Measles and What the Media and Experts Are Not Asking
By Cory Franklin March 15th, 2026 Most news reports about the current status of measles in the United States are formulaic…
50 Year Reign of Queen Catherine O’Connell
By Mike Houlihan March 13th,2026 Old friends are dropping dead in every direction but still we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.…
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The Illinois Clean Slate Act: Politics Over Victims, Law, and Public Safety — And It’s Unconstitutional
Editors Note: This column is posted with the express permission of Chief Tom Weitzel of Awake Illinois I believe in…
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Remedial Citizenship
By David Bittinger March 8th, 2026 You’ve probably noticed an outdoor activity that’s increasingly popular in America now: chaos and…
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Columbus Didn’t Fall to Leftist Protesters. He fell to Privileged Cowards
By Salvatore Camarda March 6th, 2026 Let’s stop pretending this is about history and call this what it actually is.…
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Iran’s Theocratic Regime: The Real Obstacle to Middle East Peace
By Paul Vallas March 5th,2026 Iran under the Ayatollahs is an authoritarian theocratic regime that imposes strict Islamic law, including…
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Can Democrats Erase Trump?
By Steve Huntley March 1st, 2026 Is Donald Trump, as his MAGA base hopes, a transformative president, one who will…
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Concurrent Sentencing Must Be Abolished When Multiple Violent Crimes Result in a Single Effective Sentence, Justice Collapses
By Chief Tom Weitzel (Ret.) Fellow of Law Enforcement – Awake Illinois February 27th, 2026 There is a quiet provision…
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The CTU’s War on Public School Choice
By Paul Vallas February 25th,2026 “The Chicago Teachers Union is on a campaign to degrade and ultimately eliminate poor families’—overwhelmingly…
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Life Without A Smartphone
by Marie T. Sullivan | February 20, 2026 I am bereft. Opening the mail early in the year 2026, I…
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Milk The Perfect Dog Whistle
By Cory Franklin | February 18, 2026 For nearly fifty years, Dr. Arthur Caplan has been the preeminent medical ethicist…
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Variations on an Olympic Theme
By Bill Melonides February 18th, 2026 There are few memory triggers more powerful than a catchy theme song. Those of my…
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To Be Optimistic or Not to Be
By Greg Ganske February 15th, 2026 A movie about Shakespeare and a musical piece by Bach started me thinking about how…
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HOULI’S PADDY’S DAY PICKS
By Mike Houlihan February 13th, 2026 St. Patrick’s Day is nigh, and that’s also Election Day. I have skin in…
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News Update at johnkassnews.com
February 12th, 2026 I want to share something personal with you, my loyal friends and subscribers: I am facing another…