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James Causey: Nick Cannon and Elon Musk have a lot in common, but they are judged differently
When we compare figures like Cannon, who is Black, and Musk, who is white, a double standard appears in how society views them as fathers.
John Nichols: Wisconsin at the center of the pushback against oligarchy
Bernie Sanders appeared in Iowa City over the weekend.
Bill Barth: Cut, cautiously, without demonizing people
There’s a new worst American ever, and it’s apparently the men and women who work in government roles. They are under attack like never before.
Steven Walters: Enacting prison reform in Wisconsin will ‘take a village’
The proposal includes major changes for Green Bay, Waupun, Stanley and youth prisons.
Scott Gordon & Dan Fitch: Another layer of isolation could be coming for Dane County Jail ‘residents’
The grounds for scanning inmate mail are dubious, and vendors profit from the high price of connection.
Mark Lisheron: For now, a tiny house in a land of lakes and giant prices
Soaring prices in Vilas County make moving hard for new EMS chief.
Quinton Klabon: How do parents pick Milwaukee schools? Results were shocking.
It does no good for our region if we produce talent that buys a plane ticket out the first chance they get. Better schools will keep our families here.
Michelle Bryant: DOGE 20% give back: A 100% set-up
A bribe for silence in the face of reckless cuts
Bill Kaplan: AG Kaul stands up to Musk and Trump
Wisconsin Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has seized the moment to stand up for the Constitution and the American people, and against cruel overreach.
John Torinus: Fitzgerald faces stiff protests in West Bend
West Bend briefly became a hotspot in the growing revolt against the wide-ranging and deep-cutting executive actions taken by President Trump in his first four weeks in office.
Paul Fanlund: Madison Peace Corps alums work to counter Trump policies
Dane County is a hotbed for the Peace Corps and a group of “returnees” is working to help countries hurt by Trump’s cuts to USAID.
Susan Crawford: Wisconsin deserves better: Brad Schimel’s failure to protect survivors of sexual assault
The stakes are high this April. But we cannot elect an extreme politician like Brad Schimel to the Supreme Court.
Tom Tiffany: It’s time to delist the gray wolf
It’s past time to recognize the gray wolf success story and update the law to reflect reality.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss possible impact of Supreme Court race on race for state superintendent
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the spring primary election outcome and how the Wisconsin Supreme Court race may affect the race for state schools superintendent. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Ruth Conniff: Wisconsin’s spring elections are a test of MAGA nihilism
Wisconsinites voted for Donald Trump by a narrow margin in November. Does that mean a majority of voters here want to cancel farmers’ federal contracts, shut down Head Start centers across the state and turn loose Elon Musk to feed federal agencies into the woodchipper while hoovering up private citizens’ financial information?
Scott Walker: Stopping the illegal alien invasion
This week, I spoke with residents in Tucson, Arizona, who are exhausted from four years of an invasion.
Richard Moore: The Threat Within, Part 1: Institutional forces compose a massive censorship complex
As Taibbi said, these institutions make up the consensus machine and there “is no way to remove this rot surgically. The whole mechanism has to go.”
Lana Shklyar Nenide: Wisconsin faces a mental health crisis. We must invest for the sake of our kids.
The first 1,000 days of a child’s life holds incredible potential and is marked by unparalleled brain development. It is also a time of greatest vulnerability.
Dave Cieslewicz: Intrigue in Wisconsin superintendent race
The contest between Underly and Kinser could be a substantive race on the issues.
Dave Zweifel: The billionaires’ war on the poor moves into high gear
As the super-rich gathered last month for their annual rendezvous in Davos, Switzerland, the anti-poverty nonprofit Oxfam reported that the five richest men in the world had more than doubled their fortunes since 2020, while the world’s poorest 60% — almost 5 billion people — have lost money.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze the U.S. Senate race between GOP businessman Eric Hovde and Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as Election Day draws closer. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 11
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto, the latest in the U.S. Senate race and President Joe Biden’s stop in Milwaukee.