Could Wisconsin spend less, live better and be freer?
Patrick McIlheranOur widely disliked and perennially foolish minimum markup law may at last go away Wisconsin has, in state Sen. Rob Hutton, a mad-eyed optimist, for the Brookfield Republican imagines that…
Wisconsin ranks 14th in attempt to foretell social mobility
Index uses existing measures of economy, social capital and other factors to predict opportunity; we trail Minnesota but beat Illinois A new study predicting which states are best equipped for social…
Policy Brief: What research shows about marijuana legalization and rates of use
Jeremiah MostellerMaking cannabis legal for all adults increases adults’ use of the drug, but evidence on youth use is mixed Editor’s note: Yes, marijuana legalization increases adults’ use. Youth use is…
The real world intrudes for a moment at UW-Madison
Mike NicholsHow about some real diversity instead of the DEI sham that demonstrably does not help Black students? I don’t want to get in the way of the decent idea finally…
In Act 10 fight, unions don’t just want you to pay — they want power
Huge taxpayer savings are at risk, but beyond that is the question of who controls government, voters or organizers The unions’ lawsuit to overturn Wisconsin’s “Act 10” 2011 labor reforms…
The many problems with Republicans’ latest childcare bill
Angela RachidiSeparate Badger Institute analysis shows same bill is also bad tax policy Wisconsin’s Republican lawmakers recently introduced Assembly Bill 660, aiming to help employers provide support for working families in…
Legal attack on school choice threatens Public School Open Enrollment
Patrick McIlheran 38 Jim BenderOver 70,000 Wisconsin students could be impacted If successful, a lawsuit claiming Wisconsin’s private-school parental choice program and public independent charter schools are illegal will also shut down the Public…
Government gets its cut of the Christmas tree trade
And it came to pass that the whole world should be taxed (or charged a fee) — unfortunately When it comes to Christmas, you gotta love little cities like Abbotsford.…
Entrepreneurial dough: Just what stagnant Wisconsin kneads to rise up
Don’t forget to be thankful for the risk-takers Did you enjoy home-baked bread at Thanksgiving and think to yourself that you’d have it more often if only baking weren’t so…
Dental Therapy: A cure for Wisconsin’s oral care woes
Bill to license mid-level providers could make its biggest splash in underserved parts of state — and open up opportunities for young people Sometimes it takes decades for common sense…