Jim Nowlan

Moderates have been largely squeezed out of relevance by a combination of polarization, plus the extreme gerrymandering in many states.

We need a 21st century "Great Awakening" to shake us out of our torpor. Otherwise, China will walk over us.

What is holding Illinois down? Corruption, unfunded liabilities and an unbalanced tax regime, to name a few things.

The decline over the years in voter turnout probably results from the unhealthy interplay of gerrymandering, lack of competition and big money.

Illinois Supreme Court justices appear to recuse themselves when they shouldn’t and not recuse themselves when they should. 

The president and top congressional leaders and Cabinet members should be required to sit down together to wrestle with the big problems.

Rural and urban Illinoisans live in starkly different worlds, and the former resent it, though they don't clearly understand why. There are textbook solutions, such as better education and higher...

In 2021, the Democratic majority in the Illinois legislature drew new district maps. Last year, citizens cast around 70,000 more votes statewide for Republican rather than for Democratic candidates for...

The new Dollar General store in my rural Illinois hometown couldn't open for the longest time because it couldn't find workers. Apples rotted on the ground at Arends Orchard nearby...