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.
It is all BS, talk is cheap. Actions speak louder than words.
Dear Mr. Tech Entrepreneur and former fellow at World Business Chicago: To the Marxist ruling class in Chicago, economic growth is NOT the single most important job of running the city. I may not have as many titles or degrees as you, but I’m aware of world history since the Russian Revolution. It appears that you are not. I would read up on Marx and Lenin if I were you. I would also read the history of Detroit and go there on a fact finding mission to see Chicago’s future. Detroit in 1950 was the 5th largest city in the… Read more »
Brandon’s crew believes the single most important thing when running the city is to identify the stuff to loot before the Feds bring charges.
About 20 years too late, I’d say, for this kind of bland op-ed.