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Cora Yalbrin: Reenacting Milwaukee history with AI reveals persistent racial bias in bringing the past to life
The more convincing the generated image or video becomes, the more necessary it is to have human judgment, transparency, and historical literacy.

James Wigderson: Hegseth breaks the bad news to Van Orden
The execution will not be livestreamed.

Steven Walters: Lt governor race offers stark contrasts
Democrat Sarah Godlewski and Republican David Varnam are very different candidates.

John Nichols: Crowley and Godlewski are battling for northern Wisconsin
This is a time when Democrats are smart to recognize that every corner of Wisconsin includes the north.

Annette Olson: Business owners like Hendricks and Uihleins create jobs
‘Tax the rich’ sounds appealing. Punishing success does not lift the poor. It shrinks the opportunities available to everyone.

Doug Bradley and Bill Christofferson: Veterans deserve better than Tom Tiffany
Tiffany voted against the PACT Act, which the Department of Veterans Affairs describes it as “perhaps the largest health care and benefit expansion in VA history.”

Peter Barca: Voters want balanced approach to cleaner, reliable, affordable energy
Wisconsin is having a major debate about its energy future, but too often we are framing that debate around choices we don’t have to make.

Natalie Eilbert: Dane County must stop underfunding mental health services
Although the need for mental health services has become a universal desire across the country — especially after COVID — for as long as the need has been there, funding that need has been a sticking point.

Richard Moore: Head Start or back slide: The perils of institutions—and of institutional reform
If the goal is to serve disadvantaged children and their families, why must federal funding necessarily flow through existing Head Start organizations rather than follow eligible children to qualified providers selected by their parents?

Rolf Lindgren: The evolution of the Commerce Clause and big government
The commerce clause is no longer much of a check on federal power. This needs to change if President Trump wants to create a new golden age for America.

Bill Kaplan: Vaccinations must not be partisan
Complacency, disinformation and partisan politics have all played a role in lower vaccination rates.

John Nichols: Xiong’s vision would renew the Wisconsin treasurer post
He wants the treasurer’s office to serve as a genuine watchdog for taxpayers, arguing that it’s time to use the treasurer’s independent role “to push for transparency, accountability, and responsible management of public funds.”

James N. Fitzhenry: Tiffany calls for speeding up I-94 expansion plan
In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial Board Oct. 9, Tiffany answered a wide range of questions about issues facing Wisconsin.

James N. Fitzhenry: Crowley calls for end to dark money in elections
In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial Board Oct. 13, Crowley answered a wide range of questions about issues facing Wisconsin.

Jean Janes and Joan Schwarz: Constitution no place to pack controversial social policies
It’s crucial that voters understand the potential negative consequences for all of us if these amendments pass.

Gregory Humphrey: When the Republican Party leaves you: A lesson from my father, Royce Humphrey
When the party’s actions violated his principles, he walked away.

Dave Zweifel: Keep transmission lines out of the Driftless Area
It was an impressive showing at the state Capitol last week as folks from southwestern Wisconsin came to tell the state’s politicians they need to oppose a giant transmission line through their farms and communities.

Michelle Bryant: The Brewers: What I’ve been missing and what America refuses to see
As Milwaukee celebrates, I long for the day when the nation understands that we cannot celebrate diversity on the field while condemning it at the border. We cannot cheer for the contributions of immigrants while treating immigrant communities as threats.

Kenna McRaet, Sol Taylor-Brill, Amanda Scharenbrock: It’s time to bring back science in campaign policy discussions
Despite the politicization of science, a majority of both liberals and conservatives feel that government investment in scientific research is worthwhile for society.

WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ take up the battle for control of the Wisconsin Legislature
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up the battle for legislative majorities in the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

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.