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Dan O’Donnell: Dems just can’t bring themselves to be civil
Regardless of numerous opportunities for Democrats, a virulent resistance to call Charlie Kirk’s assassination wrong continues.

Annie Kraus, Sandy Pasch and Rachel Buff: Don’t weaponize our Jewish identity to silence free speech in Wisconsin
A proposed Wisconsin law adopting an official definition of antisemitism conflates legitimate criticism of Israel with actual antisemitism.

Louis Fortis: We need to push back
We are a democracy, and the power of our citizens still reigns supreme.

Mike McCabe: Cooling on schooling
More and more Americans are cooling on schooling despite one analysis after another showing higher education remains a good investment that pays a handsome return.

Gregory Humphrey: Detroit needs to move to EV future with haste
The U.S. is making itself into a worldwide joke regarding EV technology for one awful reason. We have allowed the lack of political leadership on the issue to reign.

Rolf Lindgren: Kelda Roys’ ticket resale bill is a bad idea
Democratic governor candidate and Wisconsin state Senator Kelda Roys is floating a ticket resale bill that bans resale more than 10% above the face value of the ticket.

Mary Beth Danielson: Is there freedom of speech in Muskego?
The arrest and trial of a retired librarian for expressing his views should chill us all.

R.J. Johnson: A republic at the edge
Our democracy feels like it’s standing at the edge of something vast and dark. Not because of abstract arguments or political theater, but because the instruments of violence that a free society keeps tightly controlled are being offered up as tools for domestic political warfare.

Bill Barth: Time for a revolution of the rational
The government shutdown is the result of disagreements between grown adults who are acting like 3-year-olds.

Michael Lucas: Unregulated podcast: Wisconsin’s counterfeiting history
The MacIver Institute’s Michael Lucas is joined by fellow Wisconsinite and historian, Andrea Nolen, to talk about her new book, “Lincoln’s Counterfeiters: The Wisconsin Gang that Funded the Union and Started the Chicago Mob”.

John Imes: Purple state, green momentum: Don’t make Wisconsinites pay more to get less
Wisconsin has the talent, the supply chains — more than 350 in-state clean-energy companies — and the tradition of stewardship to lead the clean-energy economy. If we stay focused on trust, collaboration and measurable results, Wisconsin’s green momentum will outpace politics.

Tom Still: From an unlikely source, a suggested change in immigration rules
Van Orden is pushing H.R. 4748, the Agricultural Reform Act of 2025. The bill would change the H-2A program – which applies to temporary farm workers – by creating a year-long visa for migrant farm workers not already in the United States.

Christina Lieffring: Unlearning the impulses of austerity
If we’re going to not only survive but thrive, we will have to do it together.

Josh Silver: Community Reinvestment Act helps people buy homes. Evolving will sustain that
Despite the progress made under the Community Reinvestment Act, several communities remain distressed due to widespread discrimination.

Trevor Tomesh: Working ‘tirelessly’ so that conservative thought can be heard on campus
Over the past month, I have been working tirelessly to identify opportunities for change—so that conservative thought can be heard on campus and that civil dialogue about difficult issues is given a proper platform.

Manohar Singh: Through rearview mirrors and telescopes
Reflections on my first 100 days at UW-Oshkosh, In these first 100 days, I’ve looked into the rearview mirror and seen the strength of a legacy that dates back to 1871 — a history of educational excellence, community uplift and civic leadership.

LaKeshia Myers: Breast cancer: Not just a female problem
A man’s risk for breast cancer is higher if a close family member has had breast cancer.

Jamie Stiehm: Government shutdown reveals who actually cares
Nearly all House and Senate Democrats are holding firm to bring Trump to the table to save certain subsidies as part of the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s signature law, which Trump has long tried to demolish.

James Causey: Teacher singing ‘monkey birthday song’ can turn controversy into a lesson
I’m surprised to have to say this in 2025, but here we go. Dear fellow Americans: Referring to Black people — whether they are men, women, or children — as monkeys, apes, gorillas, chimpanzees, or anything related to that species is highly offensive and racist.

Gregory Humphrey: Local teenager facing financial nightmare of gun violence
In the United States, unlike in other nations who know how to control gun violence, we have to measure not only the lives lost to bullets but also the billions of dollars drained from a strained health care system.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ take up Johnson’s reconciliation fight
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s demand for deeper cuts in the House version of the federal reconciliation bill. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 13
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Joint Finance Committee Republicans approving tax cut and education funding plans for the state budget, a lawsuit filed against Elon Musk over paying people to sign petitions, this weekend’s state Dem Party convention and more.