Author Archives: dave cieslewicz

This last weekend marked the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. It’s a lesson in how the hard-left hurts its own causes. Floyd didn’t deserve to be blamed for his own death, as the hard-right is trying to do right now, or canonized, as the hard-left has done ever since his death. The truth aboutContinue reading “Squandering Floyd’s Legacy”

It’s Memorial Day, so let’s do some reflecting on war. Here’s my key reflection: the most dangerous thing we face right now may be the passing of the WW II generation. Here’s why. Let’s start with some good news. Despite the awful things happening in Gaza and Ukraine, overall since WW II we have livedContinue reading “The Future of War”

There are two Wisconsin traditions I love above all others. Sheesphead and brats? Well, yes. Let me rephrase that. There are two Wisconsin institutions I love above all others. The UW and the Green Bay Packers? Well, yes. Let me further refine my search. There are two Wisconsin-born businesses I love above all the rest.Continue reading “Why is WI Subsidizing Kwik Trip’s Competitor?”

With yesterday’s announcement from liberal Democrat Chris Taylor, it looks like next April’s Wisconsin Supreme Court race is already set — 11 months in advance. Let’s see how it’s shaping up. First off, and oh so mercifully, we won’t see nearly the same amount of advertising. That’s because there’s not much at stake. No matterContinue reading “We Need Another SC Candidate”

The people who run public media could have risen to their own image of themselves. Instead they stayed defensive. Conservatives have complained of a liberal bias from taxpayer-funded media for half a century. Richard Nixon tried to cut it soon after it was created under Lyndon Johnson. The attacks have not only been sustained, butContinue reading “Public Media Gets Defensive”

The New York Times writer David Brooks wrote an extraordinarily tin eared piece last weekend. It was about how hard it was to be young and privileged. His thesis was that kids who got into Ivy League schools now faced intense competition to get into the right clubs, get just the right summer internships andContinue reading “The Blindness of the Elites”

This week’s quote comes to us from none other than Jordan Hudson, the young woman who is famously dating the old man Bill Belichick. In an email to her cheerleading teammates thanking them for their support she wrote: “During this time, I have faced a slow, exterior erasure of my strong, individual identity.” A) She’sContinue reading “The Q&Q For 5/17/25”

Dale Schultz and Dave Mahoney have a good idea. Like a lot of good ideas it faces a hard road ahead.  Schultz, the former Republican state senator, and Mahoney, the former Democratic Dane County sheriff, have formed a third party they call United Wisconsin.  But it’s unlike other third parties, which come and go, andContinue reading “Breaking the Two Party Monopoly”

Joe Biden had shown signs of cognitive decline even when he was running for president back in 2020. For four years it only got worse. That’s the unsurprising conclusion in a new book set to come out next week. In “Original Sin,” journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson interviewed some 200 people, most of whomContinue reading “Biden Gave Us Trump”

On the shaky assumption that Donald Trump won’t declare marshal law and cancel the 2028 elections, Republicans are already trying to figure out how to be the next Trump. Their problem is that, because there may be a God after all, there is only one Donald. And when he’s gone I don’t see anybody elseContinue reading “Watch Josh Hawley”