
David Blaska: Donald Trump met the moment
President Trump promised to stop never-ending wars. He just put up the Stop Sign for one that has lasted 46 years.
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President Trump promised to stop never-ending wars. He just put up the Stop Sign for one that has lasted 46 years.

As Wisconsinites have long recognized, Congress should never give presidents a blank check for endless war.

Being opposed to the Israel genocide of the Palestinian people is not the same as being opposed to Jewish people or their faith.

The level of national chaos that we have generated for years affects national mores, economics, education and our overall health.

I think the fact that the one person who walked out the doors and engaged with me at the emergency entrance was a trans woman underscores that trans people are very much a part of our rich and diverse society.

Residents understand the value of urban density, but like it better in the abstract.

The public, including seniors, deserves housing-free parks.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at potential GOP gubernatorial candidates to run in 2026 as Gov. Tony Evers considers whether to seek a third term. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

I want the UW System to thrive, but that won’t happen by enabling waste and unchecked expansion. Taxpayers deserve universities that educate — not embolden, not enrich, and certainly not excuse administrative excess. It’s time UW earned back our trust.

You can always tell when the state Legislature is about to attempt something nefarious or otherwise injurious to the state’s residents by the pace of their activity.

The Public Service Commission’s approval of two new We Energies natural gas plants wasn’t just a policy decision. It was a moral failure of leadership, imagination and public duty.

Wisconsin has a rich history of celebrating Juneteenth with various events, parades, community gatherings, and educational programs.

Women in positions of power, like Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, are especially affected. They are more likely to receive threats than men.

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden seized on the double murder of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were shot dead in their home, and the near-fatal shootings of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, to mock Democrats and try to score political points.

The more mobs scream, the more Americans tune them out.

Democrats, partisan media and other critics of Trump are raising the spectre of diversion of our military from their proper constitutional roles, and even possible military dictatorship. That is an exaggeration, at least for the moment.

But part should be jettisoned, and we need to keep working toward flat tax.

At a time of missile launches in the Middle East, grinding war in Ukraine, political assassination in Minnesota and a potentially crushing national debt hanging over the economy, it’s a relief to visit a place where people gather for lunch, sing a patriotic song and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. All at the world’s biggest Culver’s restaurant, no less.

Everyone benefits when someone succeeds. Student parents are taking steps into success by earning degrees. Do we want these parents and their children to succeed long-term? It just requires some additional support right now.

Jerrel Jones, the visionary founder of Courier Communications, whose groundbreaking work in Black media has left an indelible mark in Milwaukee and beyond.

President Trump promised to stop never-ending wars. He just put up the Stop Sign for one that has lasted 46 years.

As Wisconsinites have long recognized, Congress should never give presidents a blank check for endless war.

Being opposed to the Israel genocide of the Palestinian people is not the same as being opposed to Jewish people or their faith.

The level of national chaos that we have generated for years affects national mores, economics, education and our overall health.

I think the fact that the one person who walked out the doors and engaged with me at the emergency entrance was a trans woman underscores that trans people are very much a part of our rich and diverse society.

Residents understand the value of urban density, but like it better in the abstract.

The public, including seniors, deserves housing-free parks.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at potential GOP gubernatorial candidates to run in 2026 as Gov. Tony Evers considers whether to seek a third term. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

I want the UW System to thrive, but that won’t happen by enabling waste and unchecked expansion. Taxpayers deserve universities that educate — not embolden, not enrich, and certainly not excuse administrative excess. It’s time UW earned back our trust.

You can always tell when the state Legislature is about to attempt something nefarious or otherwise injurious to the state’s residents by the pace of their activity.

The Public Service Commission’s approval of two new We Energies natural gas plants wasn’t just a policy decision. It was a moral failure of leadership, imagination and public duty.

Wisconsin has a rich history of celebrating Juneteenth with various events, parades, community gatherings, and educational programs.

Women in positions of power, like Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, are especially affected. They are more likely to receive threats than men.

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden seized on the double murder of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were shot dead in their home, and the near-fatal shootings of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette, to mock Democrats and try to score political points.

The more mobs scream, the more Americans tune them out.

Democrats, partisan media and other critics of Trump are raising the spectre of diversion of our military from their proper constitutional roles, and even possible military dictatorship. That is an exaggeration, at least for the moment.

But part should be jettisoned, and we need to keep working toward flat tax.

At a time of missile launches in the Middle East, grinding war in Ukraine, political assassination in Minnesota and a potentially crushing national debt hanging over the economy, it’s a relief to visit a place where people gather for lunch, sing a patriotic song and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. All at the world’s biggest Culver’s restaurant, no less.

Everyone benefits when someone succeeds. Student parents are taking steps into success by earning degrees. Do we want these parents and their children to succeed long-term? It just requires some additional support right now.

Jerrel Jones, the visionary founder of Courier Communications, whose groundbreaking work in Black media has left an indelible mark in Milwaukee and beyond.