Author Archives: dave cieslewicz

Watch for Phillips in New Hampshire

Americans don’t want to see a Biden-Trump rematch this next year. Both men are overwhelmingly unpopular. And yet it seems our system can’t help itself. Like some doomsday machine, it will keep firing long after everyone has given themselves up to utter despair. The vast majority of us want it to stop and yet itContinue reading “Watch for Phillips in New Hampshire”

Who’s the Best Dressed Football Coach?

Now that Bill Belichick is out, who is the best dressed football coach on the sidelines? Beilichick, who made $25 million a year, dressed like some poor schlub who only made, like, $10 million a year. His trademark hoodie matched his generally snarly, I-don’t-give-a-damn demeanor. I don’t know what the point was. Maybe he wasContinue reading “Who’s the Best Dressed Football Coach?”

Praise the Lord (Trump)

I try not to have disdain for Trump voters. (Ignore the fact that in my other blog today over in Isthmus I said that I couldn’t understand how anybody with an ounce of moral sense or half a brain could vote for that guy. I try. I don’t always succeed.) My view is that disdainContinue reading “Praise the Lord (Trump)”

My Alternative to Dry January

Dry January has become a thing. It’s a good thing. But I’ve got an idea that works better, at least for me. I keep records. There’s plenty of research to show that drinking can lead to all manner of harm to your body and mind. It can increase your chance of getting cancer. It canContinue reading “My Alternative to Dry January”

The Catch Up: Audit School of Education

It was a week where both Gov. Tony Evers and Speaker Robin Vos were right and where the Packers were oh so very right. Evers is right. In an interview last week with the Associated Press Gov. Tony Evers said that he thought Donald Trump should remain on the Wisconsin primary ballot. Evers acknowledged theContinue reading “The Catch Up: Audit School of Education”

The Q&Q For 1/5/24

We’re back with the Quote and Quiz, a popular regular Friday feature here at YSDA. Well, that’s not entirely accurate, but it does regularly appear on Fridays. You can’t get enough of Chancellor-Porn Star Joe Gow, can you? Well, neither can we. This week’s quote comes to us from UW Regents Chair Karen Walsh, whoContinue reading “The Q&Q For 1/5/24”

More of the Same at MMSD

Anyone hoping for improvement in Madison’s public schools will need to keep waiting. Incumbent school board members Savion Castro and Maia Pearson will be reelected by default in April as no challengers showed up before the filing deadline yesterday. Sincere congratulations to Castro and Pearson. They’ve stepped up. They put their names on the line.Continue reading “More of the Same at MMSD”

Keep Trump on the Ballot

Donald Trump has been denied ballot status in two states while challenges are pending in several others, including Wisconsin. The argument is that he’s guilty of insurrection and so ineligible under the 14th Amendment. This is all a waste of time and energy. Let me offer some reasons. First, that insurrection clause was aimed directlyContinue reading “Keep Trump on the Ballot”

Who Was Gow’s Deep Throat?

Okay. Alright. I get it. The UW had to fire Joe Gow. But could they spare us all the moralizing and clucking?  Up until last Wednesday, Gow was the longest-serving current UW chancellor. At La Crosse, Gow was well-liked and widely recognized as the force behind making his campus one of the most dynamic inContinue reading “Who Was Gow’s Deep Throat?”