Wisconsinites cannot flourish without reliable, affordable, environmentally responsible energy sources necessary for prosperity, quality of life and technological advancement. The globe is warming and human actions — primarily through CO2…
Says the future is up to us, but won’t be much longer In a speech to the Badger Institute Thursday night, Congressman Mike Gallagher, the Green Bay Republican who chairs…
The American tradition of free speech runs up against rage at colleges, but there are signs of hope It was startling, but surely not surprising, when protesters disrupted an online…
The bill: The Wisconsin Senate now is considering a bill, SB435, that exempts a lot retirement income from the state income tax. Specifically, the bill: Exempts up to $100,000 for…
Taxpayers in Iowa had themselves another pretty darned good year. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, somewhat quietly announced late last week the state government finished its fiscal year business with a…
Child and others in audience subjected to online masturbation A discussion on black conservativism that took place on the UW-Madison campus and was broadcast live on Zoom Saturday was interrupted…
UW-Madison finally grappling with how to tell the real story of its odious one-time leader For years, I’ve wondered when and how the University of Wisconsin-Madison would deal with the…
Direct care is essential for Wisconsin The one thing that can save healthcare — innovation — is stymied by the anti-market forces of the current system. And it shows. Healthcare costs…
A state Department of Health Services decision to take a year to remove ineligible people from Wisconsin’s Medicaid rolls — much slower than many other states — will cost federal…
Legislative reforms mesh with recommendations in Badger Institute paper Sometimes, the most helpful thing a government can do is to stop being “helpful.” Gov. Tony Evers may not get this,…
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