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David Blaska: Democrats have deserted the blue collars

Why is Madison more progressive than, say, Wausau? The answer: Class warfare. Not rich versus the poor nor even capitalists versus workers, as the Marxists would have it. The divide demarcates people who work with their minds versus those who work with their hands, NY Times columnist Ross Douthat postulates.

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Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Liberals value education above all else

Much of the Democratic Party is now made up of extremely liberal, affluent and well-educated urbanites. They’re super woke and pro-union, but when woke and solidarity run head-on into the education of their offspring, education is going to leave their other values in pieces on the side of the road.

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Owen Robinson: GOP primary gets real

In a year when the utter failure of President Biden’s administration is expected to fuel a Republican wave at the ballot box, the Wisconsin Republican primary for governor is setting up to be a battle for the party’s soul.

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David Blaska: Democrats have deserted the blue collars

Why is Madison more progressive than, say, Wausau? The answer: Class warfare. Not rich versus the poor nor even capitalists versus workers, as the Marxists would have it. The divide demarcates people who work with their minds versus those who work with their hands, NY Times columnist Ross Douthat postulates.

Read More »
Portrait of Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz: Liberals value education above all else

Much of the Democratic Party is now made up of extremely liberal, affluent and well-educated urbanites. They’re super woke and pro-union, but when woke and solidarity run head-on into the education of their offspring, education is going to leave their other values in pieces on the side of the road.

Read More »

Owen Robinson: GOP primary gets real

In a year when the utter failure of President Biden’s administration is expected to fuel a Republican wave at the ballot box, the Wisconsin Republican primary for governor is setting up to be a battle for the party’s soul.

Read More »

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