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Scott Walker: With Russia, Trump takes a page from the Reagan playbook
Peace through strength works.

Jamie Stiehm: Trump broke the mold, and the presidency
How far and fast we’ve fallen. This beautiful city is beleaguered by Trump’s malice and military. Others may not be far behind. Trump is the un-American president.

Gregory Humphrey: Leadership should not demand applause over substance
This week’s parade of European leaders at the White House felt less like a diplomatic summit and more like a coronation ceremony.

Jon McCray Jones: ‘Free’ big data facial recognition tech would carry big cost for Milwaukee
Biometrica’s offer to Milwaukee is not a neutral tool — it’s a step toward a dystopian future.

Kristin Brey: Swift-Kelce romance sets stage for fulfilling relationship I can identify with
At a time when the gendered culture war between modernity and conservatism is palpable, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce offer a model of partnership rooted in confidence, equality, and timing.

Dave Zweifel: Remembering those who helped us learn
Madison lost two men in recent weeks who, in each of their own ways, were nothing less than outstanding educators.

Mark Belling: Ozaukee data center backlash a bellwether for nation’s future
We need a lot more electricity and a lot more power lines.

Anthony Pahnke and Jim Goodman: Immigrant workers deserve legality, not further persecution
Real immigration policy reform does not underhandedly manufacture undocumented people, or target people who contribute to the economy, but involves doing the hard work of creating fair, workable policy in Congress.

Mike Gallagher: Send Harvard’s Chinese students home
It makes no sense for the U.S. to be educating the scientific and leadership class of a future adversary. on to ensure that Beijing doesn’t have the last laugh.

Tom Still: Adult smoking down, but some disturbing trends among youth
Recent surveys show 8% of high school students nationwide use electronic cigarettes or vape pens, which include nicotine and can harm the brain and cardiovascular system over time. It’s nearly twice as high (15.7%) in Wisconsin, said Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria, who runs the UW’s tobacco center.

Jenna Piwowarczyk: Cross-party friendships: political difference or moral disparity?
I love politics. I love my friendships. Why does it feel like I have to choose between the two?

Bill Barth: Supreme Court needs a do-over
When presented with an opportunity to set reasonable guardrails against partisan cheating in elections the U.S. Supreme Court majority took a pass, saying states were free to make their own rules.

Jeffrey Leverich: Trump’s call to rig mid-term is another hit to democracy
President Donald Trump is openly calling to rig the upcoming 2026 election so as not to lose control of Congress, defying our democracy once again as he unsuccessfully did Jan. 6, 2021, with his violent scheme to overthrow the national election.

Gregory Humphrey: Federal worker fired for advocacy off-hours, troubling move by Trump administration
The message sent by this firing is chilling in that even outside the workplace, standing up for dignity and equality can cost you your livelihood. That simply must not stand.

Arthur I. Cyr: Like all summits, Alaska meeting was unpredictable
Summits are unpredictable, and results dependent on many factors, including the personalities of leaders involved.

Spencer Black: Dems must fight back against GOP Texas gerrymander
I’m sick and tired of Democrats doing the right thing and respecting democratic norms only to get kicked in the teeth by Republicans.

Jeffrey Mandell: Trump’s gerrymandering arms race must end, and Democrats shouldn’t compound it
Several other states have adopted nonpartisan redistricting models that are working. We should demand this approach be expanded, not restricted or scrapped.

Patrick McIlheran: ‘We still need to pave our roads’
As stewardship program is up for renewal, northern counties’ budgets, economies are squeezed by how much land already is taken out of equation

Dan Shafer: A too-early breakdown of the 2026 race for governor in Wisconsin
A look at declared and possible candidates in the 2026 race for governor.

Richard Moore: Use of artificial intelligence by state bureaucracies requires strict oversight
If AI can be used to increase efficiency, it can also be used to shift accountability from bureaucrats to technology, to reinforce and extend bureaucratic biases, and to reduce transparency by hiding bureaucratic action “behind the code.” The use of AI by bureaucracies needs to be addressed now.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss Wisconsin’s top election issues
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the top political issues at play this election cycle. In Wisconsin, it’s the economy. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Aug. 23
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Democratic National Convention, the lawsuit seeking to prevent the Green Party from putting a candidate on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot and the UW System’s budget request.