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James Wigderson: Is Leah Vukmir Never Trump?

Both Vukmir and Nicholson have made it clear that they will be stalwart allies of the president, regardless of the president’s policies and behavior. Both have defended the president’s policies on trade and on foreign relations even when it might have seemed more politically advantageous. It’s silly to pretend that either one could be Never Trump.

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Patty Schachtner: Happy birthday, Medicare and Medicaid!

The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Medicare and Medicaid celebrated their 53rd birthday on July 30. Since the programs’ inception, millions of elderly, low-income, and disabled Americans

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Paul Fanlund: What’s the matter with Iowa?

Former Iowa Gov. Bob Ray, who recently passed away at age 89, embraced a fiscally responsible but progressive agenda that included support for looser abortion laws, the Equal Rights Amendment and opposition to the death penalty. Today, U.S. Rep Steve King better reflects the Iowa GOP. He represents a massive district across northwestern Iowa, and is as unlike Ray as it is possible to be.

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Rebecca Blank: Reflections on five years

Part of what we’ve all done is to deal — and deal successfully — with problems that have come at us. The university has faced several big challenges in the past five years that seriously threatened its quality and reputation.

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James Wigderson: Is Leah Vukmir Never Trump?

Both Vukmir and Nicholson have made it clear that they will be stalwart allies of the president, regardless of the president’s policies and behavior. Both have defended the president’s policies on trade and on foreign relations even when it might have seemed more politically advantageous. It’s silly to pretend that either one could be Never Trump.

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Patty Schachtner: Happy birthday, Medicare and Medicaid!

The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Medicare and Medicaid celebrated their 53rd birthday on July 30. Since the programs’ inception, millions of elderly, low-income, and disabled Americans

Read More »

Paul Fanlund: What’s the matter with Iowa?

Former Iowa Gov. Bob Ray, who recently passed away at age 89, embraced a fiscally responsible but progressive agenda that included support for looser abortion laws, the Equal Rights Amendment and opposition to the death penalty. Today, U.S. Rep Steve King better reflects the Iowa GOP. He represents a massive district across northwestern Iowa, and is as unlike Ray as it is possible to be.

Read More »

Rebecca Blank: Reflections on five years

Part of what we’ve all done is to deal — and deal successfully — with problems that have come at us. The university has faced several big challenges in the past five years that seriously threatened its quality and reputation.

Read More »