Is the Madison school shooter’s father guilty?
David BlaskaWould charges have been brought in Waupaca County? We don’t have an opinion on everything. It just seems that way. We’re pleased that the new Pope was raised in Chicago…
Madison WI progressives are the ‘uniparty’
Republicans fear entering ‘the political scrum’ Questions we never expected to see asked in The Capital Times: “Progressives have full control of the city and its schools. Is it for…
Send in the Marines
the invasive bellflower will fool ya! The Head Groundskeeper here at Madison WI is ignoring the peace-at-any-price people and has declared war — not on the pusher man but on…
Fantasizing Gov. Tony Evers’ arrest
is a sign our democracy is ailing. Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, is not going to arrest the governor of Wisconsin. Not unless he finds Tren de Aragua laundering money…
Conservatism ain’t dumb
Not like people say, and it wants respect! Always thought David Brooks was the kind of pundit that only the New York Times would think conservative. The kind of squish…
Hannah and her wusses
How about blurring out Jake Tapper’s face? Excellent! as Montgomery Burns would say, steepling his fingers. The White House lawn was postered (verb, transitive) with 100 of the “worst illegal…
America needs friends, even if they are Canadian
Words matter! We’re reading Peggy Noonan’s fun and fond remembrance of her days in the Reagan White House, What I Saw at the Revolution; a political life in the Reagan…
Democrats are stuck on fly paper
No one is above the law — except progressive judges! The Head Groundskeeper is old enough to remember fly paper — a mainstay of every farm house in those days.…
Resistance takes many forms
Many of them, counter-productive! Encountered an anti-Trump demonstration massing at James Madison Park on the shores of Lake Mendota, Saturday 04-19-25. Likely headed for Wisconsin’s beautiful state capitol a few…
Contested will of couple murdered in Arboretum resolved
Sons had tried to disinhert murderer’s girlfriend, their adoptive sister. The adopted daughter of Dr. Beth Potter and Robin Carre has settled out of court with her two siblings over…