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Owen Robinson: Government solutions make things worse
President Joe Biden is continuing his illegal and obvious effort to buy votes by “forgiving” student loans. It is a healthy reminder that government involvement makes everything worse. Let us remind ourselves of how we got here.

John Nichols: You can fight antisemitism and still respect free speech
The U.S. House’s Antisemitism Awareness Act adopts a definition of antisemitism that could be used to penalize criticism of the actions of the state of Israel.

Richard Kyte and Scott Rada: When is a protest ethically justified?
The Ethical Life podcast hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss the four tenets of ethical protests and why such principles are important.

Jim Piwowarczyk: UW-Milwaukee’s inaction on the pro-Palestinian encampment is shameful
UWM must act now.

John Nichols: The House antisemitism bill is an amalgam of ‘pointless gestures and posturing’
The bill, which Speaker Mike Johnson described as an attempt “to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses,” was met with fierce criticism from leading Democrats in Congress.

LaKeshia Myers: The straw that broke the camel’s back
It’s time to crack down on reckless driving.

Bill Kaplan: Cooke has a message and a well-funded campaign
Cooke’s successful small-donor fundraising allowed her to hire an experienced campaign manager and set up an impressive campaign website, with thoughtful issue positions and creative social media with thousands of views. No wonder that unions, local small businesses and national organizations have endorsed Cooke.

Jerry Hanson: Hovde is wrong on blame for national debt
Hovde claims excessive spending by Baldwin and Biden are responsible for our increasing national debt. In fact, it is the tax cuts of Trump and George W. Bush that have added the greatest to our debt.

Amy Hemmer: It’s time for Wisconsin to arm teachers
Thirty-two states in the country right now allow teachers or school administration to conceal carry. South Dakota started the trend in 2013! Eleven years ago. Unfortunately, Wisconsin is not one of the states that allow teachers to defend their classrooms.

Judith Davidoff: Change ‘for the long haul’
WPR restructures in the face of declining audiences, shifting media habits.

Dave Zweifel: Wisconsin measles outbreak is avoidable
A measles outbreak is another problem that we don’t need, and one that can be eliminated if people would just get vaccinated.

Scott Fitzgerald: Enhancing law enforcement safety: Advocating for H.R. 3269
H.R. 3269 represents a crucial step towards enhancing law enforcement safety and community protection by facilitating the adoption of advanced less-than-lethal technologies.

Scott Walker: Student protesters should be arrested, charged and expelled
Arrest them. Remove them. Expel them. What we see happening on college campuses across the country is not about free speech.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ break down the race for Wisconsin’s 1st CD
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the race for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, where former Revenue Secretary Peter Barca, a Democrat who served in Congress from 1993-1995 along with two stints in the state Assembly, is running against Republican incumbent Bryan Steil.

Richard Kyte: Are student protests against Israel missing the mark?
Protesters like to claim they are “speaking truth to power.” That’s both noble and heroic. It is also rare, because speaking the truth requires knowing the truth. And knowledge is gained not by joining the crowd chanting slogans but by taking time to talk and to listen, questioning, debating, reading, and reflecting. It is a slow, arduous and ultimately rewarding process. It is called education.

Paul Fanlund: Polling shows low Gaza interest despite campus protests
To judge by media coverage — especially prominent due to the strong visuals of tent encampments and tensions between protesters and officials — one might infer that Gaza is foremost among political concerns this spring.

Bill Barth: Dissent is just as American as the flag
Former Beloit Daily News Editor Bill Barth sees echoes of the Vietnam War protest movement in today’s campus protests over the Isreal-Gaza war.

Gregory Humphrey: Media coverage and troubling constraints about campus protests
Blogger Gregory Humphrey chides Columbia University for blocking press access to protests. He also criticizes protesters’ demands journalists get protesters’ permission to photograph them.

David Blaska: How come ‘outside agitators’ always head for the college campus?
The “outside agitator” meme is invoked to absolve — or, at least, mitigate — your tribe of accountability. That’s a cop out.

Tom Still: Why is Wisconsin a swing state?
Perhaps because it has at least 2 economies.

Owen Robinson: Government solutions make things worse
President Joe Biden is continuing his illegal and obvious effort to buy votes by “forgiving” student loans. It is a healthy reminder that government involvement makes everything worse. Let us remind ourselves of how we got here.

John Nichols: You can fight antisemitism and still respect free speech
The U.S. House’s Antisemitism Awareness Act adopts a definition of antisemitism that could be used to penalize criticism of the actions of the state of Israel.

Richard Kyte and Scott Rada: When is a protest ethically justified?
The Ethical Life podcast hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss the four tenets of ethical protests and why such principles are important.

Jim Piwowarczyk: UW-Milwaukee’s inaction on the pro-Palestinian encampment is shameful
UWM must act now.

John Nichols: The House antisemitism bill is an amalgam of ‘pointless gestures and posturing’
The bill, which Speaker Mike Johnson described as an attempt “to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses,” was met with fierce criticism from leading Democrats in Congress.

LaKeshia Myers: The straw that broke the camel’s back
It’s time to crack down on reckless driving.

Bill Kaplan: Cooke has a message and a well-funded campaign
Cooke’s successful small-donor fundraising allowed her to hire an experienced campaign manager and set up an impressive campaign website, with thoughtful issue positions and creative social media with thousands of views. No wonder that unions, local small businesses and national organizations have endorsed Cooke.

Jerry Hanson: Hovde is wrong on blame for national debt
Hovde claims excessive spending by Baldwin and Biden are responsible for our increasing national debt. In fact, it is the tax cuts of Trump and George W. Bush that have added the greatest to our debt.

Amy Hemmer: It’s time for Wisconsin to arm teachers
Thirty-two states in the country right now allow teachers or school administration to conceal carry. South Dakota started the trend in 2013! Eleven years ago. Unfortunately, Wisconsin is not one of the states that allow teachers to defend their classrooms.

Judith Davidoff: Change ‘for the long haul’
WPR restructures in the face of declining audiences, shifting media habits.

Dave Zweifel: Wisconsin measles outbreak is avoidable
A measles outbreak is another problem that we don’t need, and one that can be eliminated if people would just get vaccinated.

Scott Fitzgerald: Enhancing law enforcement safety: Advocating for H.R. 3269
H.R. 3269 represents a crucial step towards enhancing law enforcement safety and community protection by facilitating the adoption of advanced less-than-lethal technologies.

Scott Walker: Student protesters should be arrested, charged and expelled
Arrest them. Remove them. Expel them. What we see happening on college campuses across the country is not about free speech.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ break down the race for Wisconsin’s 1st CD
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the race for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, where former Revenue Secretary Peter Barca, a Democrat who served in Congress from 1993-1995 along with two stints in the state Assembly, is running against Republican incumbent Bryan Steil.

Richard Kyte: Are student protests against Israel missing the mark?
Protesters like to claim they are “speaking truth to power.” That’s both noble and heroic. It is also rare, because speaking the truth requires knowing the truth. And knowledge is gained not by joining the crowd chanting slogans but by taking time to talk and to listen, questioning, debating, reading, and reflecting. It is a slow, arduous and ultimately rewarding process. It is called education.

Paul Fanlund: Polling shows low Gaza interest despite campus protests
To judge by media coverage — especially prominent due to the strong visuals of tent encampments and tensions between protesters and officials — one might infer that Gaza is foremost among political concerns this spring.

Bill Barth: Dissent is just as American as the flag
Former Beloit Daily News Editor Bill Barth sees echoes of the Vietnam War protest movement in today’s campus protests over the Isreal-Gaza war.

Gregory Humphrey: Media coverage and troubling constraints about campus protests
Blogger Gregory Humphrey chides Columbia University for blocking press access to protests. He also criticizes protesters’ demands journalists get protesters’ permission to photograph them.

David Blaska: How come ‘outside agitators’ always head for the college campus?
The “outside agitator” meme is invoked to absolve — or, at least, mitigate — your tribe of accountability. That’s a cop out.