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.
So this is what it takes to get no bail: driving a stolen car, illegally carrying a gun, committing an armed robbery that leads to murder, being in possession of stole mechandise, and fencing said stolen goods. In Cook County, it takes only five separate and distinct felonies to get no bail. And worse: under the new ‘no cash bail’ law in Illinois, this guy might actually be out on the street again. The new law says There shall be a presumption that any conditions of release imposed shall be non-monetary in nature and the court shall impose the least… Read more »
The guy he murdered in cold blood is already dead, so there’s no specific threat to a witness or participant! Out free!