Reason.TV: How bad was Claudine Gay’s plagiarism?

 

[VIDEO] How bad was the former Harvard University President's plaigirism?

This had been in the news for the past couple of months or so. Her bad PR started with her testimony in front of a Congressional Committee with regards to antisemitism. Her responses were a fail and should really be a slam dunk and she botched it.

A few Black academics I've seen - including the President of Morehouse College - have released statements in support of the now former Harvard President Gay. It seems to suggest that there are different standards set for Black academics vs white academics. However, here's my position what if she only showed she just didn't belong in the position and got it only because she was a "diversity, equity, and inclusion" hire. Especially in a very important position as a Ivy League University President...

Can Black people be racist?

 

[VIDEO]  From Nothing YouTube channel asks a worthwhile question can Black people be racist. The answer from the YouTube may surprise you or perhaps not.

I always go with, if you spent all your life fighting against racism what justifies you holding those same opinions against others?

It seems appropriate since we just passed the MLK holiday.

SCOTUS ruled that student loan forgiveness is dead

 If you were looking forward to this it's over, if nothing else the Biden Administration needs to come up with a new plan. From the New York Post.

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Biden’s controversial program to forgive student loan debt for roughly 40 million borrowers exceeded his executive authority.

On the last day before the high court’s summer recess, the six conservative justices ruled the $400 billion plan could not use an earlier 2003 law meant to help veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to implement the program.

The other three liberal justices dissented against the ruling.

Biden last August announced his student loan forgiveness plan, which aimed to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for certain borrowers.

But the program was met with fierce resistance from many GOP lawmakers who questioned its legality.

If you borrowed federal student loans you could get up to $10,000 forgiven if you meet certain income guidelines. You could also get up to $20,000 if you used Pell Grants to attend a university.

h/t Newsalert

If you want to read the opinion itself, I found it via SCOTUSBlog.

Reason TV: Schools aren't DESIGNED to teach CRITICAL THINKING

 

[VIDEO] So what were they designed for? This is what Nick Gillespie, Connor Bayack, and Corey DeAngelis talks about in this seven minute clip. The target for this is mainly public education.

Does public education in America only teach young people rote routines and protocols and doesn't really promote critical thinking. Just raise your hand if you want to go to the bathroom. Stick with your lesson plan and in order to understand the material you may not be allowed to ask questions. Perhaps your love of learning may not be further fostered.

Education designed not to make you a critical thinker with regards to the world around you, perhaps just to make you a better worker once you graduate? If the current model of education isn't working - especially when it comes to public education - then there needs to be competition.

I got to do research on these Education Savings Account. Perhaps ways of allowing parents to find alternatives to their local schools if they're not happy with them.

Chicago politics #ChiMayor23

 

Two days ago we had an election. The sitting mayor of Chicago placed third in this election, she didn't make the run-off. Paul Vallas who was formerly the CEO of our public schools and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson failed to get to 50% of the vote and are in a run-off to take place on April 4, 2023.

Regardless we will have a new mayor on May 15, 2023.

Lightfoot proved to be abrasive and undiplomatic. She wasn't a politician and some may say she made all the rookie mistakes. She assumed she had the power thought not just a position or a title. She forgot that politics isn't subtraction it's addition. 

She couldn't help but alienate people on the Chicago City Council. Indeed she lost a city council endorsement or two in the lead up to the election. The worst one when an Alderman had shot himself accidently and she failed to even check out him - wow! And of course what many would cite is that she definitely lost the voters who helped her in a runoff four years ago.

What's shocking is that the Black wards of the city still voted for her. But then I understand 83% of Chicago voters wanted Lightfoot gone.

Chicago is a solidly Democrat city. A Republican would have a difficult time winning in this city. Voters seem to only want to vote for a Democrat. With the two in the runoff I see a choice between a more law and order candidate vs a very progressive candidate who may well offer more of the same from Lightfoot.

I wish I can predict where this mayoral race will go on April 4. Vallas got a plurality but then again that's no guarantee he'll win the runoff. What will happen in a month's time.

Can Paul Vallas or Brandon Johnson get the endorsement of the other candidates and will allow one of them to take the mayor's office? Will Gov. JB Pritzker get involved in this race? Will Chicago choose the faces of the Fraternal Order or Police or of the Chicago Teacher's Union?

As for Lightfoot well she's a lame duck. I won't say her voice means nothing - and especially now she's still mayor as we learned a police officer was killed in a domestic incident. Her police chief is leaving - all candidates in this race wanted to fire David Brown save for his boss Lightfoot.

I see an opportunity for a new direction, even a city so heavily Democratic. Our city could reverse most of trends seen in other cities in America. Solve our many social issues - especially the homeless. Hopefully we can get a handle on violent crime in ways that Lightfoot wasn't able to.

And perhaps Chicago voters will recognize that so-called "progressive" policies are destructive.

See you on April 4th!

Valuetainment: The Fatherless Crisis in America

 

[VIDEO] Where are the men to be part of raising healthy children? Not all parents are perfect sadly, however, I do believe you need both a mother and father for children to be successful. That's not to say a single parent can't do the job, however, the job is much more difficult.

I've been following Valuetainment for a while now and Patrick Ben-David does some pretty good social analysis. The question to ask here is are fathers the key to getting America back on track. Getting men and women to form familial bonds is what it takes to keep our young people in school? To even keeping them out of the criminal justice system?

If you watched this over nine minute video, what are you thoughts on what Mr. Ben-David is saying?

Ken Coleman: Why degrees are worthless in the new economy

 

[VIDEO] What is the worth of college degrees in the new economy? What is the new economy?

Ken Coleman of Ramsey Solutions (and you've seen videos from Dave Ramsey here overtime) discusses the "waning worth of college degrees". He may say these trends predate the coronavirus pandemic. He calls into question the college ranking system as he cites a report that Carleton College in Minnesota claims they're #1 in teaching.

My read is that perhaps the public is generally waking up to the idea that the college degree isn't worth the push it's been getting at least over the last 20 years. It's not worth the rising tuition and by extension the debt. It's OK to question the value or even what you're supposed to get from a degree.

Prager U: College has become a scam

 

[VIDEO] A few clips of HBO host Bill Maher discussing the value of a college degree and then Jeremy Boering who runs the website The Daily Wire discusses further the value of a college education. 

Is a degree necessary for your success? If you want to be successful in your life what does it really take? ANd can you learn those things in a classroom?

Well I'm not personally saying college is a scam. I'd say a college degree isn't valuable if everyone has one. I think expanding the opportunity for everyone to get a degree hasn't been beneficial and this is probably why you're seeing pieces and commentaries such as these.

Prager U: Student loan forgiveness scam

 

[VIDEO] Inez Stepman from Prager U discusses student loan forgiveness and why it's a scam.

You're going to hear the term cui bono - or to whom it benefits - a lot in this video. Student loans benefits for example the universities because it enables them to hire more administrators or construct more buildings on campus. Student loan forgiveness though perhaps takes a load off of those low earning and impoverished college graduates could actually benefit the wealthy more.

Is law school worth it even if you don't practice law?

 Well this is a blog named for a school so this topic is worth sharing on this blog.

From US News

More practically, law school comes in handy when you need to sign contracts, resolve disputes, interpret laws or understand legal processes.

The credential of a J.D. also signals an ability to handle rigorous coursework and manage stressful demands, particularly if you earn it from a reputable law school.

Many potential employers look favorably on law school graduates, particularly in fields like business, professional services, politics, mediation, communications and social justice. And many law graduates gain the confidence to succeed on their own as consultants, journalists and entrepreneurs.

Any lawyers in the house or anyone who has a J.D. have any comments?

h/t Newsalert

Black Handprint Mafia: John Gotti - 'I took myself out of the gutter. My life was dictated for me.'

 

[VIDEO] RJ Roger talks a bit about his own background and the lives of mob boss John Gotti and gang leader Tookie Williams. All come from a very poor background and while RJ Roger went to school and advertises that he has an MBA. Gotti and Williams went into the life of crime.

Roger doesn't mention it here but I will. Gotti died in federal custody after having been convicted in federal court and sentenced to life in prison. Williams on the other hand was executed in California for murder. For both men they might cite either a lack of a father in their lives or just a father who wasn't entirely able to provide for them.

I can somewhat relate this to perhaps some of my classmates in school. One lesson I should've learned then is everyone I went to school with aren't like me. Not to say I had it made, however, perhaps most of my classmates didn't have in their lives what I had.

There was one classmate that I recall was made fun of and it took me a few years to realize that he was in reality neglected by his folks. He was probably hungry because he was caught taking a sandwich from the teacher's lounge. He was often seen napping during class time. A few classmates complained about his hygiene. His grandmother was the only adult who seemed to show up at school for him and she seemed gruff. And he did have a brother who was a grade or so ahead of us so he had someone else who cared for him. One thing to remember about him was that he was not the one to trifle with either.

So I don't want to talk too much about him, but sometimes I wonder where he is in life now. My hopes for everyone is that even if they started life with difficulty that they've turned it around and made something of themselves.

IL Governor's race and trashing Illinois

 I'm sharing this with you all since we have an election next month. We have to decided who will move on to run for Governor especially in November. It'll be time for the Republican and Democrat primaries much later in June.

We could very well see a Black man be the nominee for the Republican Party to run against incumbent Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Oh that Black man is Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin - Aurora, Ill. is this state's second largest city behind Chicago. He has the financial backing of Ken Griffin who is the richest man in this state and wants to dethrone Gov. Pritzker this year.

Anyway aside from that one thing I would give Gov. Pritzker is that he's actually governing this state. It's been a while since this state had actually been governed. Pritzker knocked off Bruce Rauner as this state's chief executive and during Rauner's term this state went two years without a budget as he sought to dethrone Speaker Michael Madigan. So in 2018, Illinois voters cast their ballots rightfully and rejected Rauner's bid for re-election.

And when you think about it not since Rod Blagojevich - who was later impeached and removed from officer - that an incumbent Governor actually did win re-election. So this article from Edward McClelland discusses why he thinks Pritzker will likely get a second term.

Trivia question: Who was the last Illinois governor to serve two full terms?

The answer here: https://t.co/MV1SQ2iKI7

— Chicago magazine (@ChicagoMag) May 29, 2022

I also wanted to add this worth sharing from last week Rich Miller's syndicated column with regards to "trashing" Illinois. It seems quite a few Republicans talk about how bad Illinois is and never about changing what's wrong and making the Land of Lincoln a better place.

For some folks, trashing Illinois has become a perverse pleasure https://t.co/tPAX9DJX6K

— Rich Miller (@capitolfax) May 23, 2022

If Mayor Irvin wants to replace Gov. Pritzker I hope he has a good plan to turn this state around and doesn't resort to trashing it. He might want to start with not targeting Michael Madigan who is diminished as a political power in this state. And he might want to clear up his role in calling the Nat'l Guard during the difficulties of 2020 (only the Governor of Illinois can call in the Nat'l Guard during civic disturbances).

I suppose barring any weirdness in the Republican primary next month Mayor Irvin will face Gov. Pritzker in November. If you're reading this blog I hope you're registered to vote.

The nine sub-states of Illinois

Well there was a proposal out there to divide up California into a series of different states. Illinois is a lot like California and other states where population centers dominate the rest of the state.

Illinois is dominated by the Chicago area. We know that if turnout is down in say Chicago/Cook County that means a Republican victory in a state election is likely. Why because this part of the state is solidly Democrat and that's not likely to change in the near future. 

And yet other Democrat counties or areas of this state includes at the very least East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois and certainly Champaign County, Illinois. And for the most part the rest of the state is a solid red.

However, this article from Chicago Mag isn't just talking about politics of division in the Land of Lincoln. Just the various part of this state is culturally different. The further south in Illinois you go the more "southern" and perhaps more accurately the more rural it is.

And also consider that being a Chicagoan is a distinct identity than being an Illinoisan....and Chicago has a better flag too :P 

Anyway no one is proposing breaking up the State of Illinois anytime soon although some of those rural downstaters have floated proposals to turn Chicago into it's own state.

The Nine Sub-States of Illinois https://t.co/Cgk1sAVoCR

— Aaron M. Renn 🇺🇸 (@aaron_renn) April 27, 2022

On second though if the so-called Land of Lincoln became it's own state I wonder how it would be governed. I'd live there if it's capitol is actually Springfield. :)

Culture Wars: Wisconsin vs. Illinois

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I wanted to share this classic from the former NBC Chicago blog The Ward Room. Ten years ago Wisconsin was a bit of a hot bed under a newly minted Republican Governor Scott Walker who wanted to break the power of the public employee unions. There were protest outside of his house and in 2018 after two full terms Gov. Walker was defeated by current Governor Tony Evers.

Evers seems poised to be a one-term Governor however the election is only next year and time will tell on that.

Anyway in a post written by Edward McClelland he tells the differences in philosophy between governing Wisconsin vs governing Illinois. Two neighboring Midwestern states and two different states of minds.

Wisconsin is renowned for its German culture, but it’s important to understand the type of Germans that settled there. The first German settlers were fleeing from the Revolution of 1848, which attempted to establish a republic with free speech, trial by jury and freedom of the press. After it failed, the rebels needed a place to hide. They chose Wisconsin. As a result, Wisconsin became an innovator in progressive reforms: the “Wisconsin Idea” championed public education and workers’ compensation. Wisconsin was the first state with a public radio station, the first state with a presidential primary, and it abolished the death penalty in 1853.

Chicago, on the other hand, was settled by people looking to make a killing in the fur trade, or in real estate. Our very first mayor, William Ogden, arrived here from New York to sell some land that belonged to his brother-in-law. From then, Chicago attracted men who were trying to Make It Big, from Cyrus McCormick to Al Capone. With all that money flowing, the politicians had their hands out, too. “Good government,” a cherished tradition in Wisconsin, was a dirty term in Illinois, because it interrupted the orderly flow of cash between business and politics. Illinois politics was never about advancing ideals. It was about getting jobs and contracts for your friends, family members and campaign contributors.

While Wisconsin’s revolutionary instincts have usually been directed toward progressive reforms, they’ve also advanced conservative causes, if the political winds are blowing in that direction. We saw that with Sen. Joe McCarthy. We’re seeing it again with Gov. Scott Walker. That’s why Madison is in chaos, and Springfield is still a place where the House Speaker’s son-in-law gets a six-figure job as a lobbyist for a state agency.

That would never happen in Wisconsin.

Hmmm, I still think this analysis is interesting. And the corruption issue not directly said in this posting from a decade ago is still something of a factor in Illinois. Especially Chicago where some Aldermen and other politicos have gotten in trouble for issues related to corruption especially bribery. 

This has been the latest edition of the Shedd School of Political Science.

What is "Critical Race Theory"?

 

[VIDEO] I've been subscribed to US101 YouTube channel since last year and he hosts a discussion of Critical Race Theory (CRT) with Mr. Beat (you may know him and his videos) and another YouTuber The Cynical Historian. This discussion is about 35 mins.

What do I know about CRT? Well I'm not that educated on that subject myself other than what's in the news or the opinion page about it. One thing I'm clear on is the origins out of the work of academics in graduate school or law school.

I hear it's conflated with discussing race or racism in America. My understanding of where this "theory" comes from is from the ivory tower of higher education. Whether from graduate school or law school. Although I've never taught in a classroom I've heard too many stories about how it's applied in a school.

I've heard one report of where a teacher divided up a class between the white students (oppressors) and the Black students (victims). I would say that's a horrible way of trying to teach this lesson to our young people. In my opinion let's talk about the issues of prejudice/racism, but what we want to do is to encourage our young people to move beyond that.

I do conflate in my mind prejudice/racism. It's not necessarily black/white as it seems to always be framed. Humanity has always divided itself up into differing groups whether racial, tribal, religious, language etc. We should always strive to eliminate these arbitrary divisions and put behind us any prejudice/hatred.

In my opinion, I don't believe that CRT belongs in a K-12 classroom and should remain in higher education. Hopefully undergrad students and above will be able to adequately think critical about what CRT is and some of it pros/cons as a theory. It should never be treated as a fact.

Which is what US101, Mr. Beat, and The Cynical Historian are seeking to do in the above video. At least US101 shared some links for us to peruse to learn more about CRT.

• Education Week: What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack?
• Time: 'Critical Race Theory Is Simply the Latest Bogeyman.' Inside the Fight Over What Kids Learn About America's History
• American Bar Association: A Lesson on Critical Race Theory

I suppose this could count for the Shedd School of Political Science or perhaps not since this is more social science than anything else.

How does Illinois Governors work with Chicago Mayors

We get a bit of a history lesson Jim Edgar was Governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and he had to work with Mayor Richard M. Daley during that time who was Chicago Mayor from 1989 to 2011. In Edgar's own words as far as his relationship with Daley.

Daley and Edgar had other flash points as well. Daley wanted the state to pay for a Soldier Field rehab for the Bears but Edgar refused, preferring a multi-purpose facility at McCormick Place. Daley wanted to close Meigs Field (which he eventually did after Edgar left office) but Edgar fought to keep it open. After the infamous Loop flood, Daley wanted Edgar to promise to pay half the repair costs. Not knowing what the costs were and unwilling to sign a blank check with the state practically broke, Edgar refused. And Daley wanted Edgar to sign off on a bill rushed through the statehouse limiting the power of rebellious City Treasurer Miriam Santos. Edgar again declined.

“Daley told me, I really need you to sign this bill,” Edgar said. “I said, Mayor, I got all the Hispanic leaders leaning on me. They feel like this bill is an attack against them. I got half the Hispanic votes in a close election. I felt pretty close to the Hispanic community. I vetoed the bill. He thought it was a personal slap. From then on, things were pretty tense.”

Then we have Governor Pat Quinn who served from 2009 to 2015 and his relationship with Mayor Rahm Emanuel who served from 2011 to 2019. At least in the above case we're talking about a Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor from different parties Edgar is a Republican and Daley is a Democrat. Gov. Quinn and Mayor Emanuel are both Democrats and they didn't get along great either

Quinn had known Emanuel since 1980 but the initial meeting between Quinn as governor and Emanuel as mayor got off to a rocky start.

“I invited him to the governor’s office. He was name dropping and all that. Talking about experiences in Washington,” said Quinn. “But then he started swearing at my budget director, Jerry Stermer, with other top staff in the room. I thought that was way out of line. I told him to stop it. He was highly disrespectful. He certainly never suffered from modesty.”

In Springfield, Emanuel chose to work around Quinn rather than work with him. Often, Emanuel would run his legislative agenda through Senate president John Cullerton, a close friend.

In 2014, said Quinn, “Cullerton was having breakfast at the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield and said, 'I’m going to run a bill this week raising property taxes for Chicago. The state legislature will vote for it. It will be veto proof whether you like it or not. I’ve run it by Madigan, too. It’s going to be the law.'”

Quinn hardly wanted to raise Chicago property taxes in 2014 when he was running for re-election. “That was on a Monday. By the end of the week, the whole plan had fallen apart. That was typical of Rahm and Cullerton to try to bypass my administration. But it generally wasn’t a successful proposal. It’s a big state. I had more friends in the legislature than he did, especially as time went on,” said Quinn.

As I saw from the press reports of that period of time I got the impression they didn't get along very well. I got the idea that Mayor Daley didn't get along very well with another Democrat Governor Rod Blagojevich. If the Gov of Illinois and Mayor of Chicago are of the same party and without a "political boss" you're going to have a situation where both of those two important leaders of this state will bump heads.

Yeah the Mayor of Chicago represents the city and is himself (or in the current case herself) a very important and visible public figure not just in the state, nationally also as we are the third largest city in America. However in this state the Mayor of Chicago isn't only chief executive of a local gov't unit. In that I'm counting municipalities (cities or villages), counties, or even townships for example. In contrast there is only one Governor of this state.

As I see in the comments to the article as it was shared on CapFax this morning everyone seem to point to the Governor for anything as a fulcrum of a bigger picture or they own. The Mayor of Chicago or any city mayor for that matter have to look out for their municipality. The Governor has to look out for the whole state.

I would urge you to read this piece written by a former Chicago political reporter Derrick Blakley who goes into the relationship between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot. I won't say their relationship is rocky but it's not solid either. They've also reportedly not seeing eye-to-eye on everything. I'll let you read Blakley's article to find out what he says about that.

Juneteenth

Is now a state and federal holiday in this nation. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill making it a holiday in Illinois and President Joe Biden made it a federal holiday. Capitol Fax has decided to take today off as June 19, 2021 falls on the weekend.

Either way I first heard of this holiday not during grade school but during that era. It seemed there used to be festivals in the neighborhood around this time where there were carnivals and some flyers were being handed around discussing "Juneteenth". It probably didn't connect what that meant at the time, but I'm sure Juneteenth marked the end of slavery in America.

As you might see in this Newsalert post Juneteenth was actually when the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed which was on December 6, 1865. The 13th Amendment to the constitution codified the end of slavery in the United States. So now it begs the question where did Juneteeth come from?

Well this Washington Post article sheds some light on this which you will find in the above Newsalert link:

The National Archives on Thursday located what appears to be an original handwritten “Juneteenth” military order informing thousands of people held in bondage in Texas they were free.

The decree, in the ornate handwriting of a general’s aide, was found in a formal order book stored in the Archives headquarters building in Washington. It is dated June 19, 1865, and signed by Maj. F.W. Emery, on behalf of Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger.

“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, ‘all slaves are free,’ ” the order reads.

“This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor.”

I suggest you read the whole article, basically this Juneteenth celebration is really a Texas thing. Not a national thing at least at first then it became widespread. 

We've been hearing a lot about this as of late especially during the unrest of the past summer. It seems public attention are on the racial issues and to pay respects to the Black community and perhaps more so than in my memory. Juneteenth I believe was discussed last year more so than in my memory and now it's a public holiday. So back to that Newsalert post Juneteenth is now considered another "woke" scam.

These days you hear about "Critical Race Theory" and "systemic racism". You're hearing from our President and Vice-President rail against the issues of systemic racism. Much more recently Gov. Pritzker discussed it as around America it's getting a look and some more conservative states are moving to ban its teaching in K-12 classrooms.

Perhaps the "wokeness" of Juneteenth is more or less about placating Black Americans to the extent that they're able to. I have no issue with this being a holiday if I was still in school this would be just another day off and I enjoy those. I just hope it encourages people to do some historical research on racial issues in America.

Don't just focus on what's been said in the press for example. We have this world wide web to look up information on Juneteenth and the end of slavery in America and certainly the successes of the 1950-60s Civil Rights movement.

I would also encourage you to check out this op/ed from the New York Daily News which views this focus on Juneteenth as a distraction and the focus should be on the 13th Amendment.

Racist math?

 

[VIDEO] While this video from Bill O'Reilly's TV program mentions Oregon specifically they talk about other programs in states such as Illinois, North Carolina, and California about this new "woke" learning. Basically there is no such thing as a right or wrong answer in mathematics. Math is not going to be a technical skill to be taught it becomes a skill in ethics and civics.

Strange huh? Two plus two equals four right and let me spell it out more technically 2+2=4 right? Well if you answer 5 instead then you're not wrong. If anyone says that's wrong, you're a racist...

If you believe the Heritage Foundation's Jonathan Butcher what's being reflected in K-12 education was already being seen in higher education. And I've long learned some crazy ideas were being promoted in higher education. Also that professors in higher education are promoting certain ideas to impressionable college students who should be able to disseminate material and determine their validity.

If this is the direction K-12 is going, I'm glad I don't have any children in school right now. I really got to do some research on this "critical race theory".

Student loan crisis a hoax?

 

[VIDEO] Something to share with you this morning, something to chew on as we hear about President-elect Joe Biden's plans as far as student loan dept. Perhaps Rob Smith is right, the issue of student loans is a hoax and an issue of the elite who made choices about what to study, getting an advanced degree, even to not do what's necessary to not have so much debt.

I flirted with the idea of student loan forgiveness on occasion. Of course the other side of the argument is we shouldn't just forgive all student loans. We hear this would ruin the finance system because well lenders won't be able to get that money back.

Either way we could argue this is an issue or personal responsibility and even I have to question some of my decisions of my time in college.

What I can agree with today, is that going to a university shouldn't be just another entitlement. You have to want it, and that means you have to pay. Ideally, we need to take student loans out of the equation and in order to get that undergrad degree at the very least you need real cash and hopefully not pay interest on it.

Chicago looted by BLM

[VIDEO] So after Mayor Lightfoot crashes a gathering of people on a north side lakefront beach we get another mass incident of looting locally. The basis for this is said to be a shooting that took place in Englewood on Sunday afternoon. From there, an organized caravan of people go into downtown Chicago and start looting not only there but also the Magnificent Mile. We already experienced some major unrest and now we got more.

Instead of showing some footage from our local news outlets, perhaps we watch someone outside of Chicago analyze what happened overnight through Monday. Anthony Brian Logan is a conservative YouTuber that has taken aim at BLM recently.

I did some posting with regards to this latest development at The Sixth Ward.