April 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Parents abruptly drop lawsuit over transgender student locker room access at suburban school district – Elyssa Cherney
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-transgender-locker-room-school-lawsuit-palatine-district-20190415-story.html
— A man convicted in a grisly crash won a library board seat. The victim’s family says he ‘shouldn’t have been on the ballot.’ – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-park-forest-library-update-st-0411-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-guns-foid-law-20190415-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Historic WPA mural featuring only white children removed from Oak Park school – Manny Ramos (DIERSEN: To curry favor with anti-Whites, what more anti-White actions will the Democrats take?) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/wpa-mural-white-children-removed-oak-park-school-diversity/
— With five weeks to go, Emanuel strengthens ties between Chicago and Israel – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the times that my Democrat superiors in the federal government forced my Jewish supervisors in the federal government to take adverse actions against me.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/chicago-mayor-emanuel-israel-technology-chimon-peres/

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: What separates Assange from the ranks of real journalists – Kathleen Parker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a real journalist a) because I do not have a degree in journalism, b) because I have not been paid for what I do as GOPUSA’s Illinois Editor since 2000, c) because GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are free, d) because the emails contain no advertising or pictures, e) because I state that I am a Republican, f) because I state that I am conservative, g) because I state that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and h) because all the time and money needed to put the emails together and send them out comes from me. In my defense, I stress that I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year, and that much of what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190416/the-julian-assange-problem
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters a) illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and b) illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190416/no-america-is-not-full

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Courts responsible for letting legislators be irresponsible – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf), the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois and the U.S. Appellate Court for the 7th Circuit affirmed the federal government’s use of Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out policies, and budget cuts to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-04-16/jim-dey-courts-responsible-letting-legislators-be-irresponsible.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Progressive Caucus rolls out mid-session policy endorsements Education, health care, criminal justice among new group’s priorities – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/04/12/progressive-caucus-rolls-out-mid-session-policy-endorsements/ahbjxse/

WSIU
— Legislation Would Allow Illinoisans to Report Potholes on a Website
https://news.wsiu.org/post/legislation-would-allow-illinoisans-report-potholes-website#stream/0

WIRE POINTS
— The Case For Illinois’ Graduated Income Tax Is Dishonest – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/the-case-for-illinois-graduated-income-tax-is-dishonest/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Appeals panel: IL can deny concealed-carry permits to citizens of states with less stringent monitoring – Dan Churney
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512426701-appeals-panel-il-can-deny-concealed-carry-permits-to-citizens-of-states-with-less-stringent-monitoring

ILLINOIS CHANNEL
— A New Association Fights for Illinois Counties (DIERSEN: If a conservative Republican Precinct Committeeman in your township, county, or Illinois formed an “Association of Conservative Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen,” how many do you estimate would join? If a moderate/liberal Republican Precinct Committeeman in your township, county, or Illinois formed an “Association of Moderate/Liberal Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen,” how many do you estimate would join? If Republican Precinct Committeemen in your township, county, or Illinois who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs formed associations for the aforesaid, how many do you estimate would join?)
http://www.illinoischannel.org/2019/04/15/a-new-association-fights-for-illinois-counties/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— May Day Meltdown! – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/may-day-meltdown/

CAPITOL FAX
— Two Dems say they’ll challenge Lipinski
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/16/two-dems-say-theyll-challenge-lipinski/

FOX NEWS
— Limbaugh: Trump’s Proposal Demonstrates ‘Utter Lawlessness’ of Sanctuary Cities, ‘Hypocrisy’ of Leaders Trump: release immigrant detainees into sanctuary cities.
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/04/16/rush-limbaugh-supports-trumps-proposal-release-illegal-immigrants-sanctuary-cities
— Bernie Sanders, at combative Fox News town hall, makes no apologies for making millions – Gregg Re (DIERSEN: Do you make apologies for the money that you have, that is, your income and net worth? I do not. My money came a) from what I earned doing yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997 and b) from my Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997 and from Social Security since 2010.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bernie-sanders-takes-stage-at-fox-news-town-hall-after-emerging-as-apparent-dem-frontrunner

GOPUSA
— Muslim Activist: Ilhan Omar does not represent my religion
http://www.gopusa.com/muslim-activist-ilhan-omar-does-not-represent-my-religion/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Climate refugees’ — Democrats’ new tool to kill U.S. borders – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/16/climate-refugees-democrats-new-tool-to-kill-us-bor/
— Progressives call for Dem leaders to defend Ilhan Omar – Gabriella Muñoz and Stephen Dinan 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/15/progressives-call-dem-leaders-defend-ilhan-omar/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Primary problem? Seven times Joe Biden praised Republicans – Emily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/primary-problem-seven-times-joe-biden-praised-republicans
— Trump casts for promised results on immigration as 2020 bid accelerates – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-casts-for-promised-results-on-immigration-as-2020-bid-accelerates

BREITBART
— Sanctuary Cities: ‘We Will Welcome’ All Illegal Aliens Trump Sends Us – John Binder (DIERSEN: How soon will the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois ask Trump to send illegals to your neighborhood, to your precinct, to your municipality, to your township/ward, to your county, and to Illinois? How many illegals will they ask Trump to send? Where will the money come from to give those illegals housing, food, clothing, medical care, education, transportation, job skills, jobs, etc.? Will Trump-haters take illegals into their homes?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/15/sanctuary-cities-we-will-welcome-all-illegal-aliens-trump-sends-us/
— The Nuclear Option: It’s Time for Elite Northern Cities to Share Burden of Illegal Immigration – Charles Hurt (DIERSEN: How soon will the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois ask Trump to send illegals to your neighborhood, to your precinct, to your municipality, to your township/ward, to your county, and to Illinois? How many illegals will they ask Trump to send? Where will the money come from to give those illegals housing, food, clothing, medical care, education, transportation, job skills, jobs, etc.? Will Trump-haters take illegals into their homes?) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/15/the-nuclear-option-its-time-for-elite-northern-cities-to-share-burden-of-illegal-immigration/
— Ocasio-Cortez Accuses Trump of Trying to Create a Surge of Migrants to Shutdown Border – Kristina Wong (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes accuse you of doing? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes accuse me a) of causing all of their problems, causing all of your problems, causing all of my problems, and causing all of everyone’s problems and b) of causing all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. My critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee accuse me of causing all their problems including their problems in getting minorities, women, and younger people to serve as Republican Precinct Committeemen. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors accused me of causing all their problems including their problems in hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, minorities, women, younger people, veterans, etc.) https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/15/ocasio-cortez-accuses-trump-of-trying-to-create-a-surge-of-migrants-to-shutdown-border/

FOX NEWS
— Limbaugh: Trump Is Showing ‘Utter Lawlessness’ of Sanctuary Cities and Dems’ ‘Hypocrisy’ Trump: release immigrant detainees into sanctuary cities.
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/04/16/rush-limbaugh-supports-trumps-proposal-release-illegal-immigrants-sanctuary-cities
— Those accusing Trump of trying to harm Omar are trying to control what you say – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-those-accusing-trump-of-trying-to-harm-omar-are-trying-to-control-what-you-say

DAILY CALLER
— TUCKER CARLSON TAKES ON AMERICA’S RULING CLASS – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: What does the ruling class in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois think of you? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the ruling class in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois wants to get rid of me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/15/tucker-carlson-takes-on-americas-ruling-class/
— TWITTER DROPS SPLC FOLLOWING CONTROVERSY. BUT WHAT ABOUT FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE? – Chris White 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/15/splc-facebook-conservatives/
— JEWISH LEADERS INVITED TO WHITE HOUSE AS DEMOCRATS FACE ACCUSATIONS OF ANTI-SEMITISM – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/15/jewish-leaders-white-house-anti-semitism-democrats/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Levin: Ilhan Omar is facing pushback because she’s a ‘Jew-hating, anti-Semitic, anti-American radical’ – Jordan Schachtel
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-ilhan-omar-facing-pushback-shes-jew-hating-anti-semitic-anti-american-radical/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media, Democrats Defend Omar 9/11 Remarks
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-democrats-defend-omar-9-11-remarks/

GOPUSA
— Millionaire Bernie Sanders pushes higher taxes, defends not paying more voluntarily
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68062
— Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Netanyahu, says Democrat caucus considering changes to US policy on Israel
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68058
— Omar, Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez: Pawns of Pelosi? Are conservatives allowed on campus any more?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68009
— As asylum seekers dropped off in Las Cruces city asks for donations (DIERSEN: How soon will the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois ask Trump to send illegals to your neighborhood, to your precinct, to your municipality, to your township/ward, to your county, and to Illinois? How many illegals will they ask Trump to send? Where will the money come from to give those illegals housing, food, clothing, medical care, education, transportation, job skills, jobs, etc.? Will Trump-haters take illegals into their homes?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68043
— Is America running out of workers? (DIERSEN: By their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors shouted that the agency had far too many employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68040

NEWSMAX
— Bill O’Reilly to Newsmax TV: Sanctuary City Bus Plan Would Backfire 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/sanctuarycitiesasylumtrump/2019/04/15/id/911849/

WORLD NET DAILY
— ELECTORAL COLLEGE SCHEME: GROUNDS FOR CIVIL WAR? Alan Keyes says move by states ‘will put us on the path of perpetual tyranny’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/electoral-college-scheme-grounds-for-civil-war/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Progressive Revolution: From Democratic to Liberal to Progressive to Socialist – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/04/progressive-revolution-ends-in-socialism/

CNS NEWS
— Do You Know How Gov’t Will Use Your 2019 Tax Dollars? – Brian Riedl (DIERSEN: From 1971-1980, I worked for IRS collecting tax dollars. From 1980-1997, I worked for GAO auditing how tax dollars were spent.) 
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/brian-riedl/do-you-know-how-govt-will-use-your-2019-tax-dollars

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Tucker Carlson: ‘In 20 Years, every fifth grader will believe 9/11 was committed by a white supremacist’ – Victor Rantala 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/04/16/tucker-carlson-in-20-years-every-fifth-grader-will-believe-9-11-was-committed-by-a-white-supremacist-745366
— ‘Unplanned’ movie opens Pandora’s Box for the left, gut-punch to Planned Parenthood – Victor Rantala 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/04/15/unplanned-movie-opens-pandoras-box-for-the-left-gut-punch-to-planned-parenthood-745067
— 38k American veterans still homeless, but sanctuary cities want to take care of illegal immigrants – Victor Rantala 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/04/15/38k-american-veterans-still-homeless-but-sanctuary-cities-want-to-take-care-of-illegal-immigrants-745152
— Texas border mayor begs for relief: ‘We’re tired … we don’t want to go through this anymore’ – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/04/16/texas-border-mayor-begs-for-relief-were-tired-we-dont-want-to-go-through-this-anymore-745139

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Our President Wants to Put up a “No Vacancies” Sign for Non-White Immigrants – Eugene Robinson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they do not want immigrants who are potential Republicans, Protestant, conservative, White, and/or non-poor.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/16/our_president_wants_to_put_up_a_no_vacancies_sign_for_non-white_immigrants_140064.html

THE HILL
— Georgetown to consider challenge of referendum approving fee for slavery reparations – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: How would you react if the following called for reparations: a) the leaders of the organizations that you are a member of, your municipality, township/ward, your county, Illinois, and/or America, b) your employer, c) etc.?) 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/439040-georgetown-to-consider-challenge-of-referendum-approving-fee

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OD FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters side with Muslims against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/us/politics/trump-ilhan-omar.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/opinion/trump-omar-9-11.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “Republicans Are the Real Extremists.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/republicans-ocasio-cortez-omar.html
— I Don’t Need a DNA Test to Tell Me How Black I Am – Erin Aubry Kaplan (DIERSEN: What if I had successfully claimed Swedish ancestry? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. Again, what if I had successfully claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/opinion/dna-test-23andme-race.html
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Nominees: Too Much Even for the Die-Hards Some are spectacularly unqualified, others so extreme as to alienate the president’s most conservative enablers.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/trump-nominees.html
— Anti-Zionists Deserve Free Speech The Trump administration bars a critic of Israel from America. – Michelle Goldberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/omar-barghouti-bds-israel.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater blames Americans for Mexico’s sending mountains of illegal drugs into America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/trump-mexico-drugs.html
— Five Lies Our Culture Tells The cultural roots of our political problems. – David Brooks (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government and dependency on charity.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/cultural-revolution-meritocracy.html
— Bernie Sanders Released His Tax Returns. He’s Part of the 1%. – Thomas Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/us/politics/bernie-sanders-taxes.html
— FRONT PAGE: What’s a Feminist Government? Canada, and Trudeau, Grapple With the Question – Sarah Lyall (DIERSEN: Democrats want to make all governments feminist, that is, anti-male.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/world/canada/trudeau-jody-wilson-raybould-feminism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/16/fight-lgbt-rights-centered-with-pete-buttigiegs-entrance-into-presidential-race/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters are extremely divisive.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-focuses-on-divisive-messages-as-2020-reelection-bid-takes-shape/2019/04/15/423d9aa0-5f91-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “border crisis is driven by climate change.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/04/16/how-trumps-border-crisis-is-driven-by-climate-change/

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Professional development is on you – Johnny C. Taylor (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/09/professional-development-why-your-responsibility/3358820002/

LOS ANGELES TIMES & BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES
— Can Trump send us some of the immigrants he wants to dump on ‘sanctuary’ cities? – Scott Martelle (DIERSEN: How soon will the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois ask Trump to send illegals to your neighborhood, to your precinct, to your municipality, to your township/ward, to your county, and to Illinois? How many illegals will they ask Trump to send? Where will the money come from to give those illegals housing, food, clothing, medical care, education, transportation, job skills, jobs, etc.? Will Trump-haters take illegals into their homes?) 
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-trump-migrnats-sanctuary-cities-20190412-story.html
https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/opinion/20190416/op-ed-can-trump-send-us-some-of-immigrants-he-wants-to-dump-on-sanctuary-cities

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— How is technology changing your workplace culture? – Doug Claffey (DIERSEN: What cultures are you in? What cultures have you been in? I should write a book about the cultures of the following: Milton Township Republican Central Committee since 1999, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011, Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter 2001-2004, GAO 1980-1997, Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, IRS 1971-1980, Chicago Heights Firestone Store 1970-1972, Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, etc.)
https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/top-workplaces/2019/04/12/top-workplaces-how-technology-changing-your-workplace-culture/3223047002/

NEW JERSEY 101.5
— U.S. citizenship becoming meaningless in NJ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under Illinois Democrats, U.S. citizenship is meaningless in Illinois. Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats give preferred status to illegals over U.S. citizens.)
https://nj1015.com/citizenship-becoming-meaningless-in-nj-opinion/

NPR
— Officials In Sanctuary Cities Condemn Trump’s Proposal To Move Immigrant Detainees – SONJA HUTSON (DIERSEN: How soon will the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois ask Trump to send illegals to your neighborhood, to your precinct, to your municipality, to your township/ward, to your county, and to Illinois? How many illegals will they ask Trump to send? Where will the money come from to give those illegals housing, food, clothing, medical care, education, transportation, job skills, jobs, etc.? Will Trump-haters take illegals into their homes?) 
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/15/713616857/officials-in-sanctuary-cities-condemn-trumps-proposal-to-move-immigrant-detainee

FORBES
— Mayor Durkan: Should People Struggling With Housing In Seattle Apply For Asylum? – Roger Valdez
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogervaldez/2019/04/16/mayor-durkan-should-people-struggling-with-housing-in-seattle-apply-for-asylum/#185573916907

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DAILY
— From gray to white: Older workers and ageism in the 21st century – JATHAN JANOVE 
https://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/52462/from-gray-to-white-older-workers-and-ageism-in-the-21st-century

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— Race, Gender and Geography Why place is a crucial identity category in contemporary America. – Eboo Patel (DIERSEN: Where did you grow up? I grew up in Crete. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Crete when I lived there 1948-1972 as having been full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that therefore, I had a tremendous unfair advantage in life, that is, that I benefitted from discrimination against Democrats, against minorities, against women, against LGBTQers, against non-German Americans, against non-Lutherans, against recent immigrants, against etc.) 
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/conversations-diversity/race-gender-and-geography

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Mainstream media discovers the class struggle – KATHY M. NEWMAN
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/classroom-warfare-mainstream-media-discovers-the-class-struggle/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.