Edward McClelland

4 days ago | strategypage.com | Edward McClelland

by Edward Robert McClellandNew York: Pegasus Books, 2024. Pp. 352. Illus., notes, biblio., index.. $32.00. ISBN: 1639366377How Two Political Foes Tried to Avert Civil WarMcClelland, who has written extensively on American politics and cultural and social history, explores the relationship between these two giants of mid-nineteenth century American politics and how they put aside their differences in order to preserve the Union.

1 week ago | chicagomag.com | Edward McClelland

An hour before the start of the No Kings rally, the commies set up shop in Daley Plaza. The Revolutionary Communists of America has a 45-member cell in Chicago. They raised a hammer and sickle flag, unfolded a table, and covered it with literature: copies of their newspaper, The Communist, the Communist Manifesto, and How Marxists Use Bourgeois Elections. The communists don’t believe in God — their founder, Karl Marx, called religion “the opiate of the masses” — but they do believe in evangelism.

2 weeks ago | chicagomag.com | Edward McClelland

There’s another Gen Z candidate running in the 9th Congressional District to replace retiring Representative Jan Schakowsky. Last month, we brought you the story of Kat Abughazaleh, the 26-year-old right-wing-baiting internet influencer who moved to Chicago last year and is already running for Congress in a district she doesn’t even live in yet.

2 weeks ago | l8r.it | Edward McClelland

There’s another Gen Z candidate running in the 9th Congressional District to replace retiring Representative Jan Schakowsky. Last month, we brought you the story of Kat Abughazaleh, the 26-year-old right-wing-baiting internet influencer who moved to Chicago last year and is already running for Congress in a district she doesn’t even live in yet.

3 weeks ago | chicagomag.com | Edward McClelland

The scene: the men’s room in the Horner Park Fieldhouse. The star: Al Scorch, a musician and vintage shop owner who has lately become best known for reviewing park district bathrooms on Instagram, in an exaggerated Chicago accent. The script: “Back wid anudder Chicago Park District batchroom review,” recites Scorch, dressed in his trademark Carhartt jacket and blue woolen beanie, as he films himself with his phone. “Dis is a fantastic facility we’re in today.