State should cut funding to public media
Mike NicholsWisconsin taxpayer dollars should not be used to buy off journalists I call it the “tornado, tomato, quilts and kids” defense — all the reasons supporters of big government subsidies…
Derail the Hop permanently
‘Free’ federal money put Milwaukee on the hook for ongoing expenses; time to say ‘enough’ Milwaukee’s $128 million streetcar, the Hop — despite adding a second line — has even…
New legislative resolve is building to pursue nuclear energy
Badger Institute supports resolution now being circulated in the Capitol Nine years after then-Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation lifting a moratorium on building new nuclear power plants, Rep. David Steffen…
The naked truth about Wisconsin’s crazy meth infestation
We need to pay more attention to Wisconsin’s most insidious drug problem There are worse things than dying. That was the crazed, drug-induced argument of the naked-from-the-waist-down guy on meth…
What Wisconsinites really want in 2025
Badger Institute’s vision for the upcoming year Our governor has been on a listening tour, asking what the people of this state want as we head into 2025. Not much,…
The dawn of viable small modular nuclear reactors — and why Wisconsin should care
Gov. Evers, please take note of those big Google and Amazon nuclear deals Google announced a big deal the other day to purchase energy in the next five to 10…
Badger Institute issues new statement on Rich Lowry
Shortly before our Oct. 1 annual dinner, we learned about a conversation Rich Lowry, editor of National Review and at the time our scheduled speaker, had on the Megyn Kelly…
A response to National Review
Our Annual Dinner is coming up on October 1, and we’ll feature a panel of veteran journalists and think tank leaders talking about left-wing media bias and how conservatives can…
Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission’s focus should be a thing of the past
Housing market and financing shouldn’t be its concern Key members of the Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission seem to think their job is to assess housing availability, make sure developers can…
More evidence we need to shut off the federal spigot
Bamboozled ‘no’ voters just made a bad situation permanently worse Bombarded with false assertions from big-spending liberals, many Wisconsin independents and conservatives were hoodwinked this week into voting against the…