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 to start supporting parental rights teachers unions and school districts are not the students parents and should not be allowed to make personal decisions about students. Schools should be transparent about curriculum and parents should have a voice in this. Schools do not have the right to hide information from parents. The school systems are failing, why does teachers think they have the right to raise other people’s children?
The unions don’t just think they own your kids. They think they own you too, and whatever money it takes to satisfy their demands.
Gates and Banjo don’t ever think before they speak. Put a mic in their hands and their mouths just ramble. It’s embarrassing