Running for reelection is no fun. When you run the first time you have no record to attack and there’s the excitement of being new and representing change and the future. But when you run for reelection it’s all about you — and not in a good way. Your opponent spends every minute of everyContinue reading “Remembering Megan McGrorty”
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Pic of the Day/ Labor Day Sunset
This evening’s sunset over Duck Lake. Already feels a little like autumn.
What Liberals Don’t Get About Workers
Let’s start by blaming Thomas Frank. In 2004, before John Kerry lost to George W. Bush, Frank published What’s the Matter With Kansas? What was the matter with Frank’s home state? Voters there were just too dense to understand that the liberals in the Democratic Party had all their answers. Frank’s thesis was that, evenContinue reading “What Liberals Don’t Get About Workers”
The College Athlete Pay Wall Collapses
It’s Labor Day weekend, so let’s celebrate some victories for one of the most obviously exploited groups of workers in America: college athletes. You could see the face of college football changing right there in the Wisconsin starting backfield yesterday when the Badgers played Penn State. Quarterback Graham Mertz had his own product logo designedContinue reading “The College Athlete Pay Wall Collapses”
The Dems Have to Wake Up
Yesterday I wrote about which of the candidates in the crowded Democratic field competing to go up against Sen. Ron Johnson might have the best chance. But, truth is, if the party doesn’t wake up to what’s going on around it, it won’t matter. Any one of them will lose, even to the likes ofContinue reading “The Dems Have to Wake Up”
The Take on Those Who Would Take on Ron Johnson
If you’re one of those Wisconsinites not running for the U.S. Senate you’ll have a keen interest in who is. Of course, at this rate, non-candidates will be in the minority soon. The Democrats have no less than a dozen or so hopefuls (we can only work with rough estimates at this point) for theContinue reading “The Take on Those Who Would Take on Ron Johnson”
Overturning Roe Will Only Cause Misery
As he did on many things, Bill Clinton had the best take on abortion. He said it should be “safe, legal and rare.” And, in fact, it has become more rare in the decades since Clinton was president. In the six years between 2011 and 2017, abortion declined in any way you want to measureContinue reading “Overturning Roe Will Only Cause Misery”
Pic of the Day/Outboard Ale
Milwaukee Brewing Company’s Outboard Cream Ale is one of my summer favorites. Pictured here only steps from my actual outboard.
Time to Require the Vax at the UW
Earlier this summer, despite the fact that over 600 colleges and universities had already announced that they would mandate vaccinations when students returned this fall, UW System President Tommy Thompson refused. His fig leaf of an excuse was that none of the vaccines had received final, formal approval from the Food and Drug Administration. NeverContinue reading “Time to Require the Vax at the UW”
Tough Compassion on Homelessness
The City of Madison is chasing its tail on its homeless problem, but don’t blame the current mayor. No past mayor has been able to solve this puzzle either, and one of them was me. The city has been struggling with homeless encampments. The strategy has been to designate official sites in city parks whereContinue reading “Tough Compassion on Homelessness”
Yellow Stripes & Dead Armadillos 