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The thesis of Jeremi Suri’s new book is that last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol proves the American Civil War never really ended.
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The thesis of Jeremi Suri’s new book is that last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol proves the American Civil War never really ended.

People of a certain age on Thursday may have thought back to an event in 1974 as they watched the January 6th Committee take a unanimous and historic vote to subpoena Donald Trump.

I’m voting for Mandela Barnes and Tony Evers.

Public safety will be a key issue — if not the issue — in many governor’s races.

It now takes, on average, more than 15 months to fully resolve, from arrest to closed case, a homicide charge in Wisconsin. Armed robbery takes a year and sexual assault cases average 14 months.

Kudos to Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway for her decision to decorate what the state Supreme Court claims are “illegal” absentee vote drop boxes in her city.

Three recent reports indicated that Wisconsin is not up to par on dealing with climate change and green energy.

In addition to much-needed licensing reform, Wisconsin needs better management of its current licensing bureaucracy.

Wisconsin’s race for governor has narrowed while U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Oshkosh) has taken a commanding lead over his far left opponent, according to a new Marquette University Law School poll.

The latest Marquette University Law School poll is filled with bad news for Democrats.

Doctors and health care professionals are already seeing the devastating impact of widespread restrictions against abortion, with pregnant women in Wisconsin being forced to delay life-saving health care because doctors rightfully fear criminal prosecution.

From my vantage point, identity is no mere dimension of our current politics, it’s pretty much the whole of it. Virtually all politics are now identity politics.

It is time for Wisconsin to create a bold Justice Reinvestment Act that will fundamentally transform how resources are allocated in the state.

If you are having trouble figuring out whom to vote for in the highly contentious midterm elections coming up on Nov. 8, Liz Cheney has a litmus test that could clarify your thinking.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts unleashed a firestorm last month when he dismissed the court’s plunge in public opinion polls as nothing more than sour grapes, as the New York Times put it, by those who were on the losing end of its rulings.

Gubernatorial candidates will square off Friday night in their only debate.

Four years ago, then-gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers made the halving of Wisconsin’s prison a central part of his campaign.

Warren Harding’s words about character still echo.

Michels and his allies are attacking Evers for issuing pardons. Instead of being defensive, the governor should point out that a substantial portion of the pardons he issued were for marijuana offenses.

The ballot initiative allows the people to exercise their 10th Amendment powers.

The thesis of Jeremi Suri’s new book is that last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol proves the American Civil War never really ended.

People of a certain age on Thursday may have thought back to an event in 1974 as they watched the January 6th Committee take a unanimous and historic vote to subpoena Donald Trump.

I’m voting for Mandela Barnes and Tony Evers.

Public safety will be a key issue — if not the issue — in many governor’s races.

It now takes, on average, more than 15 months to fully resolve, from arrest to closed case, a homicide charge in Wisconsin. Armed robbery takes a year and sexual assault cases average 14 months.

Kudos to Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway for her decision to decorate what the state Supreme Court claims are “illegal” absentee vote drop boxes in her city.

Three recent reports indicated that Wisconsin is not up to par on dealing with climate change and green energy.

In addition to much-needed licensing reform, Wisconsin needs better management of its current licensing bureaucracy.

Wisconsin’s race for governor has narrowed while U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Oshkosh) has taken a commanding lead over his far left opponent, according to a new Marquette University Law School poll.

The latest Marquette University Law School poll is filled with bad news for Democrats.

Doctors and health care professionals are already seeing the devastating impact of widespread restrictions against abortion, with pregnant women in Wisconsin being forced to delay life-saving health care because doctors rightfully fear criminal prosecution.

From my vantage point, identity is no mere dimension of our current politics, it’s pretty much the whole of it. Virtually all politics are now identity politics.

It is time for Wisconsin to create a bold Justice Reinvestment Act that will fundamentally transform how resources are allocated in the state.

If you are having trouble figuring out whom to vote for in the highly contentious midterm elections coming up on Nov. 8, Liz Cheney has a litmus test that could clarify your thinking.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts unleashed a firestorm last month when he dismissed the court’s plunge in public opinion polls as nothing more than sour grapes, as the New York Times put it, by those who were on the losing end of its rulings.

Gubernatorial candidates will square off Friday night in their only debate.

Four years ago, then-gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers made the halving of Wisconsin’s prison a central part of his campaign.

Warren Harding’s words about character still echo.

Michels and his allies are attacking Evers for issuing pardons. Instead of being defensive, the governor should point out that a substantial portion of the pardons he issued were for marijuana offenses.

The ballot initiative allows the people to exercise their 10th Amendment powers.