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We must remember Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s horror. We must remember the Bonus Army. And we must remember that when the government turns its weapons on its own people, it is not protecting the nation. Instead, it is desecrating it.
Before the government shutdown, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was moving forward with a plan to revoke its longstanding position that climate change is indeed a threat to human health.
The American Dairy Coalition, American Business Immigration Coalition and U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden at the World Dairy Expo advocated for immigration law changes to bolster the agriculture workforce. Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, said he wants to create a
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced yesterday that he won’t run for governor after all. This makes him the best qualified candidate.
Crime Lab mess, botched victims’ audit & angry mom
One in six people will experience infertility, and the cost of one unsubsidized IVF cycle can exceed $20,000. Furthermore, some may need multiple cycles to achieve a single pregnancy.
Before we get into this solution or that, or the debate over more funding or less, let’s start with an honest assessment of the status quo.
On October 10, we observe Homelessness Awareness Day—not to feel good about our awareness, but to commit to action.
The pressing question we must confront is whether America will seek to rectify its historical transgressions by taking tangible steps to ensure the well-being of those still living.
UW-Madison journalism ethics conference explores the question
Heading up CBS News, Bari Weiss may make legacy media — if not Must Watch TV — at least less insufferable.
A government reform effort led by Vice President Al Gore, starting in 1993, was ambitious, focused and successful. DOGE has been the opposite.
Individual circumstances don’t matter. There are quotas to fill, campaign promises to keep. Everyone is fair game.
For policing to remain legitimate in a free society, it must be rooted in trust, fairness, the Rule of Law and respect for all people. It’s time for all of us to step up and resist.
Choosing to invest in data centers means losing progress in our transition to renewable, locally produced energy, by raising electricity prices and keeping coal and natural gas plants open.
Keeping your income below 200% FPL is not hard to do, and it qualifies you for tens of thousands of dollars of public benefits. If done strategically, you can live at a much higher standard of living than you ever dreamed possible.
Two more ways government manages to screw up subsidies
Research has repeatedly tied heavy social media use to worse mental health. And yet, millions of us stay. It’s like cigarettes in the 90s, we know it’s bad for us. Yet we keep inhaling.
What’s under attack isn’t just a set of programs. It is a vision of America itself — one where diversity is an asset, education opens doors, and opportunity expands rather than contracts.
We actually needed a United States district judge to write that the First Amendment belongs to everyone present in this country, citizen or not. The ruling rebuked, with pure moral force, that it is unconstitutional to weaponize immigration law against dissent about any issue in the public square.
We must remember Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s horror. We must remember the Bonus Army. And we must remember that when the government turns its weapons on its own people, it is not protecting the nation. Instead, it is desecrating it.
Before the government shutdown, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was moving forward with a plan to revoke its longstanding position that climate change is indeed a threat to human health.
The American Dairy Coalition, American Business Immigration Coalition and U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden at the World Dairy Expo advocated for immigration law changes to bolster the agriculture workforce. Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, said he wants to create a program attached to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s app
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced yesterday that he won’t run for governor after all. This makes him the best qualified candidate.
Crime Lab mess, botched victims’ audit & angry mom
One in six people will experience infertility, and the cost of one unsubsidized IVF cycle can exceed $20,000. Furthermore, some may need multiple cycles to achieve a single pregnancy.
Before we get into this solution or that, or the debate over more funding or less, let’s start with an honest assessment of the status quo.
On October 10, we observe Homelessness Awareness Day—not to feel good about our awareness, but to commit to action.
The pressing question we must confront is whether America will seek to rectify its historical transgressions by taking tangible steps to ensure the well-being of those still living.
UW-Madison journalism ethics conference explores the question
Heading up CBS News, Bari Weiss may make legacy media — if not Must Watch TV — at least less insufferable.
A government reform effort led by Vice President Al Gore, starting in 1993, was ambitious, focused and successful. DOGE has been the opposite.
Individual circumstances don’t matter. There are quotas to fill, campaign promises to keep. Everyone is fair game.
For policing to remain legitimate in a free society, it must be rooted in trust, fairness, the Rule of Law and respect for all people. It’s time for all of us to step up and resist.
Choosing to invest in data centers means losing progress in our transition to renewable, locally produced energy, by raising electricity prices and keeping coal and natural gas plants open.
Keeping your income below 200% FPL is not hard to do, and it qualifies you for tens of thousands of dollars of public benefits. If done strategically, you can live at a much higher standard of living than you ever dreamed possible.
Two more ways government manages to screw up subsidies
Research has repeatedly tied heavy social media use to worse mental health. And yet, millions of us stay. It’s like cigarettes in the 90s, we know it’s bad for us. Yet we keep inhaling.
What’s under attack isn’t just a set of programs. It is a vision of America itself — one where diversity is an asset, education opens doors, and opportunity expands rather than contracts.
We actually needed a United States district judge to write that the First Amendment belongs to everyone present in this country, citizen or not. The ruling rebuked, with pure moral force, that it is unconstitutional to weaponize immigration law against dissent about any issue in the public square.