They’re in the money
Illinois may be a failing state, but its legislators are flush.God bless the black-hearted members o…
U.S. slamming the door on asylum seekers
Given that President Donald Trump would like to exile members of Congress who strike him as a little too alien, it may not come as a surpris…
Take women into account
More women than men are licenced to drive cars in the United States and they influence 80% of car purchasing decisions there and in Canada, …
Another view: Stack the deck against organized crime at planned Chicago casino
It’s going to be a busy summer for Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the City Council if they hope to build a firewall against the influence of organ…
Don’t squander this trade crisis
High-level trade talks began Wednesday between Trump administration negotiators and a Chinese delegation, and it is no exaggeration to say t…
Measles that shouldn’t be
With all the lurking unknowns concerning infectious disease – including the brain-damaging Zika virus, the paralyzing acute flaccid myelitis…
China deadly serious in Huawei dispute
How serious is China about putting Canada in its place over the Huawei affair? In the words of legal scholar Donald Clarke, it’s deadly seri…
Dissenting voices part of debate in America
The progressive mob is on the march, again. Its goal almost always is to shut down conflicting speech by decrying any dissenter as a racist,…
What’s the limit?
Legalized sports gambling isn’t the golden goose that it used to be.When the new Illinois governor a…
Farm bill is bad outcome, but could have been worse
In Washington, bad outcomes that could have been worse are victories. Case in point: the emerging House and Senate agreement on a five-year …
