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.
IL needs meaningful pension reforms.
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Illinois has the highest property taxes in the nation, and those taxes are being driven up by pension costs. Illinois is flat A$$ broke, they are on the brink of bankruptcy. $100,000 are much more common than most states. 3% annual increase while most states are 2% annual increases, that is 50% more in a state that is broke. Most retirees on a pension will make much more money not working than they ever did pretending to work. Lots of the pension money leaves the state to help out other states economies.