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Austin Berg

Austin Berg is the vice president of marketing at the Illinois Policy Institute and the writer of the documentary Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics.

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What the Teachers’ Union Machine Has Done to Chicago

What the Teachers’ Union Machine Has Done to Chicago

Democrats trying to brag about the city during the convention are ignoring the injurious effects of union-dominated governance.

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Caroline Downey
Caroline Downey
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John R. Puri
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Inez Feltscher Stepman
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Christine Rosen
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Christopher J. Scalia
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Daniel Foster
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Richard Brookhiser
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James Lileks
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Daniel J. Flynn
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Rich Lowry
Rich Lowry
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Ramesh Ponnuru
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Charles C. W. Cooke
The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast
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Brian T. Allen
Hound Dogs, Driftwood, High Art Ninjas, and Is That a Corkscrew on Steroids?
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Jim Geraghty
The Editors
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Andrew C. McCarthy
The McCarthy Report
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Hegseth Survives . . . for Now
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Philip Klein
The Editors
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Michael Brendan Dougherty
The Editors
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Dan McLaughlin
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Noah Rothman
The Editors
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Andrew Stuttaford
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China Wins (Twice?)
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Jeffrey Blehar
Political Beats
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