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My Brother Chris

February 11th, 2026 by James Banakis Whenever I look at that picture, I know what we are thinking at the…

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The political assassination of Judge James R. Brown: Lawfare offs a lawfare critic – Wirepoints

By: Mark Glennon* The cancel mob lives on. The latest example is in Illinois courts. There, the mob could hardly…

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Food: The Universal Language of Love

By James Banakis February 6th, 2026 Recently, John Kass and I were discussing a column he was working on. Of…

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The Loss of Trust in Legacy Media

Editor’s note:  Today’s article is drawn from a speech John Kass delivered earlier this week to students and faculty at…

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OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE BIBLE  

By Cory Franklin February 1st, 2026 A colleague and I recently penned an op-ed for the Chicago Tribune (about marijuana…

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California Dreaming: A Five-Point Survival Guide

By David Bittinger January 30th, 2026 1. California, prepare for more Gavin Newsom. A couple years ago, Governor Newsom pondered…

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Obama’s Fingerprints All Over Investigations of Trump And Clinton

By Paul Sperry, RealClearInvestigations January 22, 2026 Reposted with permission from Real Clear Investigations.com In the run-up to the 2016 Democratic Party…

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Another Chicago Useful Media Idiot Goes Gentle in That Good Night

By Martin Preib January 25th, 2026 Editor’s Note: This piece from Martin Preib’s “Crooked City” reposted here with permission from…

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Reflections From a 20th Century Boy

By James Banakis | January 23, 2026 As we close out the first quarter of our 21st century, I sometimes…

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What Does Katie Get?

By John Kass Wednesday Jan. 21, 2026 One year ago, young and beautiful Katie Abraham was in a car with…

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The Radical Left’s Moral Inversion: From Class Politics to Identity Dogma Is a Trojan Horse with Dangerous Consequences

By Paul Vallas January 18th, 2026 The contemporary far left has abandoned class-based politics in favor of a rigid moral…

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Everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day

By Mike Houlihan January 16th,2026 I got a New Year’s Eve phone call the other night from a copper pal…

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Chicago Politicos to a Good Judge: Shut Up, and Take It

by John Kass January 14, 2026 Two bar groups of Chicago lawyers—suits who suck up to the Democratic machine—are trying…

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Democrats in the Cheeze Barrel with Walz

By John Kass Sunday, Jan. 11, 2025 How should Americans consider Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, hounded by at least $9…

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An American Crisis

By Steve Huntley January 9th, 2026 Just over 110 years ago a mob broke into a Georgia prison, kidnapped a…

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