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What is Best in Life?

By John Kass January 4, 2023 We were coming down in the elevator at Northwestern Hospital, bickering ever so slightly…

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Chicago’s Main Event: The Race for Mayor

By John Kass January 1, 2023 Some still think of Chicago politics as prizefight, with the winner grabbing the government…

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O Holy Night

By John Kass December 24, 2022  For all the children who should be loved always, but especially on this night,…

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A Christmas Story: The Birds on the Wire and the Man in the Tube

By John Kass December 22, 2022 Just before they slid me into that MRI tube—and if you’ve ever stuck your…

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A Grand Avenue Christmas Carol

By Peter Bella December 21, 2022 Twas the night before Christmas, and all tru da house Not a creature was…

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Miranda Devine: Wakeup Call Coming for Americans Who’ve Been Lied to by Media

By John Kass December 18, 2022 Miranda Devine, the New York Post columnist and author of the critically important book,…

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Focused on Chicago Mayoral Polls? Don’t be a Chumbolone, Focus on Chuy Garcia, and Dark Money from Indicted Swindler Sam Bankman-Fried

By John Kass December 16, 2022 What’s up with the breathless Chicago news media reports about those mayoral polls? Money.…

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An Irish Fable

By Michael Ledwith December 14, 2022 Thornton: Well, some things a man doesn’t get over so easy. Mary Kate: Like what,…

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Have You (Unwittingly) Become a Stochastic Terrorist? Or is it all just Greek to you?

By Greg Ganske December 11, 2022 Recently while watching the talking heads on CNN and MSNBC I discovered that I could…

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Left Behind: The Marine Got The Worst of Biden’s Brittney Griner Deal

By John Kass December 9, 2022 The American media love happy endings, especially when the politicians they support are on…

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Twitter Files Fallout: President Avenatti and that Media “Herd O’ Whores”

By John Kass December 7, 2022 Today’s column didn’t sprout from the 1523 woodcut by Hans Burgkmair the Elder of…

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As Elon Musk Releases “Twitter Files,” You’ll Need Miranda Devine’s “Laptop from Hell”

By John Kass December 4, 2022 The American left is shrieking in rage over Elon Musk’s weekend release of “The…

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Behold the Golden Moutza of November: “That’s Huge!”

By John Kass December 1, 2022 Are there enough hands in the world to provide Golden Moutza justice to the…

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The Racial Squabble in College Admissions: What Does it Cover Up?

By Steve Huntley November 30, 2022 No one builds a house from the roof down. It’s constructed from the ground…

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For a Blessed and Happy American Thanksgiving

By John Kass Thanksgiving Day 2022 For the past several years I’ve called upon a local smart-ass called Mr. Thanksgiving…

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