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M.D. Kittle: Saving Columbus

The Cancel Culture came for Christopher Columbus in the south-central Wisconsin town named after the embattled explorer. Now some residents are stepping up to give his statue a home.

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Dave Zweifel: Violence has always brought more violence

About 98% of the protesters have been peaceful, exercising their constitutional right to petition their governments to make the changes that are so urgently needed. But violence and looting by a select few won’t bring change. It will only be met with more violence, hurting yet more people as we witnessed in Kenosha this week.

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Gregory Humphrey: Wisconsin Legislature must act in special session on police shootings; provide younger voters with hope

If Republicans and Democrats alike were willing to join in an effort in the special session it would send a clear message that the best way for change is not to start a fire or throw a brick. It would demonstrate to a new generation of voters and engaged citizens that the legislative process is the best avenue to address wrongs and create changes.

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Dominique Paul Noth: Too extreme for the Nazis and still pervasive – The U.S. caste system

There is an argument to be made that the word “racist” is thrown around too readily by Black Lives Matter people, making every white who doesn’t feel racist angry that they are so described. But all the whites who defend themselves that way should be reading “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” Isabel Wilkerson’s compelling new book that explores the idea of “racism” being an over-used pejorative.

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M.D. Kittle: Saving Columbus

The Cancel Culture came for Christopher Columbus in the south-central Wisconsin town named after the embattled explorer. Now some residents are stepping up to give his statue a home.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Violence has always brought more violence

About 98% of the protesters have been peaceful, exercising their constitutional right to petition their governments to make the changes that are so urgently needed. But violence and looting by a select few won’t bring change. It will only be met with more violence, hurting yet more people as we witnessed in Kenosha this week.

Read More »

Gregory Humphrey: Wisconsin Legislature must act in special session on police shootings; provide younger voters with hope

If Republicans and Democrats alike were willing to join in an effort in the special session it would send a clear message that the best way for change is not to start a fire or throw a brick. It would demonstrate to a new generation of voters and engaged citizens that the legislative process is the best avenue to address wrongs and create changes.

Read More »

Dominique Paul Noth: Too extreme for the Nazis and still pervasive – The U.S. caste system

There is an argument to be made that the word “racist” is thrown around too readily by Black Lives Matter people, making every white who doesn’t feel racist angry that they are so described. But all the whites who defend themselves that way should be reading “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” Isabel Wilkerson’s compelling new book that explores the idea of “racism” being an over-used pejorative.

Read More »

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