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Michelle Bryant: At what point is enough enough?
I struggle to understand why Republicans are fighting so hard to win the midterm elections when so many have already surrendered the very authority they were elected to exercise.

Eli Federman: Candidate got wish for free publicity with antisemitic rant
I care about the constitutional freedoms that protect us all. That means defending Matthew Arndt’s right to express opinions I despise.

David Blaska: Gaslighting October 7
Woke progressives have an anti-Semitic problem. Three years after the Palestinian terrorists butchered 1,200 noncombatants, including little babies, and took 251 hostages — many of whom were tortured and died in captivity — what is the reaction on the woke left?

Gregg Hoffmann: Rapid Radicals ready for market
As this election year nears its big day on Nov. 3, there are plenty of examples of rapid radicals on the left and right of the political spectrum. But this Rapid Radicals has to do with a faster wastewater treatment

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the race for Wisconsin governor
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the 2026 Wisconsin race for governor with Nov. 3 Election Day less than four weeks away. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Mark Belling: If we all become renters, ‘affordability’ gets worse
Property taxes are killing home ownership; imagine if Crowley gets elected.

Bruce Murphy: Tiffany pushes tax break that mostly helps wealthy
The truth about the Manufacturing and Agriculture Tax Credit.

Dan Shafer: In Wisconsin, it’s three billionaires’ money vs. the anti-Trump national environment
The state of the race in the nation’s swingiest swing state is being dominated by the competing forces of a building blue wave and the billionaires spending tens of millions to try to stem the tide.

Gregory Humphrey: Tom Tiffany’s campaign is testing how low Wisconsin will tolerate
A huge difference exists between hard-hitting political advertising and advertising that deliberately encourages voters to view their fellow citizens through suspicion, fear, and resentment.

Judith Davidoff: Nothing replaces ‘boots on the ground’
Waheed: Try sending an AI bot to cover a protest.

Richard Moore: Janesville taxpayers could foot the bill for destroying property rights
Janesville voters are considering an ordinance requiring voter approval for developments exceeding $450 million which, if passed, could be a death knell for Janesville’s economic growth.

James Wigderson: Public execution as a spectacle: Thoughts on the death penalty
The self-styled Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the current Secretary of Defense, announced Thursday that Nidal Malik Hasan will be executed by a firing squad, preferably in a way so everyone can see it.

Paul Fanlund: The New York Times is also a target of the far left? Really?
You may be more surprised to hear that the most important news organization in the country also disappoints some on the Democratic Party’s far left.

Dave Zweifel: What should be the official Wisconsin cheese? It ain’t Colby
Wisconsin is home to the only limburger cheese factory in America — the Chalet Cheese Co-op, which sits among the many farms just north of Monroe and south of New Glarus.

Tom Still: Janesville ‘no’ referendum could limit options for city growth
Some communities might welcome data centers under the right conditions; others may not. It’s unwise, however, to erect upfront barriers to prevent major development ideas from coming to light. Janesville should keep its options open for just such opportunities.

Jonathan Anderson: Wisconsin governor contenders weigh in on open government
Both Crowley and Tiffany say they support ending a legal loophole that exempts state legislators from record retention rules.

Bill Christofferson: Can Tom Tiffany survive ties to toxic Donald Trump?
Voters don’t need to pretend Trump is on the ballot. For Wisconsin voters who will decide the outcome of the governor’s race, he is.

Dave Cieslewicz: Dems need humility
If Democrats do as predicted and do well in November, they need to be serious about what that means.

Connie Acuahuitl: Wisconsin should tax data centers to fund child care
Wisconsin should not have to choose between technological investment and working families.

Will Flanders and Kyle Koenen: Education reforms needed to boost test scores in Wisconsin
After a decade of significant education reforms, Wisconsin has lost ground on key measures of student performance. State needs an education comeback.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze the blue wave that flipped Wisconsin’s Legislature
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the political blue wave that swept Wisconsin Democrats into control of the state Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 6
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the factors behind the blue wave in Wisconsin as Democrats win a trifecta and flip the 1st and 3rd CDs, the priorities of Gov.-elect David Crowley and the incoming Dem legislative majority, the wrangling for legislative leadership posts and more.