Day: February 11, 2026

Gradually, then suddenly, blue state America is heading for financial disaster

3:30 pm February 11, 2026

In his famous 20th century novel “The Sun Also Rises,” Ernest Hemingway’s character, Mike Campbell, was asked by a friend how his financial ruin had happened. Campbell replied to the question simply, “Two ways. Gradually and then suddenly.” Just a cursory look at today’s headlines and one can see this very idea of “gradually and […]

Gradually, then suddenly, blue state America is heading for financial disaster

3:30 pm February 11, 2026

Federal welfare spending is a fraud magnet — and taxpayers are paying the price

3:30 pm February 11, 2026

Investigators have found a large underworld of fraud in Minnesota’s welfare programs. In one scandal, 57 people were convicted of stealing benefits from a children’s food program. In another scandal, investigators allege that Medicaid programs for housing, autism and assisted living have been looted. A third scandal is the apparent widespread fraud in daycare programs, as profiled by […]

Federal welfare spending is a fraud magnet — and taxpayers are paying the price

3:30 pm February 11, 2026

Gov. Pritzker ignored my letter — after his sanctuary policies killed my daughter

3:30 pm February 11, 2026

I am a lifelong Illinoisan, and I have met my social contract. I’ve done everything properly. I’ve been law-abiding and I’ve been productive. And if I didn’t do these things, I would have been punished. So I’ve met my side of the bargain. But I want my governor to know that he hasn’t met his […]