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David Blaska: Something crazy this way comes
Trump can win on his own but thanks, Democrats, for helping!

Bruce Murphy: The professors are the enemy
How and why Wisconsin Republican legislators are starving the UW system.

Kevin Culligan: Abortion is an American genocide. Women must reject this false freedom.
I understand each woman deserves the right to determine freely her own reproductive destiny, but I worry about the consequences of her choice for a child alive in her womb.

Mark Belling: Yes, this is what I voted for
For the first time in decades, the United States has an actual leader who acts decisively, honors his campaign commitments and has the stones to make brutally difficult decisions in the face of overwhelming pressure.

Jerry Hanson: I’ve never been so ashamed of my country
ICE agents pummeled a Hispanic gentleman for the crime of cutting grass at an IHOP in California.

O. Ricardo Pimentel: After the Black Lives Matter backlash, Immigrant Lives Matter, too
Immigrant Lives Matter is now a cry to recognize the humanity of people who are suffering violent attacks after being demonized as “aliens.”

Dave Zweifel: Deportations another example of Trump’s cluelessness
If he paid attention to the country that he leads, he should have known long ago that farmers stand to lose from his draconian crackdown.

LaKeshia Myers: Erasing our heroes: The shameful attack on Medgar Evers’ legacy
The Trump administration considering stripping Medgar Evers’ name from a U.S. Navy vessel isn’t just about a ship’s name; it’s about a deliberate attempt to erase Black excellence from American history.

Kelly Lecker: Misinformation hurts all of us
News travels at lightning speed these days, but we all need to slow down and think about what we’re reading.

Steven Walters: Supreme Court justices call for more security
GOP legislators reject $2.2 million proposal. But that was before Minnesota killings.

John Nichols: Departing justice delivers epic defense of the courts
Supreme Court Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley delivered an epic valedictory address on June 12 before a huge crowd of jurists, lawyers, current and former elected officials and grassroots Wisconsinites who have come to regard Bradley as our clearest voice of reason and conscience in these chaotic times.

John Torinus: Bold moves could end UW impasse
There are bold ways that Rothman and Gov. Evers could raise the kind of money they see as necessary for the health of the Universities system and earn back some trust.

Mike Gallagher: Trump’s big opportunity in Japan
A stronger alliance on trade and technology would benefit the U.S. while deterring China.

Kent Miller: Good Wisconsin union jobs are at risk if energy credits are stripped from budget bill
The truth is that this bill is just plain bad news for workers as currently written.

Gregory Humphrey: Congress must not be impotent as Trump bombs Iran
What is missing in our governmental process is Congress’s constitutional role in checking executive power, ensuring that policy decisions reflect broader national deliberations rather than abrupt, uneducated and ultimately dangerous unilateral presidential authority.

Gregg Hoffmann: The heat is on
Earth has undergone its hottest decade on record. The years from 2015 to 2024 recorded the warmest temps in 200 years of record-keeping.

Paul Fanlund: Recalling Gaylord Nelson and why he is so missed today
Nelson, former Wisconsin governor, U.S. senator and founder of Earth Day, was one of the two most important progressive leaders in the state’s history. The other was Robert M. “Fighting Bob” La Follette.

David Blaska: Healthy soil, healthy folks?
Few personalities have been more consequential and just damned interesting than Jonathan Barry.

Bill Kaplan: Fully fund UW System, it serves Wisconsin
Dismantling the UW System is akin to shooting oneself in the foot. Let’s use part of the $4 billion state surplus to fully fund the UW System, which serves the entire state.

Anthony LoCoco: My commitment is to the Constitution and our freedoms
After years of fighting for my kids and yours in front of the bench, I’m ready to help reform our judiciary from behind the bench.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ weigh in on the race for state schools superintendent
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up the race to lead the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction between incumbent Jill Underly and education consultant Brittany Kinser. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for April 25
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss how GOP lawmakers may seek to get around Gov. Tony Evers’ veto authority, efforts to reach a tax cut deal, this week’s action in the Legislature, Evers administration guidance on how state employees should respond to ICE visits, the race for state Dem Party chair and more.