Chicago, Behold Mayor Phallus Maximus
By John Kass With the Chicago mayoral election just a year away, as the city reels from one crisis to…
Must Reads for Young People in a Stupidly Woke World
By Pat Hickey March 6, 2022 I taught English Literature and Composition at Catholic schools from 1975 until I retired…
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On the Boss Madigan Racketeering Indictment–A Boss is a Boss is a Boss
By John Kass As the federal criminal racketeering conspiracy indictment of Michael J. Madigan came down, I was thinking of…
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The Golden Moutza of the Month is at Hand
By John Kass March 2, 2022 The Golden Moutza of the Month column—this one for February– has for years been…
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Biden “Strategy”: Blame Putin For Everything and Portray Critics as Treasonous
By John Kass I’m picturing the Oval Office in President Joe Biden’s White House, just before our real presidents–chief of…
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Biden’s Fog Can’t Hide His Incompetence on Russia, Ukraine
February 23, 2022 By John Kass Has it only been 34 days since President Joe Biden opened his mouth and…
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O Canada, what have you done?
February 20, 2022 By John Kass For all its blood-curdling shrieks about “authoritarianism,” the political left has always been about…
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Sherlock Holmes and the JFK Assassination
By Cory Franklin February 18, 2022 When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.…
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A Daley of Chicago Makes History, Convicted in Federal Court. So What Do Bees Have To Do With It?
By John Kass With Chicago history having just been made, with a Daley convicted on all counts in federal court,…
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Sweetheart, Will You Be My Valentine?
By John Kass It was a perfect day. Beyond perfect. A day that was sunny and warm, blue skies. A…
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“Jesus. A Daley on Trial?”
By John Kass A Daley was on trial this week on federal tax fraud charges, but as it began, I…
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What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Sports?
By John Kass I really shouldn’t be writing a column asking: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About…
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The Dog That Didn’t Bark: Three Words Biden Would Not, Could Not Say In NY Crime Speech
By John Kass With violent crime skyrocketing across America and the blame at the feet of the Democrats where it…
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Hey Chief Judge Tim Evans, off the record, do you know who won the Golden Moutza of the Month?
By John Kass A Moutza of the Month Hotline? Hmmm. That’s a great idea. It comes from reader Tom Dattalo…
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Chief Judge’s Message to Crime-Plagued Chicago: Help Isn’t Coming, You’re On Your Own
By John Kass On the day that a 16-year-old Latin King was charged with the murder of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega,…