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.
Do government employees get overtime? and a chance to spike their pensions?
These are the things that count.
These big events that close streets and wall off the park actually end up keeping people away from the Loop — just ask Loop businesses that either had to close or saw their business disappear during NASCAR
BS CBS! I’ll tell you what, how about instead of 4 days of nearly a million kids descending on Chicago and its hotels, spending ungodly sums of money to do so, to see their favorite bands, NO ONE SHOW’S UP ON THOSE DAYS!? Analyze that revenue contrast. And on a side note, how about an in-depth analysis of the make-up of the crowd…and their civility.