Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon guest on AM560 with Chris Krok discussing CTU lawsuit agains Illinois Policy and more
August 19, 2026
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Summary and audio linked here.
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Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
Illinois paid the price for embracing Fauci’s “science.” Here’s the retrospective.
Bravo to Nikki for calling bullshit on this!
Its good to see this getting national attention — less likely to get snuck into an omnibus bill. Thank you WP crew for reporting on it!
The senate leader’s first major move (since Cullerton’s voluntary or forced resignation) was to make 40 of his fellow Democrat senate members sign their name to a letter begging the federal government for a pipe dream of a bailout. Did he even bother to consult with the 19 Republicans in the senate? Was Sen. Harmon not aware of the national ridicule that would follow? Even the NYT had the mind to say “WTF is this?” The IL legislature is a gosh dang circus. They’re really good at putting on a show, like abortions for everyone! But when it comes to… Read more »
I thought Harmon’s “ask” a powerful, albeit implicit, admission that Democrats in the state have botched State finances beyond their capacity to repair. A rare glimpse into, so to speak, of their awareness of depth of the problem that they have created. Hardly coincidental that Capitol Fax turned off comments to a thread on this subject matter. I mean, can’t have an honest discussion over the actual state of affairs, can we? That would interrupt the narrative that we need only soak “the rich” to bring the State back to health.