The Unsettling Influence of AI on Children
Sierra JohnA recent report from Internet Matters shines an unsettling light on the influence of AI technology on children, specifically through chatbots. UK researchers found that 40% of children follow AI…
Private schools in Wisconsin’s choice programs prove far more effective with taxpayer money
Patrick McIlheranDPI numbers show public schools can do much better Critics of school choice often lean on a talking point that goes like this: Wisconsin can’t afford two systems of schools,…
Economics: The Rodney Dangerfield of modern politics
Scott Niederjohn 38 Mark SchugRemember Rodney Dangerfield? The comic whose famous line was, “I don’t get no respect”? One of his classics: “My doctor told me I was overweight.“I said, ‘I want a second…
Burger and a beer for our Brewers
David BlaskaThe little guy is having his day! After the Brewers won their 12th game in a row against the pathetic Pirates Wednesday, fan sitting next to us at AmFam Field…
Beloit-area public school teacher loss
Wyatt EichholzThe School District of Beloit annually lost almost a quarter of its teachers on average during or right after the 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years — far higher than…
U.S. Fertility Rates Continue to Decline
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just released new data confirming the current fertility crisis in the US. In 2024, the general fertility rate decreased to an all-time low…
Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman Calls For Collins Agreement to ‘Absolutely’ Be ‘Heavily Modified’
Wisconsin Right Now StaffAfter the Collins agreement went into place in 2018, field interviews decreased 90% in five years, and traffic stops dropped by 79%. Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman is calling for
Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman Defends $60,000 Raise, Won’t Urge Back Pay for Cops
Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman defended his $60,000 pay raise on Tuesday, saying that he works hard and earned the massive increase, but he refused to advocate for back pay
Challenge to Obergefell
Leslie HarrisonKim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who, in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, would not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because…
Wisconsin’s K-12 Best Buy: Private School Choice
anniePrivate School Choice in Wisconsin Delivers – Stronger Results, Lower Cost Official data from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) show that schools in the state’s private school choice…