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Bill Kaplan: Trump’s studied chaos, cruelty and incompetence
Wisconsin GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and other GOP members of Congress endorsed this madness. They and Trump are not on the side of regular folks, just billionaires.

Gregory Humphrey: Trump tariffs: unhinged and irresponsible
What is set to happen is not some creeping, slow, stodgy incremental policy shift on tariffs. Donald Trump has imposed a swift strike that will swing at the nations he talks about but will ultimately land with a painful jolt to the American consumers.

Dave Zweifel: Two weeks of numbing chaos; four years to go
We’re just two weeks into the Trump administration’s next four years and very few people are sure exactly where the country is going.

Richard Moore: Ain’t petty: Supreme Court case against petty-offense exception is a big deal
Is a five-month prison sentence too inconsequential for a jury trial?

‘The Insiders’ analyze the Wisconsin Supreme Court race
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap the spring election for state Supreme Court between Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel and Dane County Judge Susan Crawford. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

John Hallinan: Restrictions on guns can prevent suicides
People who are suicidal frequently plan or think about it for a long time. However the decision to actually attempt suicide is often a spur-of-the-moment decision. Something happens in their life that triggers them to go through with it. So if you make it harder or slow down the time between the decision and the action, can you make a change?

Scott Walker: Trump demonstrates what ‘peace through strength’ means
We are the most powerful country on the planet. It is about time we use our strength to protect our interests in the world.

Scott McCallum: Trump’s tariff plan is the economic change Wisconsin voters asked for
Reevaluating trade deals and carefully leveraging certain tariffs could have a positive impact on the economy, but like any good deal it needs to be well thought out and executed in a way that won’t compound the problems created by Biden.

Gregory Humphrey: Sickening racist appeal following deadly air crash a vile moment from Trump White House
But before any polling is done on what Trump said Wednesday about DEI hires being the cause of a deadly air crash over Washington, D.C., consider who will support his words. We know there will be a strong swell from the Trump base. What does that say about our nation? Our ideals?

Scott Gordon: Are you witnessing anticipatory obedience?
Searching for clarity as Wisconsin confronts a new round of fascist power grabs.

John Nichols: Ken Martin wants democrats to ‘Win the Wellstone Way’
Inspired by the late senator from Minnesota, the DNC chair candidate wants to build a working-class party that organizes diverse urban-rural coalitions.

Mark Lisheron & Mike Nichols: Founding Fathers would cheer Trump administration’s concern about federal grants
The Trump Administration’s focus on federal grants is part of a fundamental dispute over whether Americans should adhere to the Tenth Amendment.

Dave Zweifel: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Chopra dodges Trump’s ax — for now
Even the controversial Trump advisor Peter Navarro, who has returned as a senior advisor after Trump pardoned him, is enamored with Chopra’s ability to get things done.

Richard Moore: Trump moves to squash the real deep state: Meet the SES
President Trump has initiated massive changes to the federal bureaucracy, focusing on reducing its size and scope, particularly targeting the Senior Executive Service, the real seat of power in the federal deep state.

Kristen Brey: We’d have to care about sexual assault for rape kits to move court race
Call me a cynic, but in this political environment, I’m far from convinced a backlog of rape kits will be the defining campaign issue in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race — because voters would actually have to take accusations of sexual assault and violence against women seriously.

Bruce Murphy: Schimel haunted by rape kit issue
Candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court at odds over issue.

Maggie Kerr: Proposed earlier school start times are harmful
Research shows starting as early as 7:15 a.m. will be harmful to students, reduce learning.

Joan Schiller: Clean energy is key to reducing lung cancer deaths
We must reduce air pollution and address climate change by decreasing fossil fuels. We can’t let Wisconsin get left behind. We need to ensure that new gas plants, such as the Oak Creek Gas Plant and Paris Plant, are not built in Wisconsin.

Dave Cieslewicz: University of Wisconsin stumbles toward player equity
It’s a new, more honest era.

Dorothea Macon: Trump needs to serve all of America
In the execution of 46 executive orders, you have singlehandedly managed to change the trajectory of a nation. You have oppressed half of a nation, attempting to limit their inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ preview this fall’s legislative elections
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, set the stage for the 2024 fall legislative elections with candidate filings completed this past week. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 14
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss problems at Milwaukee Public Schools, the effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, the state Supreme Court ruling against Racine using a mobile voting van, Milwaukee’s new elections chief, the Dem Party state convention and more.