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.
Needs a spray paint store, maybe the locals can dress it up, Chicago style
The concrete garbage can bringing a mix of Soviet and Sith architecture to Chicago’s lakefront is a perfect metaphor for Barry Soetero’s mercifully short time in office. That the project is completely mismanaged should surprise no one.
An ugly building arrogantly bigfootee onto a park is bad enough. Cost overruns are common on projects of size, but from $350 million to $850 million? And at those numbers it will self sustain? Uh huh.
Let Obama’s chosen, incompetent folks build the damn thing and watch the lawsuits roll in when it collapses soon after opening. I’d love to see the arrogant divider cleaned out by civil lawsuits.