An editorial in the Chicago Tribune laments what might have been had "Kenneth C. Griffin not become so frustrated with the state of Illinois as to move himself and much of the financial company he founded, Citadel, to Miami." The Tribune is responding to the news that Mr. Griffin is moving a whole lot more to Florida after departing the expensive dysfunction of Illinois governance.
"In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?" tells the story of Hannah-Jones' shock at learning her then-eighth-grade daughter, Najya -- who had been earning A's in honors math -- had failed the state algebra exam. read more
It turns out President Trump's promised "mass deportations" won't require dragnets and cattle cars after all. This summer ICE racked up the largest numbers of arrests of illegal aliens ever recorded, with more on the way. And all without the theatrics that culminated in the shooting of two Americans by DHS officers in Minneapolis. The intentionally provocative approach of ousted DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and her field commander, Border Patrol agent Greg Bovino, was thrilling for the more excitable elements on both the Right and the Left. One side wanted revenge for Biden's and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas's truly lawless and harmful border policies, while the anti-borders side was practically giddy with euphoria at having their fantasies of impending fascism seemingly confirmed.
It recounts a chain of strategic and political decisions in August 2021 that culminated in the shocking scenes the world witnessed at Kabul Airport ... read more
When the history of the American Bar Association's downfall is written, one theme will recur: it didn't have to end this way. By the 1960s, nearly half of the lawyers in the United States were members of the ABA. Congress, Presidents, and the courts consulted the ABA closely as a trusted advisor on all legal matters. Yet, tragically, that trust was squandered when the ABA was captured by the left. Instead of serving as a trade group for lawyers, the ABA became just another left-wing advocacy group. As membership declined, the ABA could have arrested its progressive lurch, but instead accelerated in the wrong direction. The group took liberal positions on abortion, affirmative action, national security, and other controversial issues that had nothing to do with the legal profession ...
" "My guess, at this point, is that Mr Paxton will win the election."
Mine, too."
Jesus H. He's so despicable.