Sitemap - 2025 - Courageous Thought - Ray Hanania
Merge Chicago into Cook County to solve years of budget shortfalls and higher taxes
Nuts and Bolts in American politics need to be tightened
Trump's attacks against Venezuela based on false claims of fentanyl and drug trafficking
One of the best Restaurants in the West Chicagoland Suburbs, Sullivan’s Steakhouse
Right from the Middle: Reorganizing the CTA to be more financially efficient and effective
No limits to former Orland Mayor Pekau's exaggerations
Why I am so optimistic about Israeli-Palestinian peace, despite the growing hate
Trump’s hypocritical fake policies on fighting drug dealers, and corruption
I owe Mayor Jane Byrne for putting my journalism career "on the map"
Remembering Chicago Mayor Harold Washington
Pro-Palestinian MAGA supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene bullied out of office by AIPAC
Right from the Middle: Is America losing its commitment to Democracy?
The Chicago Machine resurrection of Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
School costs are too high and need more public input
Trump supporters who close their eyes to his failings do America a disservice
The New American Fault Line: Capitalism, Communism, and the Politics of Fear
Video Podcast with Paul Vallas on schools & Chicago mayoral election
Maria Pappas is the only candidate for mayor who has proven she cares for taxpayers
Lipinski, Serafin and Hanania discuss Mandami win and Dems vs GOP
The real reason people hate Mamdani and its not just because he is Muslim
In American politics, being Muslim is worse than being a sexual predator or corrupt politician
Chicago agrees to provide more permanent structure for Limo/Uber Black drivers
Illinois thrives on government waste funded by excessive taxes, rather than solutions
Mahnoor Ahmad runs for 2nd District DuPage County Board seat
VideoPodcast: Trump's path to a 3rd term is real
Saving the Republican Party and Illinois from the failed GOP losers who lead it
A great story: Orland Firefighters save kitten in kitchen fire
Economy worsens as many businesses charge 3 percent fee to use credit card
Ruzevich says Casten ignoring “real needs” of seniors, homeowners and families in 6th District
Former Congressman Bill Lipinski marries grammar school friend
Can Congressman Sean Casten's vulnerabilities be exploited by Niki Conforti?
The political transformation of J.B. Pritzker
America needs a new national political party & the America Party is best option
American politics like the dog walker who refuses to pick up the poop
Trump's actions not first time a state's National Guard federalized
Mayor Dodge turns the lights back on in Orland Park government
Trump is undermining America but failed Democrats are helping him
My nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize
Republicans and Democrats need to solve immigration problem, not exploit it
To fight the racism, Arab Americans must support their ethnic community news media
O'Hare Muslim Tent is safehaven for all religions and nationalities
Netflix comedy series "Mo" starring Mo Amer hits close to home
RIP friends: TV host Bruce DuMont & former Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar
American boxing has deep ties in Arab American community
Mohammed Faheem explores issues on The Lightning Strike Radio every Sunday
Shouldn't we demand more from candidates than rhetoric?
Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch best in line for Illinois Governor
Orland Park adopts modified Gaza Ceasefire resolution
Illinois has a good future with Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch
Prayer Tent erected near O'Hare Airport for Uber/Lyft drivers threatened with removal
Chicago should add Lipinski name to Veterans Triangle on 55th street
Trump, Putin repeating Neville Chamberlain's appeasement failure
Podcast tackles Putin-Trump "Summit," burdens of Chicago's Mayor, and errors of the "Woke"
How Israel's government midwifed the birth of Hamas
High School District 230 considers adding Arabic to its menu of foreign language classes
The race for U.S. Senate should be more than a cutesy joke
Where is the outrage when 5 Americans are murdered by Israel?
Sean Morrison and Fritz Kaegi face tough challengers next year, & District 135 controversy
Three surprising attitude changes by the Trump administration worth acknowledging
Is Orland Township Secretary of State closure a political move to help Glotz?
Pekau intentionally ordered delay in releasing village debt until after election
A deep dive into why I support Robin Kelly to succeed U.S. Senator Dick Durbin
Kiplinger explains how Trump lied about Social Security
Orland Mayor says village faces growing debt created by predecessor
Elon Musk’s America Party has a future
Trump's shell game when it comes to Social Security
Da Bulls, Da Bears and why not Da Hounds?
Trump decision to attack Iran betrays views of Americans
Setting aside father's Day for Mike Madigan
The Daley Show by Forrest Claypool
Rahm Emanuel is not the savior of the Democratic Party
Trump's Soviet Style parade tells you where he is headed
Gaza war becomes focus of Chicago City Council battle
In “President” vs “The Boss,” Trump is the Big Loser
That complicated mess that they call "Medicare"
Remembering mothers, the foundation of families
Congresswoman Robin Kelly clear leader in race to succeed Senator Dick Durbin
What Jim Dodge can do to return respect to Orland Park
Morrison should step down as County Commissioner; Kaegi faces Hynes challenge
Pritzker pushes Stratton for Durbin seat for selfish reasons
Hamas is and always has been a terrorist organization
Democrat Party hypocrisies are fueling Trump's growing power
72 years around the sun, what an experience
Outgoing Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau's ongoing difficulty with truth
Trump undermines "Due Process" in Abrego Garcia deportation to El Salvador
Even in losing, Keith Pekau has no class
Winners and losers in Orland’s elections
Two Guys on Politics Podcast on a 3rd Term for Trump, impact of tariffs, guilty until innocent
Overview of how Arab & Muslim candidates did in April 1 Chicagoland elections
Marovitz, a giant who changed the world for Seniors and those with medical needs
Remembering a great Arab American journalist, Mansour Tadros
Kennedy assassination fueled Cold War and Middle East conflicts
Independent voice needed for Homer Glen, former Homer Glen trustee Pazmino says
Lots of great candidates to support in April 1 elections
Ray Hanania's journalism and activism bio
Returning to AM talk radio after wasting my time at paid SiriusXM
District 230 candidate defends Pekau's TIF money-grab
Is the national Democratic Party imploding?
I don't trust that Commie Bastard Putin
Podcast on Trump, and the political battles for Orland Park
Pekau slanders man he once relied on for campaign work
Politicians & candidates respect all religions issuing Ramadan Greeting videos
Understanding Ramadan and your Muslim neighbors
Orland Park Mayor’s excessive spending on outside legal fees
Trump undermines democracy by embracing Russian tyrant Putin
Arab and Muslim candidates running for public office April 1, 2025
Pekau uses village board meetings to promote his political agendas
Madigan victim of flawed government justice and negative public image
Indiana wants the 33 Illinois counties that have voted to secede
Super Bowl and the increasingly large affordability gap in America
Pekau’s excessive spending for legal work reaps political and campaign benefits
Illinois needs to include Cable TV in utility service oversights
Mayor Pekau's "Go to another country" remains unanswered one year later
Plan to recognize religious needs of Muslim students rejected by HS District 230 board
Fundamentals on bringing peace to Israel-Palestine
The total collapse of Camelot and the Kennedy aura
Closing the book on the JFK murder and on his family too
Tom Cotton, one of America's most self-serving & racist politicians
Carter, one of our last great presidents
Pekau's eNews"litter" and his trashy campaign signs
Chicago aldermen have lost sight of the real moral fight
JImmy Carter, the last great moral president
Bernie Madoff would be jealous of the US Congress
How Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi has fueled your property tax increase
American habit of falling short, from new year’s resolutions to voting
Arabs on Titanic: Arabs share the pain but not the glory in ship's tragic tale