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If Democrats are going to mount a serious challenge to the fascist takeover of our country by Trump and his minions, it’s hard to see how ceding the moral high ground and running roughshod over the principle that the will of the majority of voters should prevail is going to help.

Americans will never accept tyranny for long. America is a great nation and “we shall overcome.”

Unless we reestablish democratic accountability, unelected officials will continue to make de facto laws, shielded from both removal and review. That’s not what the Founders intended and it’s not what democracy requires.

The danger of apathy is real. When citizens stop believing in the fairness of the system, they stop participating in it. When law is seen as a weapon rather than a shield, civic life becomes a battleground of fear and resentment.

In just seven months the Republican majority in Congress gave away the Democracy that has served Americans for nearly 250 years.

While it’s being celebrated in some corners of Washington, here in Wisconsin, it spells trouble for everyday working families.

If he is serious about running for governor, Tiffany needs to demonstrate he knows how to navigate the Wisconsin system for making decisions like the power plant transitions. He can start by not prematurely blaming regulators for a problem that they have little power over.

Retired University of Wisconsin-Madison journalism professor Jack Mitchell doesn’t see the Corporation for Public Broadcasting closing as a death knell for public broadcasting.

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson held a press conference on downtown violence on Aug. 8, but it was filled with ridiculous moments – and a lot of vagueness and blame-shifting.