An acknowledgment of the gift of America
Patrick McIlheranGratitude is the antidote Wisconsinites can use in a time of grievance They started the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction webinar about racial “equity” Thursday with a ritual acknowledgment that…
Yet another SDC scandal points to deeper, systemic issues at Milwaukee social services agency
Mark Lisheron 38 Ken WysockyThirty years of problems beg fundamental change or permanent closure The Social Development Commission, Wisconsin’s largest anti-poverty social services agency, abruptly closed its doors in late April after the latest…
The cold, hard facts about the cost of eliminating fossil fuels in Wisconsin
Mike NicholsAnd 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…
The Parent Revolution: Q&A with Corey DeAngelis
Corey DeAngelis went from being a doctoral student studying Milwaukee’s pathbreaking experiment in school choice (and finding that it led to better civic behavior in adulthood) to being a full-time advocate of…
Why do Democrats fear the facts about DEI?
Governor made ‘equity’ efforts a priority for state government: So what resulted? Among the bits of folk wisdom that rarely work out well: “Don’t ask the question if you don’t…
The cost of outlawing fossil fuel heat in Wisconsin
Andrew Hanson 38 Zackary HawleySwitching to heat pumps in a northern climate will prove much more expensive What if Wisconsinites were told they couldn’t heat their houses by burning fossil fuels in a furnace,…
Wisconsin Scouts suddenly running into closed school doors
Evers’ veto unfortunately is in line with rising trend of schools refusing traditional short recruiting talks It used to be, said Lucia Cronin, that a parent leading the local Cub…
Wisconsin Scouts increasingly running into closed school doors
Evers’ veto unfortunately is in line with rising trend of schools refusing traditional short recruiting talks It used to be, said Lucia Cronin, that a parent leading the local Cub…
What Wisconsin’s constitutional amendment means for big government spending
Mark LisheronBadger State to vote on new financial guardrails Aug. 9 If voters approve two constitutional amendment questions this coming August, Wisconsin would join 34 other states whose governors and legislators…
Five surprising facts about the Wisconsin economy: Experiencing the benefits of free market reforms
Scott Niederjohn Ph.D.Introduction: How is Wisconsin doing, economically? Remarkably well, Badger Institute Visiting Fellow Scott Niederjohn finds as he examines the trends. Our taxes are more competitive than they were even just…