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Dan O’Donnell: A question of standards
Evers today seems bothered by Underly’s latest attempt at covering up failures to make the educational bureaucracy look better. If he is sincere in his stated opposition to these changes, then he will sign a Republican bill undoing them.

Ruth Conniff: Ron Johnson’s crusade for simplicity
Trump’s chief enabler is excited to rewrite the tax code.

Fabu: Say yes to resistance and resilience, but no to hate
There were those who felt insulted that the presidential inauguration was on the same day we celebrated King’s birthday. I viewed it as a clear reminder of a King quote: “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Let us be determined not to fear in the next four years and not to hate those responsible for the next four years.

Emily Tseffos: This is not a time to retreat. It’s a time to organize.
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Tom Still: Why tariffs have traction, even if economists and others don’t like them
President-elect Donald Trump has called tariffs “the most beautiful word in the dictionary,” even if many economists and some business leaders find it more akin to a vulgar term to be avoided in polite company.

Gregory Humphrey: Antidote to partisan attacks on LGBTQ found in Verona atop flagpole
Conservatives love their culture wars, and this year’s congressional session will have as their target transgender people who want to have access to health care, serve openly in the military, and participate in school activities.

Paul Fanlund: Tammy Baldwin wins one for women at a sad time in Washington
With Baldwin’s support, a plan to create a monument to women on the National Mall was recently approved and signed into law by Joe Biden just before he left office.

Mike Nichols: The naked truth about Wisconsin’s crazy meth infestation
We need to pay more attention to Wisconsin’s most insidious drug problem.

Michelle Bryant: All my life I had to fight
Hegseth’s appointment raises serious concerns about our military’s future and our society’s very functioning. The nominee’s personal beliefs about women serving in combat duty and sentiments about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion threaten to fan the flames of fragile relationships in the ranks of the U.S. military services.

David Blaska: Is anyone cheering Trump’s pardons?
Not 12 hours after promising a new “Golden Age,” the reinstated President unconditionally pardoned fifteen hundred cop beaters, vandals, and seditious conspiracists attempting to subvert the Constitution on January 6, 2021.

James Causey: Milwaukee homeless count gives false hope. Many more will suffer this winter.
Homelessness is a public health crisis and leaders must implement a comprehensive strategy that addresses the root causes to improve community health.

Ray Mendez: Framework for success must be implemented in schools
It’s time to rethink how we deliver education to ensure that every student has equitable access to success.

Paul Collins: Crop loss an excuse for widespread crane cull
While sandhill cranes may consume a small amount of freshly planted crop seeds, the issue is being exaggerated to promote a widespread cull.

John Nichols: The ERA should be accepted as part of the Constitution
After an arbitrary deadline for approval of the amendment passed in 1979, and after an extension of the deadline passed in 1982, decades went by before states began to revisit the issue.

William Holahan: Can better imagery improve economic messaging?
The post-mortem since the Nov. 5 election of Donald Trump revealed that Dems need to pay much more attention to economic messaging.

Michael Lucas: December CPI, rates & yield curves
It seems almost impossible that after the greatest level of inflation in 100 years, with the FED printing $6 trillion and increasing the money supply by 40%, that the worst has already come to pass. But maybe we’ll get lucky this time.

Dave Cieslewicz: Note to Wisconsin Democrats: Cut the gas tax
What Democrats need is strong simplicity, not a plethora of policy papers.

Ryan Clancy: What attacks the right has planned and how we organize to fight them
With Trump’s second term imminent, the far right is emboldened and giddy, chomping at the bit to spread their brand of hate.

Reggie Moore: Evers’ Office of Violence Prevention can save lives. Milwaukee’s already has.
While the details of the state office are being worked out, the effectiveness of such an office is dependent on competent leadership, unwavering support and sustainable funding.

Mark Belling: Trump’s task is daunting
Biden and the radical left have wrecked our country.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss how the primary may impact the general election
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss how recent primary results may impact the general election and legislative control. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Aug. 9
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss this week’s presidential campaign visits to Eau Claire, results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll, Tuesday’s primary election and more.