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Three months to the day after a felon out on just $1,000 bail killed six people and injured dozens of others at the Waukesha Christmas Parade, his campaign is doubling down on a position that isn’t just politically toxic; it is literally deadly.
As liberal Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes doubles down on his support for eliminating cash bail, one Republican lawmaker working to stop the revolving-door criminal justice system says radical Democrats like Barnes just don’t get it.
Low turnout for critically important decisions harmful for communities.
One-time nobody now a candidate for governor and top demagogue in state Republican Party.
When faced with the choice of whether to identify a candidate as a liar or a fool, the generous course is to give the contender the benefit of the doubt and assume that they mean what they say. In other words, if a politician says something that is quantifiably dumb, the polite response is to assume that they must be, well, dumb.
The state’s election audit, a raft of new voting restrictions pushed forward by Republican leaders of the Legislature, the nation’s only special counsel investigation into the 2020 election and the move led by State Rep. and GOP gubernatorial candidate Timothy Ramthun to decertify the state’s electoral votes, taken together, put Wisconsin in a class by itself.
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.
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.
The future of the United States of America, despite our current challenges, is bright if we follow fundamental principles.
This weekend Jarchow, in light of the well-reported news over the weeks that laws were being broken in Canada, and as a candidate for a top law-and-order office in Wisconsin tweeted a most bizarre statement.
The term “Wisconsin Idea” may seem vague to some, but it’s not to a group of students and faculty members from UW-Eau Claire or the Afghanistan refugees and partner groups they interacted with for two weeks in January.
A war between an invading Russian force and Ukraine will be catastrophic, and will destabilize the international order.
Demonizing teachers has become a passion among all too many in Wisconsin.
If Wisconsin lawmakers truly value education and protecting a bright future of all children in this state, then they would be wise to act quickly and support Sen. Alberta Darling’s reform efforts to split MPS into several smaller school districts.
Democrats are failing to speak to the realities of the economic moment–and it could cost them in the midterms.
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.
Anyone that knows me has heard me utter the name Ezekiel Gillespie. You can’t talk about the history of voting rights in Wisconsin and not discuss this African American legend.
A state audit recently ordered by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee aims to track the mountain of taxpayer cash at Gov. Tony Evers’ disposal, and whether the administration has been good stewards of the federal funds.
It’s time to take action for survivors by urging our legislators to co-sponsor Sara’s law.
The WisOpinion insiders, Chvala and Jensen, unpack Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State speech and weigh its impact on this fall’s race for governor. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Three months to the day after a felon out on just $1,000 bail killed six people and injured dozens of others at the Waukesha Christmas Parade, his campaign is doubling down on a position that isn’t just politically toxic; it is literally deadly.
As liberal Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes doubles down on his support for eliminating cash bail, one Republican lawmaker working to stop the revolving-door criminal justice system says radical Democrats like Barnes just don’t get it.
Low turnout for critically important decisions harmful for communities.
One-time nobody now a candidate for governor and top demagogue in state Republican Party.
When faced with the choice of whether to identify a candidate as a liar or a fool, the generous course is to give the contender the benefit of the doubt and assume that they mean what they say. In other words, if a politician says something that is quantifiably dumb, the polite response is to assume that they must be, well, dumb.
The state’s election audit, a raft of new voting restrictions pushed forward by Republican leaders of the Legislature, the nation’s only special counsel investigation into the 2020 election and the move led by State Rep. and GOP gubernatorial candidate Timothy Ramthun to decertify the state’s electoral votes, taken together, put Wisconsin in a class by itself.
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.
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.
The future of the United States of America, despite our current challenges, is bright if we follow fundamental principles.
This weekend Jarchow, in light of the well-reported news over the weeks that laws were being broken in Canada, and as a candidate for a top law-and-order office in Wisconsin tweeted a most bizarre statement.
The term “Wisconsin Idea” may seem vague to some, but it’s not to a group of students and faculty members from UW-Eau Claire or the Afghanistan refugees and partner groups they interacted with for two weeks in January.
A war between an invading Russian force and Ukraine will be catastrophic, and will destabilize the international order.
Demonizing teachers has become a passion among all too many in Wisconsin.
If Wisconsin lawmakers truly value education and protecting a bright future of all children in this state, then they would be wise to act quickly and support Sen. Alberta Darling’s reform efforts to split MPS into several smaller school districts.
Democrats are failing to speak to the realities of the economic moment–and it could cost them in the midterms.
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.
Anyone that knows me has heard me utter the name Ezekiel Gillespie. You can’t talk about the history of voting rights in Wisconsin and not discuss this African American legend.
A state audit recently ordered by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee aims to track the mountain of taxpayer cash at Gov. Tony Evers’ disposal, and whether the administration has been good stewards of the federal funds.
It’s time to take action for survivors by urging our legislators to co-sponsor Sara’s law.
The WisOpinion insiders, Chvala and Jensen, unpack Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State speech and weigh its impact on this fall’s race for governor. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
