There are six excellent Idea Fest sessions, three produced by event sponsors, that can be viewed for free.

he Capital Times Idea Fest kicks off next Monday. This weeklong program is not a robust contest of ideas like Bill Buckley once hosted on his televised Firing Line. More like a Members Only, progressive treehouse.

Six candidates, including two for governor, appear at corn roast. How did their messages vary?

Flooding city streets with troops may provide a fleeting sense of order, but it does little to address the root causes of crime, which include poverty, lack of opportunity, systemic inequities, inadequate healthcare systems, and the erosion of trust between communities and law enforcement.

Someday, the Wisconsin Legislature will bail out Madison’s public schools from their financial profligacy and order the reinstatement of school police resource officers, like it did in Milwaukee. Not enough. The answer is to arm school staff. Concealed carry.

At the local level, at least three actions stand out. One, harden targets where children congregate to make it tougher to get access. Two, hire armed guards. Three, make better access to mental healthcare a priority in an effort to flag potential threats.

It’s time for city leaders to take notice that the office of the Independent Police Monitor is simply serving itself at the taxpayers’ expense.

Over the past decade or so, radical environmentalists have employed a rather far-fetched and some would say infantile legal strategy to short-circuit the democratic process and impose by judicial fiat its extreme carbon-free agenda: climate lawsuits ostensibly led by children.

Trump is doing virtually everything imaginable to accelerate global warming.

Communication that matters is not about winning the hour. It is about showing our humanity and building trust that lasts. Say the hard thing when you need to. Then say the human thing because you should.

Since before its official statehood, Hispanic Americans have lived and worked in Wisconsin, enriching the economic, social, and cultural climates of our great state.

In the first six months since he’s returned to office Donald Trump has made it his mission to destroy time-honored American institutions, and the Smithsonian has become the latest target.

Expanded candidate pool, increased accountability would benefit city.

Despite public support for labor unions currently reaching levels not seen in decades, particularly among younger workers, efforts to undermine unions and union organizing continue.

Time to celebrate three Wisconsin heroes who have made extraordinary contributions to standing up for working people and against plutocracy: Bob Amsden, Rebecca Cooke and Tom Nelson.

As we celebrate Labor Day, it’s the perfect time to go beyond giving workers a symbolic pat on the back with a long weekend. Instead, let’s give more workers a real stake in the companies they help build. A new campaign, Expanding ESOPs, is working to do just that, and I hope sharing my story helps move their effort forward.

Business was growing for our aluminum foundry. Then came the tariffs.

When it comes to fair wages, Wisconsin should not be playing catch up. Wisconsin should lead.

Conservative jurist Rebecca Bradley will not seek another term — a gut punch to Republicans.

When I’m asked for advice, three things I share. First, over prepare for every class. Have a detailed lesson plan, but also a Plan B. Second, be yourself, not some stultified version of what you think a teacher should be. Third, always do what you think is right for your students, not what you’re told by a colleague, the author of the textbook or an administrator long gone from the classroom.