How Wisconsin could triple its nuclear power
Patrick McIlheranFederal report touts nuclear power plant sites, including Kewaunee, as ‘ideal’ for new reactors A federal report this month is touting two Wisconsin nuclear power plant sites — one operating,…
Policy brief: Legal cannabis’ impact on physical and mental health
What Wisconsinites should know Editor’s note: Marijuana affects its users mentally and physically — that much has long been known. As more states legalize its use, research is making clearer…
Prairie-chickens and the land-eating solar industry
“Why should we destroy our environment just so the big cities can have power?” Who would have guessed that the greater prairie-chicken is the sort to get all NIMBY in…
Government heat pump subsidies in Wisconsin will lead to higher costs for homeowners
Taking the rebate could cost you dearly Wisconsin will be the first state to pass out federally funded rebates to homeowners for energy-related home alterations — including heat pumps that will increase…
Your job will help your neighbor’s kid flourish
Milwaukee’s low-income white children heading in wrong direction Another national story uses Milwaukee as the cautionary example: Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on a new study comparing how…
Documentary premiere at RNC touts Glover’s lasting blow for liberty
Local filmmaker links Wisconsin incident to origin of Republican Party A heroic moment in Wisconsin’s history deserves a lot more attention, says Michael Jahr. So he’s making a movie about…
Wisconsin needs to crank up electricity supply
Electricity demand is growing; citizen demands should, too Life in Wisconsin, we’re informed, is going to be a lot more electric in the years ahead. It would be nice if…
Tiny and terrifying: Why some feel threatened by Wisconsin’s parental choice programs
Sometimes people lash out at the strangest things. Take state Sen. Jeff Smith, an Eau Claire-area Democrat who is his party’s assistant leader in the upper chamber. He opined recently…
DPI says Wisconsin students are now “developing” rather than failing
Bureaucrats apparently don’t want parents to know when their kids can’t read or do math Triumphant news, Wisconsin: There will no longer be any students in our entire state who…
Marriage: The old-fashioned, secret path to happiness and prosperity
Brad Wilcox Sociologist Brad Wilcox is modeling what he thinks more people with elevated platforms in American culture should do: He’s telling young people to marry because it will make…