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WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ offer suggestions to end political violence
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at recent political violence and suggest some ways to end it. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Dan Shafer: Tony Evers is again doing the right thing for Wisconsin
Evers’ decision not to seek a third term can serve as an example to Democrats across the country that now is the time to embrace change.
Mike Nichols: Tony Evers and why voters are going to be skeptical of what comes next
Tony Evers has had enough and that’s not a good thing for Democrats.
Don Leake: I challenge you!
Construct a Wisconsin congressional map that bests Merkalto’s Take 18.
Scott Walker: Too much processed food, too little exercise ruin our children’s health
We are failing our children when it comes to health care.
Jamie Stiehm: The Fourth Estate is taking this lying down
The Fourth Estate, the last pillar of democracy, is still standing — but could crumble.
Bruce Thompson: The imperial Legislature loses again
Three decisions by Wisconsin Supreme Court overrule Republican lame duck laws.
Bruce Murphy: Does Justice Rebecca Bradley face an enthusiasm gap?
Why Republicans might prefer her to step down from the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Ruth Conniff: It will be hard to claw back civil society after the money is gone
What the anti-government tax-cutters want is a society riven by resentment and anger, where people are divided against each other and the dysfunction makes it easy to “divide and conquer” as our last Republican governor memorably put it.
Sarah Holtz Stout: Science is essential to Wisconsin’s future
We need to fight disease and keep our nation healthy. Research done with NIH funding contributed to 99% of drugs developed over the last decade, and we cannot afford to stop the lifesaving research that we and future scientists will conduct.
Jordan Ellenberg: UW-Madison research drives startups
Federal science cuts stall our mission.
David Blaska: Democrats help socialists hijack Minneapolis
Democrats wandering the political wilderness are flirting with Havana-style extremism rather than meeting voters where they live — in the middle.
Spencer Black: Time to finish the de-gerrymandering of Wisconsin
In the 2024 election, we had, for the first time in a dozen years, a fair election for the state Legislature. However, Wisconsin’s eight congressional districts are still rigged to deny voters competitive elections.
Pat Cifaldi: Tariffs aimed at improving lives of Americans
FDR and Donald J. Trump are after the same outcome: more American workers getting paid more money to spend. FDR used the tools of the U.S. government; DJT is using tariffs. History could be writing about these two presidents as the strangest roommates since Oscar and Felix in the “Odd Couple.”
Gregory Humphrey: Epstein crisis: Does Trump even want to lead nation?
The summer season in Washington has turned into truly the Looney Tunes. We need to seriously ask what has become of actual old-fashioned leadership from both the White House and Congress?
Kristin Brey: Stephen Colbert canceled by CBS: What’s being cut is dissent
At what point do we stop calling the ‘Late Show’ cancelation “just a business decision” and start calling it slow, strategic silencing of critics?
Mark Belling: The left-wing media party is over
Colbert, NPR, PBS victims of low ratings and boring content.
James Causey: Commanders and Guardians don’t need to revert to racist names to be great again
Instead of focusing on the names of professional sports teams, maybe Trump should focus on releasing the Epstein files and lowering egg prices, as he promised.
Dave Zweifel: You can bet on anything these days, and it’s ruining sports
Thirty-eight states have now opened their doors to gambling on all sports. Wisconsin, thank goodness, is still not one of them.
Steven Walters: How Madison screwed up election ballots
It involved only 193 ballots but ‘undermines public confidence in elections.’
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ discuss budget negotiations between Evers, GOP leaders
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the recent meetings between Gov. Tony Evers and GOP legislators as lawmakers craft Wisconsin’s biennial budget amid looming federal cuts. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 27
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the last-minute budget push, the state Supreme Court’s decisions regarding the governor’s veto powers and congressional redistricting, results of the latest Marquette University Law School Poll and more.