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Two bright lights from our state made headlines after Nov. 5. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin bucked the red wave to win a third term, and Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler was reported by Politico to be in the running to lead the national party. Baldwin and Wikler share an approach to politics that could help guide Democrats out of the wilderness.
President Ronald Reagan and President-elect Donald Trump have much in common: common critics, common policies and common outcomes.
If there was a single strategic turning point in the 2024 presidential election, it could have been the disastrous decision of the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris to take a pass on the Al Smith Dinner in New York. Since the now-legendary 1960 race between Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, this singular event has generally been considered obligatory.
The massive growth of the administrative state poses the greatest long-term threat to liberty. While Kamala Harris’s vision was even more record growth of smothering rules and regulations, the incoming Trump administration promises unprecedented deregulation affecting all areas of life.
In several areas in Wisconsin the water level in aquifers is declining and recharge is not enough to replenish the aquifer.
Wisconsin long ago lost its dairy cow preeminence, but America’s Dairyland is once again living up to its billing as Greatest Of All Time — this time in a literal way. We lead the nation, by far, in dairy goats.
According to “Unpacking Grind Culture in American Teens: Pressure, Burnout, and the Role of Social Media,” a study from the Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Indiana University and Common Sense Media, over one quarter of American teens are struggling with burnout. I see this almost daily in the lives of my peers.
It’s estimated that during 2023 some 73,000 residents of Dane County received assistance that was funded by United Way.
I could not have been happier with how each of the four events played out. Conversations were constructive and geared toward finding common ground. Disagreements were acknowledged but respected. Many people wanted more.
Trump inherits an economy which, by most measures, is a very healthy one.
As Evers appointees rewarded utility execs, Kamala Harris backed off taxing corporations.
To prepare, Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth will need to overhaul the bureaucracy and cut waste.
Without being a seasoned lawmaker with defense policy experience, or a serious-minded person with a deep hands-on background that blends with the job, we are only left to conclude Pete Hegseth is nothing more than the juvenile version of Oliver North.
We may differ on how much control we cede to any level of government, but must remember that government has no power aside from those granted by consent of the governed. With those principles in mind, it can be “morning in America” once again.
Maybe this is who Americans really are.
While students have been advocating for the dignity of Palestinian lives, UW has fought repeatedly to protect the status quo at the expense of students’ voices and well-being.
The nation’s national dietary guidelines are fashioned by a committee long riddled with conflicts of interest.
With rare exceptions, Kamala Harris lost support across demographic groups compared to Joe Biden.
Gen Z males embrace Trump’s GOP and reject wokeness.
Between Trump and Harris supporters, is there a middle ground we can all inhabit without compromising our core values?
Two bright lights from our state made headlines after Nov. 5. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin bucked the red wave to win a third term, and Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler was reported by Politico to be in the running to lead the national party. Baldwin and Wikler share an approach to politics that could help guide Democrats out of the wilderness.
President Ronald Reagan and President-elect Donald Trump have much in common: common critics, common policies and common outcomes.
If there was a single strategic turning point in the 2024 presidential election, it could have been the disastrous decision of the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris to take a pass on the Al Smith Dinner in New York. Since the now-legendary 1960 race between Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, this singular event has generally been considered obligatory.
The massive growth of the administrative state poses the greatest long-term threat to liberty. While Kamala Harris’s vision was even more record growth of smothering rules and regulations, the incoming Trump administration promises unprecedented deregulation affecting all areas of life.
In several areas in Wisconsin the water level in aquifers is declining and recharge is not enough to replenish the aquifer.
Wisconsin long ago lost its dairy cow preeminence, but America’s Dairyland is once again living up to its billing as Greatest Of All Time — this time in a literal way. We lead the nation, by far, in dairy goats.
According to “Unpacking Grind Culture in American Teens: Pressure, Burnout, and the Role of Social Media,” a study from the Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Indiana University and Common Sense Media, over one quarter of American teens are struggling with burnout. I see this almost daily in the lives of my peers.
It’s estimated that during 2023 some 73,000 residents of Dane County received assistance that was funded by United Way.
I could not have been happier with how each of the four events played out. Conversations were constructive and geared toward finding common ground. Disagreements were acknowledged but respected. Many people wanted more.
Trump inherits an economy which, by most measures, is a very healthy one.
As Evers appointees rewarded utility execs, Kamala Harris backed off taxing corporations.
To prepare, Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth will need to overhaul the bureaucracy and cut waste.
Without being a seasoned lawmaker with defense policy experience, or a serious-minded person with a deep hands-on background that blends with the job, we are only left to conclude Pete Hegseth is nothing more than the juvenile version of Oliver North.
We may differ on how much control we cede to any level of government, but must remember that government has no power aside from those granted by consent of the governed. With those principles in mind, it can be “morning in America” once again.
Maybe this is who Americans really are.
While students have been advocating for the dignity of Palestinian lives, UW has fought repeatedly to protect the status quo at the expense of students’ voices and well-being.
The nation’s national dietary guidelines are fashioned by a committee long riddled with conflicts of interest.
With rare exceptions, Kamala Harris lost support across demographic groups compared to Joe Biden.
Gen Z males embrace Trump’s GOP and reject wokeness.
Between Trump and Harris supporters, is there a middle ground we can all inhabit without compromising our core values?
