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…
The Chicago Way, Time Travel and Mr. Peabody and Sherman
By John Kass July 14, 2022 Jeff Carlin, top Chicago radio producer and future physics teacher, is properly giddy over…
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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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John Kass on the Megyn Kelly Show, Talking About Highland Park Shooting, “And the Devil is Laughing”
By John Kass July 9, 2022 It’s always such a treat when Megyn Kelly calls asking that I join her…
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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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The Chicago Way: My Brother Nick and Lessons from a Turkish Coup
By John Kass July 7, 2022 My brother Nicholas is a man of action and ideas. Sometimes I wondered if…
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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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Steve Huntley, the Fall of Chicago Newspapering and The Chicago Way
By John Kass Steve Huntley, columnist, distinguished veteran Chicago editor and newspaperman—and now frequent contributor to johnkassnews.com– is our guest…
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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…
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The Chicago Way: Combine Sniffing Around Chicago Mayoral Race to Block Paul Vallas with One of Their Own? And You Can Hear the Heads Exploding Over Richard Irvin’s fade?
By John Kass June 23, 2020 The only thing I left out of that rather long headline of…