Prove you are not a racist, job applicant
David BlaskaDiversity on campus? How about some intellectual diversity?! Hasn’t made the national news wire yet but should. The president of the University of Wisconsin system — that sprawling tentacle of…
FRANK LASEE: Republicans Shouldn’t Give An Inch On The Debt Ceiling
Frank LaseeDrew Angerer/Getty Images May 12, 20237:17 PM ET The United States will be hitting our debt ceiling soon. Judging by the history of debt ceiling standoffs, when we have divided government, we can expect a last-minute deal.…
MacIver Newsmakers Podcast: Rep. Tiffany Describes Southern Border Crisis
MacIverNewsLISTEN - Rep. Tom Tiffany joins this edition of the MacIver Newsmakers Podcast to detail the implications of the border crisis and what must be done to stop it. Read…
More spending is not the solution for bad governance
OwenHere is my full column that ran in the Washington County Daily News earlier this week: After lengthy, private discussions with legislative Democrats and local leaders, including the Democratic leaders…
Expensive jelly awaits fly-in visitors to the Werkes
(No, we will not comment on a certain CNN town hall) We’re expecting special visitors at the Experimental Work Farm (and Penal Colony) today. Gaily colored and finely feathered visitors.…
The Uniparty hit jobs are here, tis the season.
Mike GrajedaI predict that Joe Biden will not be running for President despite already declaring us based on three facts and present circumstances. The first glaringly obvious fact is that the…
Explain It To Me: Senate Universities and Revenue Committee Passes Personal Property Tax Elimination Bill
Rusty SchultzFrom IRG Policy Analyst Patrick Hughes What happened? This week the Senate Universities and Revenue Committee approved Senate Bill 2, which eliminates the personal property tax in a 7-2 bipartisan…
Mother’s Day
Sierra JohnThe first woman, Eve, whose name translates to “life” is known in Scripture as “the mother of all,” establishing the dignity and importance of mothers. Mothers are amazing people who…
Supreme politicization: Should we appoint Wisconsin Supreme Court justices?
Robert VerBruggenThe bare-knuckle, politicized State Supreme Court race that just shattered national spending records and obliterated traditional judicial norms has raised anew the question of whether justices should be elected the…
Legislature protects Milwaukeeans from $15-per-rider fare-free trolley folly
Patrick McIlheranIn need of quiet solitude not long ago, I did the obvious: I got on Milwaukee’s streetcar, The Hop. It did not disappoint: In all, five people Hopped on, then…