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’s not mentioned in articale is the $2.6 billion illinois borrowed from feds to cover unemployment. I thought I was reading in crains the hope was this debt would be majically forgiven by feds. Illinois can use its fed biden bucks to pay back/ replenishing its unemployment funds as other states are planning. Unlike Illinois, this seems #1 priority for other states in great fiscal shape which is an indirect way to offer tax break to businesses. Jb, on the otherhand, wants to increase taxes on business. Is any other state increasing taxes?..we are a joke. Bloomberg Law: States OK… Read more »