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Dan Shafer: Donald Trump and the rise of the pro wrestling Republicans
Why recognizing this political and cultural realignment — as fake populist and hollow as it might be — is critical to Democrats’ ability to compete going forward.

Gregory Humphrey: USAID battle proves what happens with severely uninformed person in Oval Office
Such a failure to understand the role and purpose of soft power calls into question the overall IQ of the person sitting in the Oval Office.

James E. Causey: Malcolm X understood what was wrong about Snoop Dogg’s show celebrating Trump
Snoop Dogg lost 570,000 followers on Instagram following his performance, and 20,000 unfollowed him on X.

Spencer Black: We predicted Trump’s chaos; I wish we were wrong
Unfortunately, the first days of the second Trump term are proving this prediction to be prescient.

Steven Walters: What to do with Wisconsin’s $4.3 billion surplus?
New estimate renews GOP tax cut pledge.

Bill Barth: How cost is used to deny access to records
Officials at all levels of government are well aware that prohibitive costs can lead to would-be records requesters relinquishing their rights rather than risking high legal fees.

Wyatt Eichholz: Wisconsin student enrollment and teacher staffing trends
Wisconsin’s public schools are losing students faster than districts are downsizing their staff, analysis of data from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction shows.

Michelle Bryant: The urgency of educational leadership
Why the DPI superintendent race matters for Black students in Wisconsin

Dave Cieslewicz: More like Hagedorn, please
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has only one truly principled justice: conservative Brian Hagedorn. Last week Hagedorn recused himself from a case involving Act 10, much to the chagrin of Republicans who were counting on him to be a vote to uphold the law which restricts public employee bargaining rights.

Gregg Hoffmann: AI an energy hog
The AI hog is pigging out already and will be eating up even more energy soon.

John Torinus: Let’s cut grand deal for AI energy
Before the people of Wisconsin and local leaders green light all the data center expansions, they need to require a deal with the data and energy powerhouses to provide the power with alternative sources of energy.

Scott Niederjohn: Don’t blame Milwaukee landlords for sky-high rent prices
Federal spending has fueled inflation, while zoning laws, excessive building regulations, and a failure to streamline the permitting process have all conspired to choke housing construction.

Tammy Baldwin: RFK Jr. is bad for our health
Kennedy is one of the top spreaders of misinformation about vaccines, peddling bogus conspiracy theories that these safe and effective protections for Americans are harmful. He said that “no vaccine is safe and effective.”

John Nichols: One Republican, at least, calls out Trump’s colonialism
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski is absolutely and unequivocally refusing to go along with Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive maneuvering to make Greenland a part of the United States.

Paul Fanlund: Calling Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford ‘liberal’ is a trap
In wire-service shorthand, she is the “Dane County liberal” with all the baggage that Republicans hope that connotes. Geography aside, the term “liberal” has long been more a pejorative in politics than has “conservative.”

Susan Crawford: I’ll protect the rights of all Wisconsinites
As a former prosecutor, private practice attorney, and now as a Dane County Circuit Court judge, I have dedicated my entire life to upholding the law, protecting our communities and delivering justice.

Rodney Pasch: If Wisconsin Supreme Court nullifies Act 10 Students will suffer.
Reinstatement of the Wisconsin collective bargaining law as it was prior to Act 10 would be the greatest injustice we could do to the hundreds of thousands of students in 421 school districts that depend on Wisconsin public schools to be their path to the future.

Angela Rachidi: Legislators want to give tens of millions of free lunches to students who don’t need them
This measure is yet another push by advocates of expansive government to fund assistance programs for households that likely do not need them.

James Causey: Wisconsin needs to change its marijuana laws. Racial disparities are one reason why.
Wisconsin should follow the lead of Maryland and pardon individuals with minor cannabis-related convictions. The pardon would help thousands of people start over with a clean slate.

Nick Ramos: Our modern day fight for civil rights
Our democracy demands continuous engagement. The future—ours and that of generations to come—depends on staying informed, involved, and inspiring others in our communities to do the same.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ consider voter reaction to Trump’s felony conviction in hush money trial
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider voter reaction to former President Trump’s felony conviction for falsifying business records in hush money scheme. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 21
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and guest host Jack Kelly, statehouse reporter for Wisconsin Watch, discuss former President Trump’s rally in Racine, the Republican National Convention security perimeter, the latest on fiscal mismanagement at Milwaukee Public Schools, the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and more.