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Dave Zweifel: Soundtrack for Wisconsin congressional picks? ‘Send in the Clowns’
Maybe it’s something in the water — PFAS maybe? — but Wisconsin voters have been on an awful streak sending public embarrassments to represent us in Washington in recent years.

Gregory Humphrey: Why President Biden matters on the world stage
Though international policy was not the first thought in voter’s minds, I trust that such issues are now more firmly planted as we head to another presidential election one year from now.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss movement on the Brewers stadium funding deal
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, talk about the Assembly version of the Milwaukee Brewer’s maintenance package awaiting a Senate vote. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Ruth Conniff: As our politics get worse, it’s time to reevaluate how we talk to each other
“How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion” by David McRaney tackles the psychology that drives our bitterly divided, tribal politics, and sheds light on the path to a more civil, democratic and constructive future.

Michael Blauw and Kate Ullman: Civics education is vital to democracy
Wisconsin is one of just a handful of states that doesn’t require a high school civics class for graduation, and more than a quarter of students never take a dedicated civics or government class. This is why the Wisconsin Civic Learning Coalition is bringing together stakeholders from across the state to strengthen nonpartisan civics and government education in schools.

Scott Walker: Years of liberal indoctrination in colleges will only lead to destruction
The horrific attacks by Hamas against innocent people in Israel have exposed disturbing antisemitism espoused by radicals on campuses across the country.

David Blaska: What is not to like about Robin Vos and his Republican majority?
Passing conservative legislation and winning elections.

Dave Cieslewicz: Vos rolls Dems on Brewers stadium vote
Democrats should have either forced Vos to make a half dozen more of his members walk the plank or forced him into a deal where actual worthwhile projects were funded in addition to the payoff to the billionaires. … Once again Vos has outmaneuvered the Democrats

Paul Fanlund: The Washington Post’s Marty Baron unloads in his new book
The Washington Post won 10 Pulitzer Prizes in Marty Baron’s eight years as editor, but his memoir describes the mental and physical toll of criticism he received from both inside and outside the newsroom.

Dave Zweifel: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under assault, again
A lawsuit currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court seeks have the CFPB’s funding — which is from the Federal Reserve rather than Congress — declared unconstitutional.

Tom Still: Need for skilled workers justifies investment in campus tech buildings
The $347 million engineering building proposed for the UW-Madison campus and the $180 million structure at UW-La Crosse are two prominent examples of stalled projects that have left many business leaders scratching their heads.

Mike Nichols: Federal strings determined the timing of Hop’s unfinished L-Line
Grant conditions were satisfied by streetcar’s Sunday-only route through construction site.

Ron Johnson and Michael Gallagher: Repeal the 1974 budget law that fuels the shutdown cycle
The act promotes runaway spending and debt and induces lawmakers to erode political norms.

Dave Zweifel: There’s a name for the Republican agenda; it’s chaos
In many ways, the chaos at the national level is echoed right here in Wisconsin.

Jonathan Martin: Why the GOP can’t unite
It’s two parties under the same roof, and the only solution is a coalition — between themselves or with Democrats.

Dan O’Donnell: The ugly face of the radicalized left
Easily the most disheartening aftereffect of Hamas’ systematic slaughter of more than 1,300 innocent Israelis is that it has been met with outright jubilation in what were once the most radical corners of American liberalism but increasingly feel like its mainstream.

Dave Cieslewicz: Statesmen and clowns
This week has been a study in contrasts.

Gregory Humphrey: ‘Wisconsin nice’ needed in Washington
Ask yourself who in the Republican House has been reported to show the character traits as demonstrated by former state senators Mike Ellis or Rodger Roth?

Mike McCabe: A GenZified America
Once Gen Z matures to full force, its influence will be as transformative as the Greatest Generation that lived through the Great Depression, went off to fight World War II and returned to fuel prolonged prosperity.

David Blaska: More and more of us RINOs every day!
Has the fever broken?

Dave Zweifel: Soundtrack for Wisconsin congressional picks? ‘Send in the Clowns’
Maybe it’s something in the water — PFAS maybe? — but Wisconsin voters have been on an awful streak sending public embarrassments to represent us in Washington in recent years.

Gregory Humphrey: Why President Biden matters on the world stage
Though international policy was not the first thought in voter’s minds, I trust that such issues are now more firmly planted as we head to another presidential election one year from now.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss movement on the Brewers stadium funding deal
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, talk about the Assembly version of the Milwaukee Brewer’s maintenance package awaiting a Senate vote. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Ruth Conniff: As our politics get worse, it’s time to reevaluate how we talk to each other
“How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion” by David McRaney tackles the psychology that drives our bitterly divided, tribal politics, and sheds light on the path to a more civil, democratic and constructive future.

Michael Blauw and Kate Ullman: Civics education is vital to democracy
Wisconsin is one of just a handful of states that doesn’t require a high school civics class for graduation, and more than a quarter of students never take a dedicated civics or government class. This is why the Wisconsin Civic Learning Coalition is bringing together stakeholders from across the state to strengthen nonpartisan civics and government education in schools.

Scott Walker: Years of liberal indoctrination in colleges will only lead to destruction
The horrific attacks by Hamas against innocent people in Israel have exposed disturbing antisemitism espoused by radicals on campuses across the country.

David Blaska: What is not to like about Robin Vos and his Republican majority?
Passing conservative legislation and winning elections.

Dave Cieslewicz: Vos rolls Dems on Brewers stadium vote
Democrats should have either forced Vos to make a half dozen more of his members walk the plank or forced him into a deal where actual worthwhile projects were funded in addition to the payoff to the billionaires. … Once again Vos has outmaneuvered the Democrats

Paul Fanlund: The Washington Post’s Marty Baron unloads in his new book
The Washington Post won 10 Pulitzer Prizes in Marty Baron’s eight years as editor, but his memoir describes the mental and physical toll of criticism he received from both inside and outside the newsroom.

Dave Zweifel: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under assault, again
A lawsuit currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court seeks have the CFPB’s funding — which is from the Federal Reserve rather than Congress — declared unconstitutional.

Tom Still: Need for skilled workers justifies investment in campus tech buildings
The $347 million engineering building proposed for the UW-Madison campus and the $180 million structure at UW-La Crosse are two prominent examples of stalled projects that have left many business leaders scratching their heads.

Mike Nichols: Federal strings determined the timing of Hop’s unfinished L-Line
Grant conditions were satisfied by streetcar’s Sunday-only route through construction site.

Ron Johnson and Michael Gallagher: Repeal the 1974 budget law that fuels the shutdown cycle
The act promotes runaway spending and debt and induces lawmakers to erode political norms.

Dave Zweifel: There’s a name for the Republican agenda; it’s chaos
In many ways, the chaos at the national level is echoed right here in Wisconsin.

Jonathan Martin: Why the GOP can’t unite
It’s two parties under the same roof, and the only solution is a coalition — between themselves or with Democrats.

Dan O’Donnell: The ugly face of the radicalized left
Easily the most disheartening aftereffect of Hamas’ systematic slaughter of more than 1,300 innocent Israelis is that it has been met with outright jubilation in what were once the most radical corners of American liberalism but increasingly feel like its mainstream.

Dave Cieslewicz: Statesmen and clowns
This week has been a study in contrasts.

Gregory Humphrey: ‘Wisconsin nice’ needed in Washington
Ask yourself who in the Republican House has been reported to show the character traits as demonstrated by former state senators Mike Ellis or Rodger Roth?

Mike McCabe: A GenZified America
Once Gen Z matures to full force, its influence will be as transformative as the Greatest Generation that lived through the Great Depression, went off to fight World War II and returned to fuel prolonged prosperity.
