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Dave Zweifel: America the beautiful has become America the cruel
Hardly a day goes by that we don’t learn of another cruel and uncaring action by the Donald Trump administration.

James E. Causey: How ‘Black fatigue’ was turned against people it was termed to protect
I’m exhausted by attempts to pretend discrimination doesn’t exist in America.

Steve Goulette: Exploring the world of tariffs
The implementation of higher tariffs may cause some American manufactures to reconsider where they manufacture/outsource products and encourage them to bring some production back to the United States. Only time will tell.

Anne Neal Petri: This American president’s rejection of monarchs and dictators resonates today
Little did our founders know the immense and lasting impact that George Washington’s approach to power would have, not only on America but on the future of democracy across the globe.

John Nichols: Wisconsin said it loud and clear: No kings!
The No Kings! protests drew millions into the streets of Milwaukee, Madison, Eau Claire, Waukesha, Kenosha, Wausau, Eagle River, Sturgeon Bay, Platteville and more than 2,100 other American cities and towns on the same day that the nation’s embattled president presided over a military parade in Washington.

Steven Walters: Evers, Republicans close on budget’s tax cut plan
But far apart on K-12 schools, UW system and child care funding.

William Osmulski: Evers left holding the bag
Governor Evers thought he’d play a game of chicken with the legislature over school funding, and last week, he lost big time. Unfortunately, Evers wagered your property taxes.

Heather Feigum: Energy Star helps our schools save money – we can’t afford to lose it
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. This year, Wisconsin saw a record number of school referendums – a clear sign that districts across the state are struggling

Deborah Keller & Erik Iverson: A century of leadership: The WARF Board’s evolving role in advancing innovation
For a century, WARF has been at the forefront of turning university research into innovations that improve lives. But WARF’s success goes beyond patents and royalties; it is a story of vision, evolution, and leadership.

David Blaska: It’s always Armageddon for partisans who would rather vilify than persuade
It’s a Rorschach test, the shootings of those Minnesota state legislators and their spouses. Over-heated conspiracists are grasping at whatever straws they can find (some of them plastic) to prove that the killer was an unholy warrior against their version of truth and justice.

J. Patrick Coolican: A Democratic legislator was assassinated; right-wing influencers coughed out disinformation
Right-wing influencers marred Hortman’s death and smeared Walz on a pile of lies.

Paul Fanlund: Rhodes-Conway unveils her latest housing density edict
Many people in my orbit are genuinely concerned about making it easier and easier for developers to ignore homeowners in the build-everywhere frenzy that has characterized recent city debates.

Alison Bethel: Minnesota shooting is another assault on democracy
The attacks in Minnesota must not become just another headline. They must be a line in the sand. A moment to say: enough. We will not surrender our nation’s better angels to its worst instincts. Not today. Not ever.

Julian Bradley: Health care pricing bill will provide enforcement. Consumers deserve cost data.
Wisconsin must take the lead in enforcing transparency on pricing information for common hospital procedures.

Patrick McIlheran: Courage on Medicaid in the past helps Wisconsin now
Now, alone among 10 states that didn’t expand Medicaid, Wisconsin has no gap between eligibility for Medicaid and for Obamacare exchanges. That’s why estimates find that most Wisconsinites who’d be moved to Medicaid if the state expanded eligibility up the income scale already are covered.

Philip Rocco: Wisconsin voters don’t want to lose health coverage. Yet 96,000 will under Trump.
People want health care that’s there when they need it, that doesn’t bankrupt them, and that doesn’t force them to navigate a labyrinth of paperwork.

Bill Kaplan: More hunger, farmers get hurt
Trump and congressional Republicans are determined to eliminate food assistance programs.

Judith Davidoff: Have walker, will protest
Seniors, people with disabilities, opt for more accessible ‘No Kings’ rally in Madison.

David Blaska: Madison’s anti-Trump rally may well be what Democracy looks like
No Kings/Madison WI was impressive. It’s the bandwagon effect. Says, Hey! We could prevail! We doubt any anti-Trump demonstration anywhere in the country showed stronger, per capita. These people vote!

Mike McCabe: The whole point of protest
King speaks to us still, reminding us that to be effective, protest needs to reach across social boundaries and engender sympathy, that skillful protesters don’t permit themselves to be baited into alienating behavior, don’t waste energy trying to one-up each other.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ debate right of first refusal legislation for Wisconsin transmission line projects
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss legislation deadlocked in committee that would give utilities doing business in Wisconsin the right of first refusal for transmission line projects as utilities and transmission line companies lobby in support. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 23
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the 2026 state Supreme Court race, the response from university leaders to potential federal student aid cuts, last weekend’s GOP state convention and more.