By John Kass American media doesn’t care much about Oct. 28 and Oxi Day, literally “The Day of the No.” But I care about it, because a man I loved was there. Oxi Day, (pronounced O-hee), is the day that Greece said “No” to the Axis powers and changed the course of World War II at terrible cost. On …
By John Kass Here’s my review of “Old Henry,” a new film out right now. See it. It’s simple. Great. Independent. Minimalist. And well worth it. Don’t worry about this column spoiling the movie. You won’t find a hair of a spoiler here. You can see it right now right now, at the theater, or on a streaming service from …
By John Kass What is Mayor Lori Lightfoot up to in her new war against Chicago police and firefighters who don’t like her bossing them around with her new Covid mandate? Is she truly concerned about their safety and the safety of the public as she insists? No. If she were so concerned about public safety, would she ever have …
By John Kass The lanky man in Norman Rockwell’s painting “Freedom of Speech” is part of Rockwell’s series “The Four Freedoms,” produced in 1943 as part of the war effort. (The image above is of a postage stamp of the painting.) Some on the left will dismiss it as propaganda. Others might get that Norman Rockwell feeling, that craving for …
By John Kass Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has foolishly put herself—and the safety of the people of Chicago—in a game of chicken, with at least half the police force ready to defy her vaccine mandate and be sent home from work by City Hall without pay, rather than comply. “She wants to play a game of chicken. Well, we’re in …
By John Kass One of the tortures of our childhood occurred when our mom would drag us along to visit a madwoman we called “Thea” Varvara. Like Vice President Kamala Harris in her bizarre new NASA video, “Thea” Varvara would natter excitedly about fantastic adventures, using many voices, her hands fluttering like frightened birds. Not about adventures in space, like …
Note to readers of johnkassnews.com: from time to time I’ll post views from others. I’ll agree with some, and disagree. Agreement isn’t the point. Diversity of thought is the point. The free exchange of ideas is the point. We’re losing that in this country, with each of us in our own silos. Ray is a veteran Chicago City Hall reporter. We …
By John Kass Wasn’t it just yesterday that the corporate, legacy media was busy gaslighting parents about racist Critical Race Theory being taught in taxpayer funded government (public) schools? Angry parents were told they were fools for objecting, that CRT was just a fever dream of the right. And, if CRT did exist, it was just some obscure, dusty stuff …
By John Kass When President Joe Biden visits Chicago this week—reports are that he’ll be here Thursday to avoid the specter of Democrats scratching their eyes out in Washington over his failing multi-trillion-dollar socialist spending spree—some smart aide might whisper in his ear about what’s really killing Chicago and Illinois: It’s not the Covid, Joe. It’s the violence, stupid. Chicago …
By John Kass The Idiocracy has taken over the United States. You know this. So do I. But don’t despair my fellow Americans. You can fight the power of the Idiocracy. It all begins in the palm of your hand with the most powerful weapon in the resistance: The Moutza. And today we award the prestigious Golden Moutza of September. …