What Wisconsinites really want in 2025
Mike NicholsBadger 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…
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…