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Suppression of Dissent in a One-Party State: An Honored Judge Fights Back
By John Kass The highly rated retired common-sense Cook County judge had something bothering him, something heavy on his mind, about the way the law was being used as a political cudgel, to beat the opposition senseless. He thought this trend of attacking one’s political opponents under the color of law was hurting the republic and threatened to tear it apart. And so, he shared what was on his mind publicly right here at your favorite website for common sense, JohnKassNews.com.
What Does Katie Get?
Original Article Posted By: J. Arthur Brown, 2/3/2026 8:10:33 PM One year ago, young and beautiful Katie Abraham was in a car with her college friends, waiting at a red light in Urbana, Illinois. Julio Cucul Bol, a 29-yeqr old citizen of Guatemala -- and in the United States illegally having adopted fake Mexican identify -- was driving drunk behind her (snip) coming upon Katie's car at speeds approaching 80 miles per hour. Then the crash. Abraham, 20, was killed.
Woman Burned Alive on CTA by a Violent Career Criminal Who Was Enabled by Democrat Judges
Free Republic Browse · Search News/Activism Topics · Post Article Skip to comments. How a City Dies: Woman Burned Alive on CTA by a Violent Career Criminal Who Was Enabled by Democrat Judges John Kass News ^ | Nov. 23, 2025 | By John Kass Posted on by T Ruth *** These are the hideous progressive sounds of Chicago political corruption: The jails are opened as the Cook County Democrats congratulate themselves …. And there is another sound that defines it.
ChatGPTJesus And The Greased Road To Hell
Original Article Posted By: J. Arthur Brown, 11/22/2025 8:34:42 PM "Because I grew up as a religious minority -- a Greek Orthodox kid treading water in the Kelly-green sea of Chicago Irish Catholics -- I was never that keen on hunting down heretics. 'Are you really Christian?' a kid from St. Catherine said during our endless theological discussions either at the playground or playing fast pitching on the wall of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox church. 'Do you believe in Jesus or the Greek gods?
Confederate Chaos in Chicago
Original Article Posted By: Moritz55, 10/8/2025 1:16:34 PM Are we living in 1859? I ask it that way because all you can see and hear from Chicago are chaos, anarchy, violence, leftist conspiracy theories and exhortations by Democrats to ruin, and murder federal officials enforcing the law. It's getting worse by the day. The residents of the Democrat fever swamp now scream across broadcast media that President Trump will end Democracy in a year.
Democrat Assassination Culture Killed Charlie Kirk
Original Article Posted By: Moritz55, 9/14/2025 11:29:58 AM "When people stop talking, that's when you get violence. That's when civil war happens, because you start to think the other side is so evil and they lose their humanity" Charlie Kirk Why did the Democrat left assassinate conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk?
Obama is the New Nixon
Original Article Posted By: Moritz55, 8/17/2025 2:25:34 PM Barack Obama is the new Nixon. There, I wrote it down and my name is on it. It's not publicly approved speech yet, but it is no longer the Thought Crime it once was. Many Americans are thinking it. And some, like me, are saying out loud. Barack Obama is our modern Nixon figure. Worse than Nixon, actually. Nixon was considered devious.
When Obama Began Strangling the Republic "By the Book" Part II
Original Article Posted By: earlybird, 7/27/2025 1:22:08 PM I've been greatly honored to be asked to give a talk at Hillsdale College on "The Decline of Trust in Legacy Media." (snip) I thought I'd begin by calling Barack Obama up on the stage. He could lie down on a couch and begin pontificating, his favorite activity, and I'd sit nearby in a comfy overstuffed leather wing chair and take notes, asking some pertinent questions.
When Obama Began Strangling the Republic "By the Book"
Original Article Posted By: earlybird, 7/23/2025 1:13:03 PM It was a cold Sunday morning in Chicago in February 2003-I was driving over to the paper, and had a week's worth or columns to plan-when I stopped in front of the E2 nightclub. Outside there was a police blockade because 21 young people had been killed, but the cops knew me and waved me through.
The Democrat Scandals Keep Growing
Years ago, when I began using the phrase meat puppet to describe those useful idiots the party would drag out to testify in favor of tax increases or open borders or welfare for illegals. And the political left couldn’t help seething as they attacked me. Source link
What the Dems & Trans Activists Did To the 13-Year Old Deerfield Girl
By John Kass March 19, 2025 You hear that gruesome story of the 13-year-old middle-school girl from Deerfield confronted by school officials and ordered to disrobe in front of a male classmate? It sounds too AWFL to be true. But it happened, according to her mother Nicole Georgas who said Tuesday she was filing a police complaint with the police … Read More Source link
Zelensky the Fool
by John Kass March 2, 2025 A while back I made mention of one of my favorite short stories: Gimple the Fool. It was written by Isaac Bashevis Singer, about a baker who becomes the laughingstock of his village, for insisting on believing the chastity of his unfaithful wife who had sex with half the town and multiple children … Read More Source link
Zelensky the Fool
Original Article Posted By: Moritz55, 3/2/2025 12:49:53 PM A while back I made mention of one of my favorite short stories: Gimple the Fool. It was written by Isaac Bashevis Singer, about a baker who becomes the laughingstock of his village, for insisting on believing the chastity of his unfaithful wife who had sex with half the town and multiple children by other men, though she adamantly insisted the kids were Gimple's.
No Closure, No Justice for Laken Riley
By John Kass November 22, 2024 The criminal court judge in Georgia told the uncomfortable truth to the parents of nursing student Laken Riley and to the nation as he sentenced her murderer, the illegal Venezuelan migrant Jose Ibarra to pay for his crimes: life in prison without parole. But there is no closure. There will never be closure. Since … Read More Source link
Veteran’s Day: Lest We Forget
Veteran’s Day: Lest We Forget Monday is Veteran’s Day. And now that we’ve gone through a bruising political campaign, with Republican Donald Trump having the greatest comeback in American political history, winning the Electoral College and the popular vote, there is some talk–except on MSNBC–about American reconciliation and unity. Read Full Article »
President Non Compos Mentis
Original Article Posted By: Moritz55, 2/12/2024 12:50:46 AM Do you really think the bizarre angry-old-man cane waving performance of President Non Compos Mentis demonstrates his fitness for office? Because after that politically disastrous news conference in the White House is where we are now. Biden is no longer mentally fit to be commander-in-chief. He's an empty husk. I told you he was a meat puppet years ago. Last week, on national television, he proved it. The world is on the edge of war.
Terrors of the Michelle Obama Prophecy
Original Article Posted By: Moritz55, 1/26/2024 10:47:48 AM The world is not just about snuggling with housebroken puppies and rainbows out your window and riding unicorns bareback. The real world can be terrifying. Just ask former First Lady Michelle Obama. She's trembling with terror like a princess in a fairy tale being chased by Baba Yaga. And this terror of hers has infected the American news media with even more terror. Which brings us to the Michelle Obama Prophecy.
It’s Black vs. brown in Democrat cities now, thanks to Biden’s open border foolishness Original
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Editor's note: The following column was first published on johnkassnews.com. The last time the black vs. brown tension was this thick, you could cut a chunk and fry it as the Black Lives Matter riots were tearing Chicago into pieces. Black protesters led by media-protected white leftists tore up downtown to hurt Donald Trump’s re-election prospects. This was their insurrection. It took lives and cost billions of dollars in damages in cities across America.
No Laughing Jesters in Biden's Banana Republic
Original Article Posted By: Moritz55, 6/13/2023 9:04:05 PM If America were truly a mentally healthy nation, the popular culture would be bursting with Banana Boats and deviously sarcastic Calypso singers. And they'd be mocking President Joe Biden for transforming America into his favorite ice cream flavor as he aims his (our?) government at his political rival. The flavor? Biden Banana Republic.
Real Lives Are at Stake From Biden's Border Chaos By John Kass April 10, 2022 When I think about America's wide-open southern border with Mexico and the utter lawlessness such chaos represents–a record two million illegal immigrants streaming in last year and thousands more every day–I consider the politics. Can a nation survive without borders? How long can political leaders rationalize their own refusal to enforce the law and ... Read More Read Full Article »
Fake Tough Guys on the Edge of a Hot War Zone
John Kass, JohnKassNews.com February 27, 2022 By John Kass I'm picturing the Oval Office in President Joe Biden's White House, just before our real presidents–chief of staff Ron Klain or perhaps Susan Rice–put him to bed for his afternoon nap. They take turns spooning pudding into the old man's mouth. And as they stick the spoon to his lips, they think of what all political creatures ... Read More Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments
Dear President Big Guy: Where's My $450,000?
Advertisement John Kass, JohnKassNews.com November 12, 2021 (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Joe and Kamala: I take pen in hand to respectfully ask you a simple question, American to American. It’s not all that complicated. Even politicians like you can understand it: Where’s my money? Every day I go out to the mailbox to see if you’ve mailed me a big fat check, about the size of the “settlement” checks you plan on giving to those who illegally crossed our border and got caught breaking the law.
What Is Lightfoot's New Covid Mandate War With Cops About?
John Kass, JohnKassNews.com October 20, 2021 By John Kass What is Mayor Lori Lightfoot up to in her new war against Chicago police and firefighters who don't like her bossing them around with her new Covid mandate? Is she truly concerned about their safety and the safety of the public as she insists? No. If she were so concerned about public safety, would she ever have ... Read More Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments
Get real, Joe! The Democrats let Chicago go to ruin
During his visit to the Second City on Thursday, some smart aide should have whispered in President Biden’s ear about what’s really killing Chicago and Illinois: It’s not the COVID, Joe. It’s the violence, stupid. More than 600 people have been murdered already this year, and thousands upon thousands shot, in a dying city, in a failing, corrupt county, in the worst-run state in the nation. Democrats paved this road to hell over the decades.
Chicago Floating Face Down in River of Violent Anarchy & Chaos | RealClearPolitics
John Kass, JohnKassNews October 6, 2021 (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) When President Joe Biden visits Chicago this week—reports are that he’ll be here Thursday to avoid the specter of Democrats scratching their eyes out in Washington over his failing multi-trillion-dollar socialist spending spree—some smart aide might whisper in his ear about what’s really killing Chicago and Illinois: Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments
President Meat Puppet's 'Extraordinary Success'
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Mayor Lightfoot-lost in her "Field of Dreams."
By John Kass Mayor Lori Lightfoot has so repeatedly botched her response to the murder of Chicago Police officer Ella French, and she’s so angry about criticism she’s getting from cops, that she’s losing it. Chicago’s mayor needs a time out. But where? I know where. As a White Sox fan, I know the perfect place. One public relations flub leads to another. The cops already loathe her, as do many city workers.
The Unbearable Lightness of Lightfoot
John Kass, JohnKassNews.com June 23, 2021 Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is an experienced lawyer, skilled in the great game of words. Read Full Article » Show comments Hide Comments
If Moms Are 'Birthing People,' What Do We Call Dads on Father's Day?
If moms are "birthing persons" then what are dads on Father's Day? Americans are being bombarded with ads for gifts for that special day for fathers. Should I say "sperm contributors" in preparation for our complete capitulation to the woke? The "sperm contributor" in your life may want that leather chair, or aftershave he'll never use, a box of fine Maduro cigars, a fly-fishing shirt, or perhaps Orwell's "1984" and a bottle of Glenmorangie 18 to wash it down.
If moms are ‘birthing people,’ what do we call dads on Father’s Day?
If moms are “birthing persons” then what are dads on Father’s Day? Americans are being bombarded with ads for gifts for that special day for fathers. Should I say “sperm contributors” in preparation for our complete capitulation to the woke? The “sperm contributor” in your life may want that leather chair, or aftershave he’ll never use, a box of fine Maduro cigars, a fly-fishing shirt, or perhaps Orwell’s “1984” and a bottle of Glenmorangie 18 to wash it down.
If moms are ‘birthing people,’ what are dads?
If moms are “birthing persons” then what are dads on Father’s Day? Americans are being bombarded with ads for gifts for that special day for fathers. Should I say “sperm contributors” in preparation for our complete capitulation to the woke? The “sperm contributor” in your life may want that leather chair, or aftershave he’ll never use, a box of fine Maduro cigars, a fly-fishing shirt, or perhaps Orwell’s “1984” and a bottle of Glenmorangie 18 to wash it down.
OPINION EXCHANGE | There's no birthing person in all the world like that dear old birthing person of mine
If moms are "birthing persons" now, then what should we call dads on Father's Day? Americans are being bombarded with ads for gifts for that special day for fathers. Should I say "sperm contributors" in preparation for our complete capitulation to the woke? The "sperm contributor" in your life may want that leather chair, or aftershave he'll never use, a box of fine Maduro cigars, a fly-fishing shirt, or perhaps a copy of George Orwell's "1984" and a bottle of Glenmorangie 18 to wash it down.
Column: Want to end urban hopelessness? Support real school choice.
Violent crime is spiking in big cities across America. And what is the response of the ruling Democratic political class? As crime rises, as the mothers weep, the politicians decry the hopelessness that they attribute to systemic racism. They demand beleaguered taxpayers and businesses invest more in the neighborhoods. It is a stale liturgy led by the faithless, the politicians reading lines from a tired script, the politically savvy activists clamoring for more resources to increase their power.
Fossil Fuel Investments in Africa are Necessary for Economic Growth and Climate Resiliency
The Biden Administration has made climate change one of its core policy priorities. Understanding the global nature of the problem, as well as U.S. leadership in technology exports and international markets, the reality of the crisis demands that we confront global warming emissions both abroad and at home. But climate action in poorer countries will look different than it does here.
John Kass: The media asks President Biden about ice cream and ignores Hunter
My question for today has nothing to do with President Joe Biden’s favorite ice cream. I don’t know if ice cream is a big thing in China. But does China have anything on our president, through first son Hunter Biden’s questionable and clout-heavy China business dealings? I’m not the first to raise such questions about a sitting president — look at Nancy Pelosi and her Donald Trump allegations. More on that later.
Please Let Biden Endure Until 2024
There is one takeaway from watching Vice President Kamala Harris' horrifying interview on NBC about whether she'll visit our southern border to see the crisis with her own eyes: President Joe Biden must endure until 2024. Please God, please. And I'm asking every American, even Democrats, to pray that Biden endures.
Please let Biden endure until 2024
There is one takeaway from watching Vice President Kamala Harris’ horrifying interview on NBC about whether she’ll visit our southern border to see the crisis with her own eyes: President Joe Biden must endure until 2024. Please God, please. And I’m asking every American, even Democrats, to pray that Biden endures.
The Media Asks President Biden About Ice Cream and Ignores Hunter
My question for today has nothing to do with President Joe Biden's favorite ice cream. I don't know if ice cream is a big thing in China. But does China have anything on our president, through first son Hunter Biden's questionable and clout-heavy China business dealings? I'm not the first to raise such questions about a sitting president -- look at Nancy Pelosi and her Donald Trump allegations. More on that later.
The Wuhan story that finally has legs, now that Trump is gone
What are we learning about the American political-media establishment now that the origin story of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be radically changing? The Wall Street Journal has been reporting on new developments out of China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology.
What Biden Is Doing on the Other Viral Pandemic
FILE - In this May 12, 2021, file photo, the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company in Charlotte, N.C. U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive to be issued Thursday in response to the ransomware hack that disrupted gas supplies in several states this month.
The Wuhan Story That Finally Has Legs, Now That Trump Is Gone
What are we learning about the American political-media establishment now that the origin story of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be radically changing? The Wall Street Journal has been reporting on new developments out of China's Wuhan Institute of Virology.
To Build Back Better, Look to the States
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) The continued implementation of the American Rescue Plan across the country reflects exactly the type of bold and aggressive action from Washington that candidate Biden promised when he told the country how he would lead us through this challenging time. It also illuminates the huge role that leaders outside Washington will play in determining whether we achieve President Biden’s mission to Build Back Better.
Politics of fear: Democratic mask neurosis and the Republican mushroom cloud
Many Republicans are rightfully gleeful over the mask dysphoria being suffered by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, the high TV priestess of the establishment left. But as they ridicule her for mask neurosis, I wonder if they’ve blocked from their own memories that “mushroom cloud” argument for the establishment Republican war in Iraq. The mushroom cloud, like today’s COVID-19 masks that are often sodden and clutched like religious relics, was a symbol. And such symbols are used in the politics of fear.
John Kass: Employers beg for workers: 'It's the economy, stupid'
Have you ever wondered what happens to flat-earthers? Not all spend their days eating pudding with plastic spoons and rewatching old sitcoms — or as fabulists hanging at the end of the bar, boasting of their heroic exploits until closing time. Some become president of the United States. Or they find power in President Joe Biden’s administration and join him in gaslighting the nation about that dismal April jobs report as businesses struggle to emerge from those government pandemic shutdowns.
Waiting for Democrats to Condemn Lightfoot's Racism, and Hearing Only Crickets
Is anyone truly surprised by the racist interview policy from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot? As she reaches the midway point in her term, she decided that she would not be interviewed by white reporters. She will sit down and talk to white reporters in the future. But the damage is done. Lightfoot stands at the intersection of the Chicago Way and the Woke Freeway that bisects the nation.
John Kass: The insanity of the left's 'Let the kids have their knife fights' argument
One of the more insane developments from the tragic shooting death of knife wielding Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, has been the emergence of a desperate fantasy from the political left: The “Let the kids have their knife fights” coalition that must think “West Side Story” is real life. Valerie Jarrett, the former Obama administration adviser, offered her idiotic notion, echoed by many others.
Politics of Fear: Democratic Mask Neurosis and the Republican Mushroom Cloud
Many Republicans are rightfully gleeful over the mask dysphoria being suffered by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, the high TV priestess of the establishment left. But as they ridicule her for mask neurosis, I wonder if they've blocked from their own memories that "mushroom cloud" argument for the establishment Republican war in Iraq. The mushroom cloud, like today's COVID-19 masks that are often sodden and clutched like religious relics, was a symbol. And such symbols are used in the politics of fear.
OPINION: Employers beg for workers: 'It's the economy, stupid'
Have you ever wondered what happens to flat-earthers? Not all spend their days eating pudding with plastic spoons and rewatching old sitcoms — or as fabulists hanging at the end of the bar, boasting of their heroic exploits until closing time. Some become president of the United States. Or they find power in President Joe Biden’s administration and join him in gaslighting the nation about that dismal April jobs report as businesses struggle to emerge from those government pandemic shutdowns.
OPINION EXCHANGE | Employers beg for workers: 'It's the economy, stupid.' And, psst: It's Biden.
Have you ever wondered what happens to flat-earthers? Not all spend their days eating pudding with plastic spoons and rewatching old sitcoms — or as fabulists hanging at the end of the bar, boasting of their heroic exploits until closing time. Some become president of the United States. Or they find power in President Joe Biden's administration and join him in gaslighting the nation about that dismal April jobs report as businesses struggle to emerge from those government pandemic shutdowns.
John Kass: Employers beg for workers: ‘It’s the economy, stupid’
Have you ever wondered what happens to flat-earthers? Not all spend their days eating pudding with plastic spoons and rewatching old sitcoms — or as fabulists hanging at the end of the bar, boasting of their heroic exploits until closing time. Some become president of the United States. Or they find power in President Joe Biden’s administration and join him in gaslighting the nation about that dismal April jobs report as businesses struggle to emerge from those government pandemic shutdowns.
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