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Jamie Stiehm: Whitewashing museum won’t change history
As we approach America’s 250th birthday next July, Trump scolds the nation’s memory-keepers for dwelling on “how bad slavery was.”

Bruce Murphy: 11 takeaways from Justice Bradley quitting
Why she quit the high court race and what it tells us about Wisconsin politics. Wisconsin apartment rentals.

Jim Malewitz: ‘No comment’ is no help to the public
In a trend spanning multiple levels of government and political parties, public officials are increasingly avoiding answering inconvenient questions about matters of public concern.

Nancy Jorgensen: All students impacted by federal funding cuts
When funding is slashed, it’s not just music or art that disappears. It’s opportunity, dignity and confidence in the ideal of education for all. When that commitment cracks, it’s not just the vulnerable who fall through. It’s every student.

Daniel Buck: If Wisconsin wants to improve mental health, grades, then ban cell phones in schools
In its reticence to act, Wisconsin is not avoiding some moral panic or ineffective fad. It’s falling behind an urgent trend for the good of students.

Kristen Brey: Propaganda in place of PBS. PragerU is not a university or even accurate.
PragerU bought a full page ad in the New York Times with 34 questions that make up its so-called ‘woke’ teacher screening test.

Mark Belling: Weekend chaos in Milwaukee
Police AWOL as mobs go wild on downtown Milwaukee streets

Gregg Hoffmann: Fly me to nuclear moon
Wisconsin native Sean Duffy, transportation secretary and acting NASA administrator, recently issued a directive for the United States to “move quickly” on building reactors on the moon before “terrestrial rivals” beat America to it.

Paul Fanlund: Here are six Cap Times Idea Fest sessions you can see for free
There are six excellent Idea Fest sessions, three produced by event sponsors, that can be viewed for free.

David Blaska: Hey, Democrats! What’s the big idea?
he Capital Times Idea Fest kicks off next Monday. This weeklong program is not a robust contest of ideas like Bill Buckley once hosted on his televised Firing Line. More like a Members Only, progressive treehouse.

Steven Walters: Democratic gubernatorial candidates test messages in La Crosse
Six candidates, including two for governor, appear at corn roast. How did their messages vary?

Michelle Bryant: The costly illusion of quick fixes
Flooding city streets with troops may provide a fleeting sense of order, but it does little to address the root causes of crime, which include poverty, lack of opportunity, systemic inequities, inadequate healthcare systems, and the erosion of trust between communities and law enforcement.

David Blaska: We need more guns in schools & churches
Someday, the Wisconsin Legislature will bail out Madison’s public schools from their financial profligacy and order the reinstatement of school police resource officers, like it did in Milwaukee. Not enough. The answer is to arm school staff. Concealed carry.

Bill Barth: Spend the money to protect children
At the local level, at least three actions stand out. One, harden targets where children congregate to make it tougher to get access. Two, hire armed guards. Three, make better access to mental healthcare a priority in an effort to flag potential threats.

Gregory Humphrey: Office of Madison’s Independent Police Monitor must be defunded
It’s time for city leaders to take notice that the office of the Independent Police Monitor is simply serving itself at the taxpayers’ expense.

Richard Moore: Come one, come all! The climate kiddie carnival calls!
Over the past decade or so, radical environmentalists have employed a rather far-fetched and some would say infantile legal strategy to short-circuit the democratic process and impose by judicial fiat its extreme carbon-free agenda: climate lawsuits ostensibly led by children.

Spencer Black: Trump wages war on clean energy
Trump is doing virtually everything imaginable to accelerate global warming.

Brian Fraley: In a noisy era, choose fewer words and more humanity
Communication that matters is not about winning the hour. It is about showing our humanity and building trust that lasts. Say the hard thing when you need to. Then say the human thing because you should.

Priscilla Prado: History in the making: Hispanic heritage arrives at the Capitol
Since before its official statehood, Hispanic Americans have lived and worked in Wisconsin, enriching the economic, social, and cultural climates of our great state.

Dave Zweifel: Smithsonian another victim of Trump’s warped beliefs
In the first six months since he’s returned to office Donald Trump has made it his mission to destroy time-honored American institutions, and the Smithsonian has become the latest target.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ debate who will pay the political price for rising energy costs
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss which party has a better message on energy costs facing voters in the 2026 midterm election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Rewind: Your Week in Review for July 31
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss Mandela Barnes dropping out of the Dem primary for governor, how candidates performed during Tuesday’s debate, an appeal court upholding Act 10 and more.