The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Artificial Hysteria
By James Banakis November 4th, 2026 I’ve never found much joy in doing dangerous things. Some people climb mountains, jump…
Kindergarten Lessons, Updated
By David Bittinger November 1st,2026 Robert Fulghum’s 1988 book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten sold…
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France Is the Canary in the Coal Mine
By Paul Vallas October 30, 2026 France is showing the rest of the world the epic failure of socialism and…
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Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
By Cory Franklin October 28th, 2026 When I first read the email that John sent, announcing his retirement from the…
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John Kass News: Winding Down
By John Kass October 25th, 2025 It’s time for me to wind down the website. Past time. I held on…
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Michael Sacks Wants Back In. Chicago Should Ask What He Brings to the Table
By Paul Vallas October 23rd, 2026 This column is posted with the permission of The Chicago Contrarian “Nothing is more…
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White Guilt, Alive and Well on the North Shore
Editors Note: You may be interested in listening to The Chicago Way Podcast featuring a discussion of “White Guilt” with…
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The Importance of Three Little Words
By Greg Ganske October 18th, 2026 The phrase “three little words” has deep significance across relationships stretching beyond romance and represents…
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Why the Republic Matters
By David Bittinger October 16th, 2026 Six months after Frank Sinatra’s death, a little book on his career was published.…
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Happy Columbus Day, Opa!
The shocking news that Christopher Columbus was Greek—in this excellent essay by Chicago writer James Banakis–may have come as a…
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Bridgeport’s Favorite Year
By Mike Houlihan October 10th, 2026 Don’t know about youse, but I am loving this post-season Chicago White Sox team…
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JB PRITZKER’S GREAT DISPLACEMENT
By Paul Vallas October 11th, 2026 Illinois leadership is sustaining policies that have done nothing to improve equity or affordability…
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If the DSA Gets Its Way, American Policing Ends – By Chief Tom Weitzel (Ret.)
by Chief Tom Weitzel. Retired This column is posted with the express permission from AwakeIL.com I usually stay out of…
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The “Christian” West and War in the Middle East
By Nicholas S. Kass Sunday October 4th, 2026 Since the beginning of the 21st century, the entire world has watched…
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The Road to Hell Isn’t Paved with Good Intentions. It’s Paved with Deep Feelings.
By David Bittinger October 2nd, 2026 Feelings are valued, they’re celebrated, more than rational thought is. People with deeply emotional…