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John Torinus: Management styles of Trump vs. Biden
A one-man band overseeing 4.4 million federal employees versus a true team leader.

David Ahrens: How to kill a civilian police review body
Civilian review of police is too important to be conducted by a self-selected panel.

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.

Scott Coenen: Are Renewables Destroying California?
As conservatives, we shouldn’t let California’s mismanagement define what we think about a useful and growing industry.

Paul Fanlund: ‘2020 Changes Everything’ is the apt title for Cap Times Idea Fest this year
For the obvious reason, the upcoming Cap Times Idea Fest won’t be the in-person, weekend extravaganza it was in its first three years. That doesn’t mean it won’t be excellent.

James Wigderson: GOP cannot be silent on Evers recall effort
This is not just ill-advised, it’s political malpractice by the Republican Party not to immediately attempt to squash it.

Bill Kaplan: Trump renominated amid horrendous disasters
Republicans, seeing the horrendous disasters under Trump, are endorsing Biden in droves.

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.

Jonathan Backer: The Second Amendment does not protect militia activity
And as my organization, the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, has shared in letters to Kenosha officials and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, Wisconsin, like every other state, prohibits militia groups from operating within its borders.

John Nichols: Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a city adrift in a moral desert
The crisis of policing in one Wisconsin city illustrates a national calamity. Yet, Republicans—both nationally and in Wisconsin’s capital—block even modest reform.

Tom Tiffany: A ‘Superior’ way to keep America’s Navy strong
Last month, the House of Representatives approved an amendment that would expand the ability of private shipyards to conduct more maintenance and repair jobs on navy vessels, and I am hopeful that this provision will be signed into law later this year.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Kenosha unrest
After Kenosha police shoot a Black man and two protesters are shot and killed by a 17-year-old white resident of Illinois, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, assign responsibility for the unrest, critique the response and offer solutions to ease social tensions.

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.

M.D. Kittle: ‘This violence could have been prevented’
Gov. Tony Evers apparently stopped playing politics long enough Wednesday to take up an offer by the Trump administration to send federal agents into riot-ravaged Kenosha. Or at least up the Wisconsin Army National Guard presence there.

Nada Elmikashfi: A critical juncture in the progressive struggle
While we mourn, cry, and hope for Jacob Blake’s survival, we must understand where we are in our nation’s history.

Scott Walker: It’s tragic to watch what’s happening in Kenosha
What happened in Kenosha is tragic. Sadly, this is a glimpse into Joe Biden’s America.

Dan Shafer: Bucks protest lets world know Wisconsin Legislature’s ‘months of inaction’ beyond unacceptable
Robin Vos and the Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Legislature haven’t passed any bill for 133 days and counting, and they completely refuse to address law enforcement reform.

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.

Jason Johns: International conservation efforts needed to protect U.S. national security
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for the U.S. to think globally about the issues that threaten our domestic security.

Gwen Moore: Kenosha is Charlottesville
A country divided by its president cannot stand.

John Torinus: Management styles of Trump vs. Biden
A one-man band overseeing 4.4 million federal employees versus a true team leader.

David Ahrens: How to kill a civilian police review body
Civilian review of police is too important to be conducted by a self-selected panel.

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.

Scott Coenen: Are Renewables Destroying California?
As conservatives, we shouldn’t let California’s mismanagement define what we think about a useful and growing industry.

Paul Fanlund: ‘2020 Changes Everything’ is the apt title for Cap Times Idea Fest this year
For the obvious reason, the upcoming Cap Times Idea Fest won’t be the in-person, weekend extravaganza it was in its first three years. That doesn’t mean it won’t be excellent.

James Wigderson: GOP cannot be silent on Evers recall effort
This is not just ill-advised, it’s political malpractice by the Republican Party not to immediately attempt to squash it.

Bill Kaplan: Trump renominated amid horrendous disasters
Republicans, seeing the horrendous disasters under Trump, are endorsing Biden in droves.

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.

Jonathan Backer: The Second Amendment does not protect militia activity
And as my organization, the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, has shared in letters to Kenosha officials and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, Wisconsin, like every other state, prohibits militia groups from operating within its borders.

John Nichols: Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a city adrift in a moral desert
The crisis of policing in one Wisconsin city illustrates a national calamity. Yet, Republicans—both nationally and in Wisconsin’s capital—block even modest reform.

Tom Tiffany: A ‘Superior’ way to keep America’s Navy strong
Last month, the House of Representatives approved an amendment that would expand the ability of private shipyards to conduct more maintenance and repair jobs on navy vessels, and I am hopeful that this provision will be signed into law later this year.

WisOpinion.com: ‘The Insiders’ discuss the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Kenosha unrest
After Kenosha police shoot a Black man and two protesters are shot and killed by a 17-year-old white resident of Illinois, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, assign responsibility for the unrest, critique the response and offer solutions to ease social tensions.

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.

M.D. Kittle: ‘This violence could have been prevented’
Gov. Tony Evers apparently stopped playing politics long enough Wednesday to take up an offer by the Trump administration to send federal agents into riot-ravaged Kenosha. Or at least up the Wisconsin Army National Guard presence there.

Nada Elmikashfi: A critical juncture in the progressive struggle
While we mourn, cry, and hope for Jacob Blake’s survival, we must understand where we are in our nation’s history.

Scott Walker: It’s tragic to watch what’s happening in Kenosha
What happened in Kenosha is tragic. Sadly, this is a glimpse into Joe Biden’s America.

Dan Shafer: Bucks protest lets world know Wisconsin Legislature’s ‘months of inaction’ beyond unacceptable
Robin Vos and the Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Legislature haven’t passed any bill for 133 days and counting, and they completely refuse to address law enforcement reform.

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.

Jason Johns: International conservation efforts needed to protect U.S. national security
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for the U.S. to think globally about the issues that threaten our domestic security.
