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Podcast: Musk vs Trump and the impact of media distortion on news

Posted on June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Podcast: Musk vs Trump and the impact of media distortion on news
Podcast: Musk vs Trump and the impact of media distortion on news

Podcast: Musk vs Trump and the impact of media distortion on news Veteran political journalists and media analysts Thom Serafin and Ray Hanania discuss a wide range of issues on The Crisis Cast podcast including the rift between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, the transformation of newsmedia news reporting from objectivity to “perspective news,”…

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72 years around the sun, an experience that continues to grow

Posted on April 19, 2025April 19, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on 72 years around the sun, an experience that continues to grow
72 years around the sun, an experience that continues to grow

72 years around the sun, an experience that continues to grow Journalist and columnist Ray Hanania looks back at 72 years and the ups and downs of life from school to journalism, politics, cancer, legionnaires’ disease, standup comedy, and music By Ray Hanania 72 years around the sun today .., thank you everyone for the…

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Patch publishes inaccurate news story on Fire District & merger

Posted on March 21, 2025March 24, 2025 By News Editor No Comments on Patch publishes inaccurate news story on Fire District & merger
Patch publishes inaccurate news story on Fire District & merger

Patch publishes inaccurate news story on Fire District & merger By Ray Hanania The Patch is a great source of information but it should also have checks and balances on the publishing of news and information. This week, Patch writer Lauren Traut published an article on the growing controversy regarding the issue of “consolidation” or…

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Recent Ray Hanania columns you might have missed on President Carter, Tom Cotton, Keith Pekau, Camelot, and JFK assassination

Posted on February 1, 2025February 1, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Recent Ray Hanania columns you might have missed on President Carter, Tom Cotton, Keith Pekau, Camelot, and JFK assassination
Recent Ray Hanania columns you might have missed on President Carter, Tom Cotton, Keith Pekau, Camelot, and JFK assassination

Recent Ray Hanania columns you might have missed on President Carter, Tom Cotton, Keith Pekau, Camelot, and JFK assassination Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau continues to throw trash and lies at the residents of his Suburban Chicagoland community in an eNewsletter that is filled with political exaggerations and distortions attacking anyone who challenges his failed…

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Biden betrays America with pardons while Democrats hide behind hypocrisy

Posted on January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Biden betrays America with pardons while Democrats hide behind hypocrisy
Biden betrays America with pardons while Democrats hide behind hypocrisy

Biden betrays America with pardons while Democrats hide behind hypocrisy 01-17-25 Biden pardons criminals while Democrats lead the country into a further national divide. Click here to view the YouTube video Podcast or watch using the video widget below.  America is more divided today than it ever was under Trump or Biden mainly because Democrats…

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Recent Ray Hanania columns you may have missed on Madoff, Kaegi and targeting criminals

Posted on January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Recent Ray Hanania columns you may have missed on Madoff, Kaegi and targeting criminals
Recent Ray Hanania columns you may have missed on Madoff, Kaegi and targeting criminals

Recent Ray Hanania columns you may have missed on Madoff, Kaegi and targeting criminals How is it that members of Congress can far exceed the profit performance of the stock market when it comes to  their own investments? Why did Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi artificially increase the assessments of suburban homes, thereby dramatically increasing…

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An Arab, Middle East recipe for Stuffed Grape Leaves

Posted on December 29, 2024December 29, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on An Arab, Middle East recipe for Stuffed Grape Leaves
An Arab, Middle East recipe for Stuffed Grape Leaves

An Arab, Middle East recipe for Stuffed Grape Leaves #Read @RayHanania I love #MiddleEastern #Arab food recipes in addition to politics. Here’s my how to make Stuffed #GrapeLeaves with diced #lamb #steak #wariqDuwali #OxTail and #rice Read Ray Hanania’s columns on politics, life in general and his love for Middle East and Arab food. In…

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Video Podcast: Two Guys on Politics: JFK, Ukraine and ICC Arrest Warrants for Putin and Netanyahu

Posted on November 22, 2024December 13, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Video Podcast: Two Guys on Politics: JFK, Ukraine and ICC Arrest Warrants for Putin and Netanyahu
Video Podcast: Two Guys on Politics: JFK, Ukraine and ICC Arrest Warrants for Putin and Netanyahu

Video Podcast: Two Guys on Politics: JFK, Ukraine and ICC Arrest Warrants for Putin and Netanyahu Co-Hosts Ray Hanania joins former Congressman Bill Lipinski on Two Guys on Politics to discuss Trump’s cabinet appointments and the decision by Matt Gaetz to withdraw as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney and to be replaced by…

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Lipinski and Hanania discuss Trump cabinet appointments on Video Podcast

Posted on November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Lipinski and Hanania discuss Trump cabinet appointments on Video Podcast
Lipinski and Hanania discuss Trump cabinet appointments on Video Podcast

Lipinski and Hanania discuss Trump cabinet appointments on Video Podcast Former Congressman Bill Lipinski and coumnist and political writer Ray Hanania discuss Trump’s cabinet appointments and name the news media bias as “the biggest losers” in the presidential election battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. View Youtube video podcast below. 11-14-24 Co-Hosts Ray Hanania…

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Orland Park withholds Finance and TIF audits and brings State censure

Posted on October 12, 2024April 27, 2025 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Orland Park withholds Finance and TIF audits and brings State censure
Orland Park withholds Finance and TIF audits and brings State censure

Orland Park withholds Finance and TIF audits and brings State censure State Comptroller Susana Mendoza slaps the wrist of Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau as TIFs, Taxes, and Audits continue to plague the Southwest suburban village, but is it enough? By Ray Hanania State Comptroller Susana Mendoza suspended the Village of Orland Park from the…

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Lipinski and Hanania analyze Vance-Walz VP Debate in video podcast

Posted on October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Lipinski and Hanania analyze Vance-Walz VP Debate in video podcast
Lipinski and Hanania analyze Vance-Walz VP Debate in video podcast

Lipinski and Hanania analyze Vance-Walz VP Debate in video podcast The vice presidential debate between Ohio Senator J.D. Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Tuesday October 1, 2024 reminded people of a long past era in American politics where civility in discussion of issues overshadowed personal attacks that have polarized America pushing the country…

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Why you need to read Ray Hanania’s syndicated columns

Posted on August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Why you need to read Ray Hanania’s syndicated columns
Why you need to read Ray Hanania’s syndicated columns

Why you need to read Ray Hanania’s syndicated columns Ray Hanania is an award winning columnist but he needs your support. His columns reflects an honesty in political coverage that you don’t often find in American journalism. Watch this promotion on Ray’s commitment to objective journalism and commentary, “even when it hurts.” He needs your…

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Hanania syndicated columns on Pritzker, Biden, Trump and Roe V Wade

Posted on July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Hanania syndicated columns on Pritzker, Biden, Trump and Roe V Wade
Hanania syndicated columns on Pritzker, Biden, Trump and Roe V Wade

Hanania syndicated columns on Pritzker, Biden, Trump and Roe V Wade Syndicated columnist and award winning former Chicago City Hall reporter writes 5 columns each week addressing politics, slice of life and the Middle East Here is a summary of the most recent columns which you can subscribe to free of charge (or become a…

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Pressure mounts on Biden to step down, fueling support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and 3rd party candidates

Posted on July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Pressure mounts on Biden to step down, fueling support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and 3rd party candidates
Pressure mounts on Biden to step down, fueling support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and 3rd party candidates

Pressure mounts on Biden to step down, fueling support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and 3rd party candidates Video Podcast: Former Congressman Bill Lipinski and columnist and award winning former Chicago City Hall reporter Ray Hanania discuss the pressures on President Biden to withdraw from the presidential election, and the impact it will have on…

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Hanania syndicated columns: expose ASPCA spending, effort to block RFK from presidential debate and more

Posted on May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Hanania syndicated columns: expose ASPCA spending, effort to block RFK from presidential debate and more
Hanania syndicated columns: expose ASPCA spending, effort to block RFK from presidential debate and more

Hanania syndicated columns: expose ASPCA spending, effort to block RFK from presidential debate and more Ray Hanania’s syndicated columns this week included a detailed look at how the ASPCA spends the money it solicits in high profile but painful advertising on its company executives. Only about $7.75 of the monthly $19 solicited in the Ads…

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Robert F. Kennedy should be allowed to participate in presidential debates

Posted on April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Robert F. Kennedy should be allowed to participate in presidential debates
Robert F. Kennedy should be allowed to participate in presidential debates

Robert F. Kennedy should be allowed to participate in presidential debates By Ray Hanania My most recently syndicated columns for this week, which are available to the public at www.RayHanania.com, address several issues. My latest column addresses why it is important for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to be permitted to participate in any debate among…

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Joravsky and Hanania analyze today’s Chicago City Council with the past on podcast

Posted on April 6, 2024April 7, 2024 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Joravsky and Hanania analyze today’s Chicago City Council with the past on podcast
Joravsky and Hanania analyze today’s Chicago City Council with the past on podcast

Joravsky and Hanania analyze today’s Chicago City Council with the past on podcast Chicago Reader journalist and podcaster Ben Joravsky, who has covered Chicago City politics since 1981, interviews former Chicago City Hall reporter and columnist Ray Hanania on his special “Oh, What a Week” podcast which is available on most major podcast platforms. Hanania…

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Democrats desperate to undermine Trump’s strong primary election polling leads

Posted on January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Democrats desperate to undermine Trump’s strong primary election polling leads
Democrats desperate to undermine Trump’s strong primary election polling leads

Democrats desperate to undermine Trump’s strong primary election polling leads The DNC tried to manipulate the primary election process that has been in place for the past 50 years to weaken Trump and strengthen his Republican rivals. It didn’t work By Ray Hanania Free/Sunday Jan. 28, 2024/ https://Hanania.substack.com In a vote on December 2, 2022,…

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