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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did She Betray Her Own?

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I’ve wanted to write about this one since the headline dropped. Ten years ago Nikole Hannah-Jones put her daughter, Najya, in a high-pover...
Friday, September 18, 2026

September 17th is Constitution Day

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 I had to look up what Constitution Day is. It used to be something like I am an American Day or Citizenship Day and in 2017 President Dona...
Monday, September 7, 2026

Mr. Beat Asked. Here’s Mine.

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  Mr. Beat went out on the street and asked people one question: What’s your tribe? Watch the video — Tribalism, Explained : [ VIDEO ] On ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

SAT’s Back. The Experiment Failed.

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  I’ve been watching the slow, quiet reversal on standardized testing and it finally feels like the data is catching up to common sense. Jo...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Making Illinois a Purple State: Better Representation in the General Assembly

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To start, I wanted to discuss the possibility of making Illinois more of a "purple state" than the solid blue state it's consi...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Illinois Isn’t Finished Yet

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I wanted to get back into campaign mode. We’re about three months from the Illinois gubernatorial election, and we’ve heard nary a peep from...
Monday, July 27, 2026

Creating an Illinois Republic: A Thought Exercise for the Land of Lincoln

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I’ve wanted to write about this subject for a while and keep getting sidetracked. My goal has always been a genuine thought exercise — explo...