Written by Zachary Jonathan Jacobson
Bernie Sanders’ lock on young people has been a constant throughout the Democratic presidential primaries. Exit polling shows he won 83% of voters under 30 in Pennsylvania last month, 74% in Indiana last week and 71% in West Virginia on Tuesday.
Why are Millennials so enamored of Sanders? Most hypotheses credit their enthusiasm for sweeping moral goals such as transparency, fairness and justice. Perhaps young voters prefer Sanders’ call for “revolution” over Hillary Clinton’s more pragmatic incrementalism. … Continue Reading
Tags: Bernie Sanders, Black Lives Matter, Cold War era, democratic socialist, Election 2016, Gulag, Hillary Clinton, Larry David, Millennials, Ronald Reagan, Socialism, Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact, Zachary Jonathan Jacobson
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | 
May 13, 2016 4:00 AM | 
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Written by William G. Parrot
A 24-hour news cycle rejects objective journalism in favor of cheap entertainment featuring undignified, smash-mouth rhetoric and outrageous melodrama. Uninformed voters appear on track once again to elect the wrong people for the wrong reasons.
Engaged citizens, desperately in search of unfiltered truth, endure an avalanche of K-Street sound bites and focus-group punch lines. Many concerned, patriotic Americans prepare to disconnect from the process, utterly disgusted, bewildered and decidedly pessimistic about the path upon which this great nation finds itself driven.… Continue Reading
Written by Paige Halper
In July 2015, The Center for Medical Progress began releasing videos that featured Planned Parenthood executives discussing fetal tissue sales.
The videos sparked so much public outrage, some in the pro-life movement, like House Speaker Paul Ryan, called for an end of Planned Parenthood’s government funding (the organization received $1.5 million in government grants in 2014).
But there’s one source of Planned Parenthood’s funding that never enters the conversation — a secret weapon since the beginning.… Continue Reading
Written by Adam Andrejewski
At a time when many are complaining about Washington, D.C., our data shows that states and local units of government need a lot more scrutiny. That’s especially true in Illinois where corruption is our number one manufactured product.
See the highest to lowest 2015 municipal salaries here. See the top all-time municipal pensions here.
In Illinois, 72 small-town city and village managers out-earn every governor of the 50 states. Another 111 local employees of water districts, airport districts, park districts, counties, forest preserves, mass transit districts, health clinics and planning districts also earn more than the 50 governors ($180,000).… Continue Reading
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Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | May 9, 2016 11:30 AM | Comments Off on The ‘Big Dogs’ Of Illinois Municipal Government 2016
As you know, both political parties in Illinois decide the content of their political platforms at their state conventions, which are held every four years. This year in Illinois, the Convention is being held in Peoria on Saturday, May 21st.
Rumor has it, that the platform may be altered to redefine the traditional marriage statement. Language could be inserted that would redefine marriage to reflect more of a nuclear family, rather than the traditional language.… Continue Reading
Written by Israel Wayne
The 2016 Election cycle has finally narrowed to just Donald Trump on the Republican side. It appears that Hillary Clinton will handily win the Democratic primaries.
This series of events brings us to a place that every election reaches. Is it morally right to vote for the lesser of two evils? As no human is perfect, this question will always emerge in politics. Some years may be easier than others for conservative voters, but this year is no easy choice.… Continue Reading
Written by John Biver
A couple of Illinois political friends and I have been joking for many years about the old saying “it can’t get any worse.” For the Illinois Republican Party, that saying has never been true. Things continually get worse, and failed party leaders are to blame.
One of those failed party leaders has just been appointed to an important post by the 6th District’s State Central Committeeman Brian Colgan, who formerly worked for Senator Mark Kirk and before that Congresswoman Judy Biggert.… Continue Reading
Written by Bryan Fischer
An O’Fallon, Missouri man was arrested on April 23 after allegedly secretly filming women in a Target dressing room.
Matthew Foerstel, 26, faces felony charges for invasion of privacy in the second degree and unlawful possession of a firearm.
The Brentwood Police Department arrested Foerstel on April 23 after he allegedly held a camera phone under a dressing room door while a female shopper tried on swim suits at the Target store in Brentwood.… Continue Reading
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LGBTQ Agenda, Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith | May 3, 2016 7:26 AM | Comments Off on Which Candidate Will Protect Our Daughters?
Written by Josh Gelernter
There were two big pieces of news out of NASA [last] week. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and scientists at the Southwest Research Institute discovered a new moon, orbiting a dwarf planet named Makemake (one of the many Pluto-esque bodies that live in the far reaches of the solar system). And NASA announced that the Earth is getting greener. Literally greener. Plant growth is way up.
Why is plant growth way up?… Continue Reading
Written by Rev. Dr. Eric M. Wallace, PhD.
In 1907, Bal Gangadhar Tilak addressed the Indian National Congress as the nation of India struggled to shake off British empirical rule. Tilak, and others, were determined to achieve independence from Great Britain; and to establish self-rule as a nation and people.
Tilak argued that independence was within the grasp of his countrymen, particularly because Britain’s control over India was due, in fact, to those Indians responsible for assisting the British.… Continue Reading
