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Dave Cieslewicz: A bad day for good government
Chris Taylor’s election would have been bad enough for one day, but then yesterday evening the UW Board of Regents went ahead and fired System President Jay Rothman. They did it in closed session and provided no explanation.

Brian Fraley: The firing squad: Why the UW Board of Regents ousted Jay Rothman
The firing squad met and executed their plan with cold precision. They refused to hear a single word from the condemned. They did not even bother to read his charges to the public before striking the blow that ended his tenure. This was a bureaucratic ambush, pure and simple.

Mark Belling: Evers’ vetoes show the consequences of Wisconsin having a leftist governor
Evers’ vetoes are an indication of where Wisconsin Democrats now are: to the left of even Gavin Newsom of California.

Richard Moore: Conversion diversion
When the state dictates what a therapist can say, counseling becomes compliance. When it strips the legislature of oversight, it does the same to democracy itself.

Bill Barth: Degree of caution seems reasonable
Artificial intelligence is coming fast, and with it comes both promise and controversy.

Bruce Murphy: Progress stalls for women corporate leaders
Trump’s backlash against diversity hurting Wisconsin companies.

Mostafa Zamanian, Hamidreza Majidi, Hamze Dokoohaki and Mohammad Jafarinejad: Iran war doesn’t serve Wisconsin nor American interests
This war is being fought without a clear or credible justification, and messaging from the Trump administration has offered continually revised and contradictory goals and timelines.

April Peterson: Here’s how to protest the use of your tax dollars for war
Here in Madison this tax season, some members of Madison for a World BEYOND War are practicing war tax resistance.

Dave Zweifel: The illogical rationale for organized bigotry
Statistics continue to show that immigrants are, in actuality, two to four times more law-abiding as a group than native-born U.S. citizens.

Rex Huppke: Artemis offers humanity a lifeline amid Earthly challenges
The four astronauts aboard Orion are giving us a profound sense of our own smallness, a reminder that we are a mere speck in the universe. They are showing us what’s possible when people work as one.

Bruce Thompson: Who do you trust to conduct elections fairly?
Polls show big splits between Wisconsin Democrats, Republicans and independents.

Gwen Moore: Why I believe the Senate must reject the SAVE America Act
The so called SAVE America Act is nothing short of Jim Crow 2026.

Jerry Hanson: They want selections, not elections in 2026
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. Trump and his Republicans in Congress want the Save Act to allow them to limit who is allowed to vote in

Gregory Humphrey: Merit selection serves justice better than judicial elections
Campaigning forces judges into a political role that is fundamentally at odds with judicial neutrality.

John Nichols: As AI breathes down our necks, it’s time for a Luddite renaissance
Nineteenth-century textile workers longed to stay human in a machine age. So do we.

James Causey: How many guns must be stolen from cars before we get a plan?
Nearly 60% of the guns stolen in Milwaukee are taken from vehicles. These guns pose a serious threat to public safety, and in Milwaukee, they are likely to contribute to the rise in shootings.

Jacob Ahrens-Balwit: Think energy prices are high now? Just wait.
Wisconsinites watch as energy prices soar and clean energy is choked off the grid.

John W. Vaudreuil: Elon Musk bribed voters. He must be held accountable.
One year later Musk’s involvement in Wisconsin elections still demands accountability.

Bill Kaplan: Van Orden and Trump threaten U.S. security
Van Orden and Trump oppose helping Ukraine and have surrendered to Putin.

Arthur I. Cyr: Trump’s go-it-alone approach to war is an aberration
The current conflict is sometimes referred to as the Third Gulf War, but is distinctive from the earlier two wars in important respects, including the fact that it relies on executive authority alone. Additionally, we have no allies in the fight beyond Israel.

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.