18 Facts on the US National Debt That Are Almost Too Hard to Believe
By Mitchell Nemeth: There is hesitation among the political class as to what must be done to pay down and eliminate this debt.
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Moody’s new report shows Illinois is nation’s extreme outlier when it comes to pension debts
By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: Moody’s Investors Service has updated its state-by-state pension liability report and if there’s one key takeaway, it’s that Illinois is the nation’s extreme outlier when it comes to…
Read MoreDid FBI and CIA have an agent provocateur who tried to entrap the Trump Organization in a Russia deal?
By Thomas Lifson: Judicial Watch is hot on the trail of a potentially explosive revelation: that an agent who had previously worked for the FBI and CIA as an informant — recruited by Andrew…
Read MoreVenice Beach’s Monster on the Midway
By Edward Ring: Before the federal government sends any more money to help the homeless, it would be a good thing to expose the unconscionable waste of money and hold elected officials accountable.
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Third domino falls: Illinois Comptroller set to confiscate East St. Louis revenues to pay for city’s firefighter pensions
If only more Illinoisans knew about how their Comptroller is set to confiscate East St. Louis revenues to pay for city’s firefighter pensions — here are Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: On Tuesday, the…
Read MoreHow Obama’s Senior Response Director Profited From Disaster in Puerto Rico
By Daniel Greenfield: It’s not disaster relief. It’s disastrous corruption. By September 2018, despite billions of dollars in aid, Puerto Rico was still a mess.
Read MoreGrowth in Tollway Revenue Shows Illinois Never Planned on Keeping its ‘Freeway’ Promise
By Adam Schuster: Illinois drivers were supposed to be ‘toll free in ’73.’ But in 2019, state leaders still show no sign of abandoning tollway revenue.
Read MoreIn the Land of No Consequence, Bad Behavior Festers
By Julie Kell: What’s the point of having political power if you can’t protect your own people from egregious attacks or punish lawbreakers?
Read MoreIllinois Public Services Being Cut to Pay Unsustainable Pension Cost
By Adam Schuster: Public pensions are already eating away Illinois government services, increasing by more than 500% during the past 20 years as spending on core services including child protection, state police and college…
Read MoreTrillion-Dollar Deficits Don’t Make America Great
By David Ditch: Ten years ago, the federal government reached a dismal milestone: a one-year deficit of $1 trillion. Now, like too many movie franchises, we’re getting the sequel whether we want it or…
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A snow job in August: That’s what we’re seeing on Illinois finances
Wirepoints’ founder Mark Glennon explains the latest “snow job in August” regarding Illinois’ finances: Here’s a major lesson on how misinformation about our financial crisis is spread. Improvement, finally! That’s no doubt how many…
Read MoreObvious questions that somehow the Democrat moderators haven’t asked during the first five debates
Jack Hellner has some excellent questions for the Democratic presidential candidates.
Read MoreSidney Powell’s Latest Motion In Michael Flynn’s Case Is A Russiagate Bombshell
By Margot Cleveland: Lawyer Sidney Powell’s bigger plan is to expose the breadth and depth of SpyGate and how flaying Michael Flynn lay at the heart of the soft coup attempt.
Read MoreNever Forget How U.S. Intelligence Failed You
By Brandon J. Weichert: Countless Americans’ lives changed forever on 9/11. But the sclerotic administrative state never paid any serious price.
Read MoreReport: Illinois vies with Florida for most city housing markets “turning ugly”
By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner: Illinoisans are suffering under one of the worst housing recoveries in the nation. Since 2005, Illinois property values are up just 6 percent, far below the national rate…
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