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.
Excellent read, and a great summary of what has gone wrong in the City and State since the Dems locked up all the power starting in 2002. It is hard to believe how Chicago has deteriorated in just twenty years, and the transformation of the Illinois Democrat Party mirrors that change. The Daleys, Hartigan, Marty Russo, Danny Rostenkowski, Phil Rock– and so many other really reasonable Democrats would be welcome back by everyone– except the wacky hard lefties who have now taken over the Dem Party. But with the rapid demographic changes in Chicago, those good old Dems will never… Read more »
Wisi does not have the fiscal problems that Chicago and Illinois have.
Pensions are well funded and taxes are lower than Taxistan.
Plus, teachers and Superintendents in general are not being paid exorbitantly like in Taxistan.
Excellent article.
It’s a Brandon problem…and a Beetlejuice problem and a 9 digit midget problem and a Daley problem and a Washington problem and a Byrne problem and a Bilandic problem and all the other progressive, liberal Marxist corrupt POS problem like Madigan and CTU etc.
Let it burn!
You forgot its a Dem problem.
40 years of single party rule has wrought this financial mess in Taxistan!!
Excellent article that summarizes why Chicago is turning into a third world S—hole. The problem is that there are way more leeches in Chicago than producers. If you are not a leech, you have to relegate your self respect and enjoy being a slave to the ruling class.
Or move