The Radical Left’s Moral Inversion: From Class Politics to Identity Dogma Is a Trojan Horse with Dangerous Consequences
By Paul Vallas January 18th, 2026 The contemporary far left has abandoned class-based politics in favor of a rigid moral…
Everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day
By Mike Houlihan January 16th,2026 I got a New Year’s Eve phone call the other night from a copper pal…
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Chicago Politicos to a Good Judge: Shut Up, and Take It
by John Kass January 14, 2026 Two bar groups of Chicago lawyers—suits who suck up to the Democratic machine—are trying…
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Democrats in the Cheeze Barrel with Walz
By John Kass Sunday, Jan. 11, 2025 How should Americans consider Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, hounded by at least $9…
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An American Crisis
By Steve Huntley January 9th, 2026 Just over 110 years ago a mob broke into a Georgia prison, kidnapped a…
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Caves, Canyons, and the Courage to Begin
By Terry Herr, CFP® January 7th, 2026 On the fourth day underground, I woke up sopping wet. LED lamps had…
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The Golden Moutza of the Month is Back at Work!!
By John Kass Sunday Jan. 4, 2026 Did you have a nice few days off, sleeping late in your footie…
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The Economics of the Piano
by Marie T. Sullivan Worried about AI? Consider taking up the piano. I harbor no conspiracy theories about AI. No…
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O Holy Night
By John Kass | December 24, 2025 Dear Reader: I’ve been writing this column for a long time now. Our…
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Give the Gift of Common Sense: A Yearly Subscription to JohnKassNews.com
By John Kass | Sunday December 21, 2025 See that devilishly handsome geezer in his red leather “man chair” in…
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Which Identity Is Unworthy? It Might Be Yours.
By David Bittinger | December 19, 2025 Identity politics are still the clogged heart of America’s largest political party —…
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Requiem
By John Kass | Wednesday December 17, 2025 The other day R. Bruce Dold, the great Pulitzer Prize winning editor…
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Little Mogadishu the Chicago Way
By John Kass Sunday December 14, 2025 The massive $1 billion (and growing) Minnesota welfare fraud by Somali refugees and…
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Home Alone on Weed Street
By James Banakis December 12, 2025 At Thanksgiving dinner, our family’s conversation centered on film and movies. My granddaughters, both…
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Worst Crooked Judge in the World: Crook County Judge Patricia Martin
By John Kass Wednesday Dec. 10, 2025 I’ve spent my life covering Chicago politics and Chicago political corruption. So, I…