Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Forget identity, just win

Let’s just say for the sake of argument (and my sanity) that Joe Biden does the right thing, or is forced to do the right thing, and steps aside. Who replaces him? If it’s Kamala Harris or Gavin Newsom we might as well stick with Joe.

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Michael Barone: A tale of two debates

Going into the 2012 debate, Ryan at age 42 looked to me like the future of Republican politics. … But the bombast and ridicule Biden inflicted on Ryan in the 2012 debate was a foretaste of the bombast and ridicule former President Donald Trump inflicted on multiple rivals in presidential primary debates in 2016 — and which he inflicted on the (to many voters) surprisingly inert Biden last week.

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Dan O’Donnell: When liberals’ worst fears came true

Nearly 13 years before the Supreme Court conferred absolute immunity on official presidential acts and set off hysterically apocalyptic predictions from the political left, President Obama did the very thing that they have convinced themselves that Trump will now be allowed to do.

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Owen Robinson: Leftists on Wisconsin Supreme Court finally make move to allow abortions

The court took up the case now because it is five months from the election. Holding the hearings and filing the briefs will help fills some news cycles about this issue leading up until the election. It will keep it top of mind and keep people from thinking about inflation, illegal immigration, high taxes, corruption, and all of the other issues that more directly impact their everyday lives.

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Kurt R. Oettel: Wisconsin prescription drug prices need a fix

In the last few years, Congress has taken steps to bring down medication prices, including by allowing Medicare to negotiate prices of certain drugs. But to truly bring down costs for all Americans, Congress must now look to PBMs and address the conflicts of interest that exist in their business model, or costs will never be contained.

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State Supreme Court agrees to hear two abortion cases

The liberal-controlled state Supreme Court backed hearing a case that argues the Wisconsin Constitution guarantees the right to an abortion, along with a separate case challenging an 1849 law that had been interpreted as banning abortion in Wisconsin except to save the life of the mother.

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John Nichols: The point is to beat Trump — so pick the strongest candidate

The notion that the Democrats can solve all of their problems simply by replacing Biden should be met with a good measure of skepticism. Done wrong, a switchover could make things worse for the party, creating a sense of chaos and disarray. Worse yet, key constituencies loyal to Biden would feel shut out of the nominating process, even if the nominee is billed as “Biden’s choice.”

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Owen Robinson: ‘Absolute immunity’

Since the executive is empowered and charged by the people to exercise these extraordinary powers on the people’s behalf, the executive must be free of the threat of criminal prosecution for executing their charge within their official capacity.

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Gregory Humphrey: “I literally feel like I am going to vomit”: Another ‘Plessy moment’ from conservative Supreme Court as Trump scores major victory

If there was ever a case that needed a unanimous ruling from the Court, a shining light as to the limits of audacious attempts to thwart the law, this was the case. Instead, we have further evidence that the Supreme Court is a partisan political body where a far-right-wing element proved more than willing to expand its reactionary ideology and do so to align with what the nation knows is a dangerous and poisonous dagger to our democracy.

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Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Forget identity, just win

Let’s just say for the sake of argument (and my sanity) that Joe Biden does the right thing, or is forced to do the right thing, and steps aside. Who replaces him? If it’s Kamala Harris or Gavin Newsom we might as well stick with Joe.

Read More »

Michael Barone: A tale of two debates

Going into the 2012 debate, Ryan at age 42 looked to me like the future of Republican politics. … But the bombast and ridicule Biden inflicted on Ryan in the 2012 debate was a foretaste of the bombast and ridicule former President Donald Trump inflicted on multiple rivals in presidential primary debates in 2016 — and which he inflicted on the (to many voters) surprisingly inert Biden last week.

Read More »

Dan O’Donnell: When liberals’ worst fears came true

Nearly 13 years before the Supreme Court conferred absolute immunity on official presidential acts and set off hysterically apocalyptic predictions from the political left, President Obama did the very thing that they have convinced themselves that Trump will now be allowed to do.

Read More »

Owen Robinson: Leftists on Wisconsin Supreme Court finally make move to allow abortions

The court took up the case now because it is five months from the election. Holding the hearings and filing the briefs will help fills some news cycles about this issue leading up until the election. It will keep it top of mind and keep people from thinking about inflation, illegal immigration, high taxes, corruption, and all of the other issues that more directly impact their everyday lives.

Read More »
Capital Times logo

Kurt R. Oettel: Wisconsin prescription drug prices need a fix

In the last few years, Congress has taken steps to bring down medication prices, including by allowing Medicare to negotiate prices of certain drugs. But to truly bring down costs for all Americans, Congress must now look to PBMs and address the conflicts of interest that exist in their business model, or costs will never be contained.

Read More »

State Supreme Court agrees to hear two abortion cases

The liberal-controlled state Supreme Court backed hearing a case that argues the Wisconsin Constitution guarantees the right to an abortion, along with a separate case challenging an 1849 law that had been interpreted as banning abortion in Wisconsin except to save the life of the mother.

Read More »
Portrait of John Nichols

John Nichols: The point is to beat Trump — so pick the strongest candidate

The notion that the Democrats can solve all of their problems simply by replacing Biden should be met with a good measure of skepticism. Done wrong, a switchover could make things worse for the party, creating a sense of chaos and disarray. Worse yet, key constituencies loyal to Biden would feel shut out of the nominating process, even if the nominee is billed as “Biden’s choice.”

Read More »

Owen Robinson: ‘Absolute immunity’

Since the executive is empowered and charged by the people to exercise these extraordinary powers on the people’s behalf, the executive must be free of the threat of criminal prosecution for executing their charge within their official capacity.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: “I literally feel like I am going to vomit”: Another ‘Plessy moment’ from conservative Supreme Court as Trump scores major victory

If there was ever a case that needed a unanimous ruling from the Court, a shining light as to the limits of audacious attempts to thwart the law, this was the case. Instead, we have further evidence that the Supreme Court is a partisan political body where a far-right-wing element proved more than willing to expand its reactionary ideology and do so to align with what the nation knows is a dangerous and poisonous dagger to our democracy.

Read More »