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In what sense is this guy a genius? Elon Musk formed a political action committee whose primary purpose is to intimidate Republican congressional representatives into being even more obsequious than they were already inclined to be. But along the way he’s throwing money into other key races here and there, including Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race.Continue reading “Musk Is Just An Idiot”

A lot of kids look forward to May when they can celebrate Inseminated Persons Day by giving their inseminated person flowers and making their inseminated person breakfast in bed. Or maybe they’ll even take their inseminated person out for brunch. When the Governor’s office is controlled by one party and the Legislature by the other,Continue reading “Celebrating Inseminated Persons Day”

If you ever wonder what people mean when they use the phrase “word salad”, here’s what they mean: “There is a predatory dynamic of coming into a district like ours and saying that you are going to resolve something as deep-rooted as racialized inequity through a school that pairs young people with professional opportunities,” MadisonContinue reading “The Predatory Dynamic in Madison Schools”

Primary voters missed a good chance to improve education in Wisconsin. On Tuesday they eliminated by far the best of three candidates to serve the next four years as state Superintendent of Public Instruction. That candidate was Sauk Prairie Superintendent of Schools Jeff Wright. Wright was endorsed by the Wisconsin School Administrators and the teachersContinue reading “Voters Didn’t Get It Wright”

I recently finished reading Five Days in London, May 1940 by John Lukacs. As the title suggests, Lukacs covers barely a week, but a crucial one, in the struggle against fascism. Winston Churchill has just been elevated to Prime Minister just as Hitler ramps up what had been called up until then “the phony war.”Continue reading “Freedom is Tenuous”

People without college degrees die about eight years sooner than people with four-year degrees. Women with only a high school diploma or less are about five times as likely to have children out of wedlock as women with a college degree. People with only high school diplomas or less are much more likely to say they have no closeContinue reading “Trump’s Agenda of Hate”

Last week I wrote about how the Democrats need a new team of prominent pols who represent the party. I think I was right, but I also think I was dreaming. The problem is that you can’t just designate party spokespeople and tell the press not to quote the others. And the thing about beingContinue reading “Dems’ Angst Is a Waste of Time”

This week’s quote comes to us from Hagan Scotten, the lead attorney in the prosecution of New York Mayor Eric Adams. In his resignation letter he wrote: “Any federal prosecutor would know that our laws and traditions do not allow using the prosecutorial power to influence other citizens, much less elected officials. If no lawyerContinue reading “The Q&Q For 2/15/25”

The Democrats need a new team of frontline spokesDems. Chuck Schumer drones on as he reads from printed texts while peering over his reading glasses. He comes off like a bookkeeper questioning your travel reimbursements. Elizabeth Warren wags her finger in her shrill, school marm scolds. (I know. I’m not supposed to refer to aContinue reading “A New Dem A-Team”

We’re going to inaugurate a new occasional feature here at YSDA: Today’s Impeachable Offense, wherein we make the case that something the convicted felon Donald Trump did would be impeachable if the rule of law still applied. We’ll make no pretense about keeping up with this as it’d take volumes just to get up toContinue reading “Today’s Impeachable Offense”