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Crime, Poverty, and Economic Mobility

Debbie Young -
Originally posted September 3rd, 2025 In the WSJ, Kimberley Strassel discusses with fellow journalist Jason Riley about crime in Democrat-run big cities, in particular, and...

Home Court, Jackson Park

Debbie Young -
It’s Not a Beautiful Building How lucky to live in Chicago, especially since Barack Obama just announced to the residents of the windy City...

Resolution for a Cease Fire

Debbie Young -
Another Day of “No School” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson cast a tie-breaking vote for calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. As the WSJ reports, “Skeptics...

Gunned Down in Chicago

Richard C. Young -
Originally posted December 11, 2013.  Thirteen people shot and wounded in 30 minutes, cries the media. Turns out eight were shot on one street. Probably...

Chicago Really Is a Basket Case

Debbie Young -
As early as 2012, Francis Menton, aka the Manhattan Contrarian, wrote about Chicago, referring to it as a “basket case,” due to: declining populations ...

A Tale of Two Cities and Clinton’s Dishonest Outrage

Debbie Young -
Originally posted January 20, 2016. During the last Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton told the audience of her "outrage by what’s happening in Flint, Michigan." "Mrs. Clinton,"...

The Municipal Maladministration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Debbie Young -
One year ago, a black knife-wielding teenager, who also had PCP in his system, was killed by a Chicago police officer. The police officer...

Beware Pension Liabilities

Debbie Young -
What happens when cities do not reform pensions? Or when government unions, refusing to compromise on pensions and retiree health care, insist that the...

Chicago Downgraded to Junk

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy -
No surprises here that Moody's downgraded Chicago's credit rating to junk bond status. There's no way it can continue on like this without increasing...

Kickin’ Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Can Down the Road

Richard C. Young -
The radical progressive Chicago mayor is an opponent of Second Amendment rights. The citizens of Chicago are under as much live fire as are...
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