Badger Institute issues new statement on Rich Lowry
Mike NicholsShortly 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…
Opponents of constitutional amendments use tornado scare tactics — don’t believe them
The opponents of constitutional amendments that would give legislators say along with the governor on spending federal dollars are claiming that adoption by voters on Aug. 13 would somehow slow…
From the desk of President Mike Nichols
Do you still believe in the American Dream? Here at the Badger Institute, we still believe in the American Dream, in America, and in Wisconsin. Your generosity makes it possible…
The top-to bottom failure of Wisconsin’s prison system
Who was doing their job? We spend a lot of time worrying about our politics. But what about our basic functions of government? We’ve discovered in recent weeks that many…
UW-Madison losing one of few conservative professors
Wisconsinites concerned about the flagship university should heed the words of Ryan Owens Ryan Owens, 48, grew up in Kronenwetter, earned undergraduate and law degrees from UW-Madison and then practiced…
The cold, hard facts about the cost of eliminating fossil fuels in Wisconsin
And a reality check regarding what even progressives are willing to pay The next time your progressive friends in, say, Superior or Eau Claire or Green Bay argue that saving…
Minnesotans fleeing to western Wisconsin
Eau Claire and St. Croix counties booming Eau Claire — Just down the way from Phoenix Park and the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers, Jon Hanson and…