John Torinus: McCain: The right kind of tough guy

When my boys were growing up and I was trying to help them find the fine line between the hard and soft sides of life in America, I pitched this: “Be as tough as you have to be, but no tougher.” It’s this line – between warrior when necessary and lover always – that John McCain mastered.

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Cal Potter: Voters needed to save democracy

The importance of this November’s election will require voters truly concerned about the health of our nation’s democracy to put the current state of hyper-partisanship, and too often single issue voting, aside and do some broader candidate analysis.

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WED PM Update: Several Foxconn research facilities to open by 2020 following agreement with UW-Madison, documents show

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Foxconn is aiming to open a series of research facilities by 2020 as part of the Taiwanese tech company’s newly announced $100 million partnership with UW-Madison, records obtained by WisPolitics.com show. Representatives from UW-Madison and Foxconn last week announced a deal to

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WED News Summary: Walker advocates road maintenance over expansion; Walker, Evers talk education as school year starts

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: WisPolitics.com Luncheon with Josh Kaul Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at The Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Thursday, Sept. 6 for a discussion with Democratic attorney general candidate Josh Kaul. See Kaul’s bio: https://joshkaul.org/why-im-running/meet-josh/ Check-in and lunch begins at 11:… Please log

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John Torinus: McCain: The right kind of tough guy

When my boys were growing up and I was trying to help them find the fine line between the hard and soft sides of life in America, I pitched this: “Be as tough as you have to be, but no tougher.” It’s this line – between warrior when necessary and lover always – that John McCain mastered.

Read More »

Cal Potter: Voters needed to save democracy

The importance of this November’s election will require voters truly concerned about the health of our nation’s democracy to put the current state of hyper-partisanship, and too often single issue voting, aside and do some broader candidate analysis.

Read More »