Homeownership’s Hidden Debt
By Nicole Gelinas: First-time buyers aren’t just acquiring property. They’re taking on a jurisdiction’s financial liabilities.
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Unfunded Pensions as a Permanent Hindrance to Competitiveness
By Mark Glennon: Illinois and the other worst-off states are becoming less and less able to maintain competitive levels of service and taxation compared to more responsible states.
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Why Illinois pols haven’t fixed our fiscal crisis
Mark Glennon explains why Illinois politicians haven’t fixed out fiscal crisis: They haven’t had to figure it out because you voters haven’t figured it out. Wake up. Tell Pritzker and Lightfoot that pretty much…
Read MoreThe Selfish Actors of Illegal Immigration
By Victor Davis Hanson: Many people benefit from the lawbreaking: The Mexican and Central American governments, the Democratic party, employers, ethnic activists, rich progressives, and the illegal border crossers themselves. Read more: National Review
Read MoreWhy John Roberts’ Citizenship Decision Is Legally And Politically Corrupt
By Ben Weingarten: Since when is the Supreme Court in the business of going beyond constitutionality to mind-reading as to why bureaucrats devise policies that are constitutional?
Read MoreTruth in Accounting awards Chicago ‘F’ grade
By Chriss Street: The nonpartisan Truth in Accounting think-tank awarded the city of Chicago a transparency “F” grade for failing to disclose that each resident now owes $38,100.
Read MoreIn Case You Missed It–What You Need to Know About Mueller and the Illicit Targeting of President Trump
From Judicial Watch: Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton discusses the Mueller special counsel and the illicit targeting of Donald Trump by the Deep State.
Read MoreEpstein, Bean, and Buck: The Democratic Donors’ Sex-Creep Club
By Michelle Malkin: Well, well, well. “Follow the facts,” Democratic strategist Christine Pelosi now advises fellow liberals in the wake of billionaire and high-flying political financier Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex trafficking indictment this week….
Read MoreOp-Ed: Follow Illinois playbook to earn big money, all while not working
By Dan McCaleb: Looking for a big payday with relatively little effort? Here’s how to do that courtesy of the unofficial Illinois Playbook.
Read More4 Reasons the Left Is So Invested in the Census Debate
By Fred Lucas: President Donald Trump is signing an executive order directing every agency to assist in getting a reliable count of citizens and noncitizens in the United States.
Read MoreDemocrats 2020: Trillions and Trillions and Trillions More
By Ned Ryun: We’re currently witnessing one of the greatest attempts at mass bribery in history.
Read MoreHow Having Mueller’s No. 2 Testify To Congress Will Hurt Democrats More Than Trump
By Margot Cleveland: Far from damaging Trump, Weissmann’s closed-door testimony—if handled properly—will help unravel the Russia-collusion witch hunt and damage Democrats.
Read MoreRussian Oligarch Scoffed at FBI’s Collusion Theory
By Andrew C. McCarthy: Oleg Deripaska did not exculpate Paul Manafort, but he raises more questions about Christopher Steele.
Read MoreWith Pension Advice Like This, Chicago and Illinois Are Doomed
By Mark Glennon: A pension actuary writing in Forbes this week said exactly what we, too, have long said: I can only repeat again and again: There is no solution to the woefully underfunded…
Read MoreIt Turns Out A Russian Oligarch Paid The Man Hired By Hillary Clinton To Claim Trump Colluded With Russia
By Ashe Schow: The more we learn about the origins of the investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 election, the more Russian connections link back to Hillary…
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