“Have Laptop, Will Travel,” and the Demise of The Chicago Tribune
By John Kass July 27, 2022 When the editors of “the paper” that I served faithfully for 40 years recently…
Do You Know Me?
By Michael Ledwith July 24, 2022 I drove to my aunt’s house after walking the graveyard, through the gravestones, trying…
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Real School Choice for America’s Families, the Civil Rights Issue of our Time
By Steve Huntley July 20, 2022 The covid-19 pandemic left a lot of wreckage in its wake. High on the…
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About the man-chair, that shoulder surgery, and what I owe you
By John Kass July 20, 2022 How long has it been since I’ve written a proper column after I ruined…
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Brittney Griner: Woman Without a Country?
By Cory Franklin July 17, 2022 In 1863, during the height of the Civil War, The Atlantic published a fictional short story by…
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When Will it be Safe to “Come Out” as a Proud American?
By Greg Ganske July 15, 2022 An amazing thing happened at Harvard’s graduation ceremonies recently. One of this year’s Harvard…
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Lessons from a Turkish Coup: The country that invented the “deep state” teaches us how it can be dealt with
By Nicholas Spyridon Kass July 2022 The idea of the “Deep State” took root in the American mind in response…
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The Man and the Painful Adventure of the Man Chair
By John Kass July 10, 2020 After 36 years of marriage to The Lovely Sicilian—40 since we met—I have finally…
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Mayor Lightfoot, It’s Time For You To Resign. Just Go Away. Now
By John Kass July 8, 2022 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot could do her city and her family a great service…
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And the Devil is Laughing
By John Kass July 6, 2022 Immediately, the mass shooting at the Independence Day parade at Highland Park was weaponized…
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For Independence Day: Wild Pig Sausage or Grilled Hot Dogs?
By John Kass July 4, 2022 What will Americans talk about on Independence Day? I don’t suppose they’ll talk about…
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Behold Greece and The World: The Golden Moutza of the Month is at Hand
By John Kass July 1, 2022 Desperate candidates for the Golden Moutza of the Month are crawling over each other…
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Raging Democratic Socialists Mourn Their Lost Sacrament: Abortion
By John Kass June 29, 2002 Do you recognize the image at the top of this column? Of course, you…
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Jeanne Ives Column: Combine Consultants Skip Republican Principles, Election Day Retribution Coming
By Jeanne Ives June 26, 2022 Americans who think they can go through life without being impacted by politics…
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Steve Huntley column–Orwellian Warning: Newspeak, Public Safety and Chicago’s Rising Violent Crime
By Steve Huntley June 23, 2020 Been there, done that. America’s police departments can justifiably say that. Because once before…