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.
The CPS just passes the kids through the system no matter if they learn or not. All that the CTU cares about is salaries, benefits, and pensions. Education is not even given a passing thought.
The kids in lower income areas had a chance to attend private schools under the Invest in Kids program. Teachers unions and Dems voted it out. And the same sick group thinks school vouchers are derived from the devil. There are answers to their pathetic educational results, but they refuse to acknowledge them.
Illinois is the definition of stupidity: doing the same thing year in and year out and expecting a different outcome.
The fact Putzger and Gates use private education says it all . You always want the best for your children. We need a voucher system so all parents can choose