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This image depicts inside the U.S. Capitol building. The ornate ceiling of the dome is shown, with a silhouette of a statue in the lower left portion of the image frame.

Bill Kaplan: Engineered suffering, slashing healthcare and SNAP

Monday, May 11, 2026

All Wisconsin GOP members of Congress ignored Wisconsin doctors and bishops. But the public backlash to their enthusiastic support for the BBB prompted Wisconsin Republicans to double talk and disingenuously refer to the BBB as the Working Families Tax Cuts Bill.

Read More »
Photo of Wisconsin Capitol building.

Jerry Hanson: Walworth County should reconsider its ICE cooperation agreement

Monday, May 11, 2026

ICE’s tactics and actions have gone rogue; not matching the mission of the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office.

Read More »

Arthur I. Cyr: Trump’s flouting of War Powers Act is nothing new

Monday, May 11, 2026

From the beginning of the United States, there has been tension between the executive and Congress over foreign policy.

Read More »
Badger Institute logo

Patrick McIlheran: Wisconsin socialists’ dreams outstrip Sweden in price

Friday, May 8, 2026

The Legislature’s “Socialist Caucus” drafted a bill in March that would raise Wisconsin’s existing top income tax rate by one-sixth and add a new top bracket for households earning $1 million. The new top rate: 17.7 percent.

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Portrait of Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm: A cruel joke for our 250th birthday

Friday, May 8, 2026

In the nation’s 250th year, we have a lot of pieces to pick up and glue back together. Celebrations should not hide the constitutional crisis and dismiss the sharp divide we’re in right now.

Read More »
Portrait of Gregory Humphrey

Gregory Humphrey: Nation knows the sitting president is incompetent

Friday, May 8, 2026

According to a new Washington Post–ABC News–Ipsos poll, fifty-nine percent of Americans believe Donald Trump does not have the mental sharpness necessary to lead the country.

Read More »
Portrait of Mike McCabe

Mike McCabe: Mum’s the word

Friday, May 8, 2026

We’ve got unaddressed national emergencies coming out of our ears and we’re not meaningfully discussing them, much less taking corrective action.

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Gov. Evers rejects demand to repeal conversion therapy rule

Friday, May 8, 2026
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Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: ‘God Bless America’ remains more than patriotic song for many Americans

Friday, May 8, 2026

National Day of Prayer offers reminder that freedom requires gratitude, faith, and vigilance

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Data center expansion presents ‘massive opportunity’ for fusion energy, says Realta Fusion leader

Thursday, May 7, 2026

The head of Realta Fusion says rising energy demand tied to data center expansion “provides a massive opportunity for fusion” even as public opinion has shifted to be more negative about these projects.  Kieran Furlong, CEO of the Madison-based fusion

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Debby Jackson: Wisconsin’s hidden bridge crisis: Bringing small local structures out of the shadows

Thursday, May 7, 2026

More than 1,600 of small bridges and culverts are in poor or severe condition. After years of work, a new platform, FixWIBridges.com, offers a transparent, user-friendly view of the problem.

Read More »

Ruben Anthony: Supreme Court ruling guts Voting Rights Act

Thursday, May 7, 2026

This is not a moment for despair or division. It is a moment for resolve. We are in a democratic state of emergency, and the response must be peaceful, informed and proactive.

Read More »

Henry Olsen: Supreme Court’s Callais redistricting ruling could backfire on GOP

Thursday, May 7, 2026

America faces a choice: Either it can have unrestrained partisan gerrymandering, or it can have a democratic republic. It can’t have both.

Read More »

Michael Lucas: Tax breaks aren’t subsidies

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Both the left and the right have been lamenting the fact that Big Business has been granted a number of “subsidies” in the form of tax exemptions and tax credits. But are they really subsidies?

Read More »
Portrait of Gregg Hoffmann

Gregg Hoffmann: Sustainable Ag research shows results

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Findings from the first phase of the Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration project highlighted the direct benefits of sustainable land management on commercial dairy forage fields, according to a Mid-West Farm Report story.

Read More »

Elaine Griffin: ‘Digital Delusion’ destroys myths about AI learning

Thursday, May 7, 2026

A back-to-basics approach to learning: ‘The Digital Delusion’ reveals how students learn best, and it’s not through high-tech AI in classrooms.

Read More »

Noria Doyle: Expat vs. Immigrant: The racial sorting and stigma hidden inside everyday migration vocabulary

Thursday, May 7, 2026

The words we use to describe people who cross borders are not neutral. In Milwaukee, where immigrant labor constructed the breweries, tanneries, and foundries that built the city, the vocabulary of migration still sorts people by race and origin long after they arrive.

Read More »

Dan Knodl: Shifting blame won’t lower energy bills

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

If we are serious about affordability, we must take a more balanced approach, one that prioritizes reliability, phases in new technologies responsibly, and stops forcing families to pay twice for the same electricity system.

Read More »

Tom Kamenick: Your Right to Know: How to solve high record costs and long delays

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Change the law so that custodians can charge location costs only if the records are produced within a strict deadline — perhaps 10 business days.

Read More »

Mark Belling: The opposite of cutting-edge innovation

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

The slow-moving, inconvenient, expensive Madison-to-Milwaukee train idea is back.

Read More »
This image depicts inside the U.S. Capitol building. The ornate ceiling of the dome is shown, with a silhouette of a statue in the lower left portion of the image frame.

Bill Kaplan: Engineered suffering, slashing healthcare and SNAP

Monday, May 11, 2026

All Wisconsin GOP members of Congress ignored Wisconsin doctors and bishops. But the public backlash to their enthusiastic support for the BBB prompted Wisconsin Republicans to double talk and disingenuously refer to the BBB as the Working Families Tax Cuts Bill.

Read More »
Photo of Wisconsin Capitol building.

Jerry Hanson: Walworth County should reconsider its ICE cooperation agreement

Monday, May 11, 2026

ICE’s tactics and actions have gone rogue; not matching the mission of the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office.

Read More »

Arthur I. Cyr: Trump’s flouting of War Powers Act is nothing new

Monday, May 11, 2026

From the beginning of the United States, there has been tension between the executive and Congress over foreign policy.

Read More »
Badger Institute logo

Patrick McIlheran: Wisconsin socialists’ dreams outstrip Sweden in price

Friday, May 8, 2026

The Legislature’s “Socialist Caucus” drafted a bill in March that would raise Wisconsin’s existing top income tax rate by one-sixth and add a new top bracket for households earning $1 million. The new top rate: 17.7 percent.

Read More »
Portrait of Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm: A cruel joke for our 250th birthday

Friday, May 8, 2026

In the nation’s 250th year, we have a lot of pieces to pick up and glue back together. Celebrations should not hide the constitutional crisis and dismiss the sharp divide we’re in right now.

Read More »
Portrait of Gregory Humphrey

Gregory Humphrey: Nation knows the sitting president is incompetent

Friday, May 8, 2026

According to a new Washington Post–ABC News–Ipsos poll, fifty-nine percent of Americans believe Donald Trump does not have the mental sharpness necessary to lead the country.

Read More »
Portrait of Mike McCabe

Mike McCabe: Mum’s the word

Friday, May 8, 2026

We’ve got unaddressed national emergencies coming out of our ears and we’re not meaningfully discussing them, much less taking corrective action.

Read More »

Gov. Evers rejects demand to repeal conversion therapy rule

Friday, May 8, 2026
Read More »
Portrait of Scott Walker

Scott Walker: ‘God Bless America’ remains more than patriotic song for many Americans

Friday, May 8, 2026

National Day of Prayer offers reminder that freedom requires gratitude, faith, and vigilance

Read More »

Data center expansion presents ‘massive opportunity’ for fusion energy, says Realta Fusion leader

Thursday, May 7, 2026

The head of Realta Fusion says rising energy demand tied to data center expansion “provides a massive opportunity for fusion” even as public opinion has shifted to be more negative about these projects.  Kieran Furlong, CEO of the Madison-based fusion company, spoke during this week’s Great Lakes Fusion Energy Summit. 

Read More »

Debby Jackson: Wisconsin’s hidden bridge crisis: Bringing small local structures out of the shadows

Thursday, May 7, 2026

More than 1,600 of small bridges and culverts are in poor or severe condition. After years of work, a new platform, FixWIBridges.com, offers a transparent, user-friendly view of the problem.

Read More »

Ruben Anthony: Supreme Court ruling guts Voting Rights Act

Thursday, May 7, 2026

This is not a moment for despair or division. It is a moment for resolve. We are in a democratic state of emergency, and the response must be peaceful, informed and proactive.

Read More »

Henry Olsen: Supreme Court’s Callais redistricting ruling could backfire on GOP

Thursday, May 7, 2026

America faces a choice: Either it can have unrestrained partisan gerrymandering, or it can have a democratic republic. It can’t have both.

Read More »

Michael Lucas: Tax breaks aren’t subsidies

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Both the left and the right have been lamenting the fact that Big Business has been granted a number of “subsidies” in the form of tax exemptions and tax credits. But are they really subsidies?

Read More »
Portrait of Gregg Hoffmann

Gregg Hoffmann: Sustainable Ag research shows results

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Findings from the first phase of the Dairy Soil & Water Regeneration project highlighted the direct benefits of sustainable land management on commercial dairy forage fields, according to a Mid-West Farm Report story.

Read More »

Elaine Griffin: ‘Digital Delusion’ destroys myths about AI learning

Thursday, May 7, 2026

A back-to-basics approach to learning: ‘The Digital Delusion’ reveals how students learn best, and it’s not through high-tech AI in classrooms.

Read More »

Noria Doyle: Expat vs. Immigrant: The racial sorting and stigma hidden inside everyday migration vocabulary

Thursday, May 7, 2026

The words we use to describe people who cross borders are not neutral. In Milwaukee, where immigrant labor constructed the breweries, tanneries, and foundries that built the city, the vocabulary of migration still sorts people by race and origin long after they arrive.

Read More »

Dan Knodl: Shifting blame won’t lower energy bills

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

If we are serious about affordability, we must take a more balanced approach, one that prioritizes reliability, phases in new technologies responsibly, and stops forcing families to pay twice for the same electricity system.

Read More »

Tom Kamenick: Your Right to Know: How to solve high record costs and long delays

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Change the law so that custodians can charge location costs only if the records are produced within a strict deadline — perhaps 10 business days.

Read More »

Mark Belling: The opposite of cutting-edge innovation

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

The slow-moving, inconvenient, expensive Madison-to-Milwaukee train idea is back.

Read More »
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