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Jean Kiernan Detjen: Wisconsin schools score high – but are they preparing citizens?
Wisconsin schools are earning high marks – but deep cuts to arts, languages, and civic learning raise questions about whether students are prepared for a complex, rapidly changing world.

James E. Causey: Nothing has changed since Martin Luther King’s dream speech
Unless reparations are addressed to tackle current inequities and gaps, I fear we will still be using spaces bearing King’s name to sing “We Shall Overcome” 50, 60, or 75 years from now.

Gregory Humphrey: Gender-affirming care for minors gutted by Trump administration, cruelty on steroids takes its place
What should strike us like a thunderbolt is that Children’s Wisconsin and UW Health, two of the state’s most respected health systems, did not halt gender-affirming medical care for minors based on medical decisions. Rather, the decisions were forced on them for political purposes.

Leah Irvin: The legacy of William F. Buckley Jr. at UW-Madison
The conservative icon visited Madison on multiple occasions and the movement he built can still be seen on campus.

Gregg Hoffmann: Can Trump legally withdraw from climate pact?
The Trump Administration recently announced it was withdrawing the U.S. from the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Convention, the agreement underpinning the international effort to slow the climate crisis.

Bruce Thompson: How has Trump done on the economy?
Both for Wisconsin and U.S., the data looks much different than he claims.

Zoe Roberts: Americans must unite around shared values
Team politics, the way we are practicing them in the United States, have become about vengeance, cruelty and control. They should be about the kind of country we want to live in, about how our laws are enforced, and about how our judicial system exercises its power.

Arthur I. Cyr: War Powers Resolution makes a comeback
Bipartisan congressional pressures may eventually limit President Donald Trump’s overseas adventures, though he vows otherwise.

Tom Still: Looking for affordable place to live? Data suggests it’s the Midwest
A recent news story in the Wall Street Journal built on some Fox Valley examples to make a point many Badger state residents already know: Compared to many places, Wisconsin is an affordable place to live with jobs that can pay enough to enhance its livability.

Bruce Murphy: Packers TV broadcasts at issue in governor’s race
Barnes blasts broadcast blackout in much of state and Tiffany’s stand.

Richard Moore: The administrative state and the age of authoritarianism
Preface to Richard Moore’s new book, “The Rise of Bureaucratic Bossism.”

David Blaska: Be like Bill Buckley
Engage your adversaries with verve and class.

Gregory Humphrey: Senate Republicans did what is right: Nation needs more Congressional stewardship
The almost shocking news about GOP Senators taking a stand for the independence of the Federal Reserve and its chair underscores how meek and mild they have acted in relation to Trump on a bevy of critical issues.

Dave Zweifel: Decades of progress have gone up in smoke
Somehow, as we head into 2026, we keep stumbling along that road that’s supposed to make America great again.

Ray Mendez: In Madison, if you point out a problem, you’re the problem
This is not about becoming punitive, xenophobic or paranoid. It is about acting like adults. If we want to oppose authoritarianism, we have to stop behaving like a monoculture that mistakes loyalty for virtue and criticism for betrayal.

John Torinus: Despite national chaos, local positives are many
In contrast to the chaos coming out of the White House week after week, good news keeps popping up in the West Bend community.

Steven Walters: Evers’ last appeal to the GOP Legislature
Will governor’s last State of the State speech call out Robin Vos?

Michael Lucas: ROFR Loses, Wisconsin Wins
MISO has just announced the winners of two regional transmission projects being built in Wisconsin. In a turn of events that will surprise few, Wisconsin’s transmission company, ATC, was not selected for either project.

Gregg Hoffmann: Agrivoltaics in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, agrivoltaics is gaining traction as a solution to balance energy needs with agricultural productivity.

Patrick McLaughlin, Kyle Koenen: Wisconsin regulations drive up prices on housing, energy, food
Wisconsin cannot afford a regulatory system that operates on autopilot without meaningful oversight. We must reinforce a system of checks and balances.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ look ahead to 2026 in Wisconsin politics
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the big issues they see impacting Wisconsin politics in 2026. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 7
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss the federal government shutdown, State Superintendent Jill Underly appearing before a Senate committee to address sexual misconduct and grooming in Wisconsin schools, the state Supreme Court taking up a case on race-based scholarships, election-related legislation and more.