As the Democratic National Convention kicks off today, we decided to get Hillary Clinton supporters on-the-record about the progressive principles of equal treatment and equality of outcome... and how they apply to the Democrat nominee for President. Try to Follow the Logic....
Nice Brings To Mind Operation Gladio
July 18, 2016 | Categories: Articles & Columns | Tags: | Print This Article
Nice Brings To Mind Operation Gladio
Paul Craig Roberts
Commentators who have learned to distrust official explanations, such as Peter Koenig
(http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article45106.htm ) and...
Illinois Policy 7/22/2016
Politicians’ quick answer to the state’s problems is consistently to raise taxes, but evidence shows tax hikes are a negative for families struggling in a state already lacking opportunity.
Illinoisans are all too familiar with tax hikes. Chicago...
Aldermen dispute mayor’s claim that refugee resettlement application was made public
By Bruce Parker / July 20, 2016 /
Photo courtesy of Rutland City Hall
MORE SECRECY?: Rutland Mayor Chris Louras says that the availability of the city’s refugee resettlement...
Property-tax hikes have caused taxes on NBA star Dwyane Wade’s former house to more than triple, driving away prospective buyers and showing the harm Illinois’ sky-high property-tax rates inflict on homeowners.
Dwyane Wade’s return to his hometown to play for...
Illinois lawmakers earn base salaries of nearly $68,000 for what is essentially part-time work.
The past year has been a rough one for many Illinoisans.
During the recent budget impasse, residents were inundated with stories of anguish throughout the state. And...
7/21/2016
As many of the followers in this FB group know, Homer Glen Village Square Facebook site is the only place where Homer residents can hold our local government accountable. Last month, we analyzed our assessor’s office and found that Homer...
Every five minutes, Illinois loses a resident to another state.
Paul Kaup’s first job out of high school was tossing luggage at Midway Airport in Chicago. But he always dreamed of taking to the skies.
Kaup lives his dream now. He...
“Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants.”
— State Rep. Bill Mitchell on Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 in a speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rSxHlvhLc
Did it pay off?
Illinois state Rep. Bill Mitchell, R-Forsyth, repeatedly slammed a...
The Truth About Negative Yields
By Geoffrey Pike
Written Friday, July 15, 2016
After the financial crisis of 2008/2009, the term ZIRP became commonly used — zero interest rate policy. The major central banks throughout the world adopted policies of loose money...
