicago public schools are failing and draining the city of taxpayer money.) And CTU discriminates against Christians because Christians stand in the way of their Godless, Marxist agenda. And this leads to the question–Can you provide a real education of value if there is no commitment to values and morals? Here’s a radical idea: Post the Ten Commandments on school… Read more »