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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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Caves, Canyons, and the Courage to Begin

By Terry Herr, CFP® January 7th, 2026 On the fourth day underground, I woke up sopping wet. LED lamps had…

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The Golden Moutza of the Month is Back at Work!!

By John Kass Sunday Jan. 4, 2026 Did you have a nice few days off, sleeping late in your footie…

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The Economics of the Piano

by Marie T. Sullivan Worried about AI? Consider taking up the piano. I harbor no conspiracy theories about AI. No…

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O Holy Night

By John Kass | December 24, 2025 Dear Reader: I’ve been writing this column for a long time now.  Our…

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Give the Gift of Common Sense: A Yearly Subscription to JohnKassNews.com

By John Kass | Sunday December 21, 2025 See that devilishly handsome geezer in his red leather “man chair” in…

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Which Identity Is Unworthy? It Might Be Yours.

By David Bittinger | December 19, 2025 Identity politics are still the clogged heart of America’s largest political party —…

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Requiem

By John Kass | Wednesday December 17, 2025 The other day R. Bruce Dold, the great Pulitzer Prize winning editor…

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Little Mogadishu the Chicago Way

By John Kass Sunday December 14, 2025 The massive $1 billion (and growing) Minnesota welfare fraud by Somali refugees and…

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Home Alone on Weed Street

By James Banakis December 12, 2025 At Thanksgiving dinner, our family’s conversation centered on film and movies. My granddaughters, both…

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Worst Crooked Judge in the World: Crook County Judge Patricia Martin

By John Kass Wednesday Dec. 10, 2025 I’ve spent my life covering Chicago politics and Chicago political corruption. So, I…

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Democrats Protecting Maduro’s Narcos

By John Kass Sunday Dec. 7, 2025 For the 40 years that my wife and I have been together, she’s…

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R. Bruce Dold 1955-2025

  By Cory Franklin December 5th, 2025 A friend of mine and John’s, Bruce Dold, arguably Chicago’s foremost journalist for…

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Behold the Golden Moutza and DEI Justice

By John Kass and the readers of JohnKassNews.com Wednesday Dec. 3, 2025 In every human endeavor, there is the possibility…

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