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Next to the million-plus people it killed, the greatest long-term harm from the pandemic was the education deficit. Kids lost months of school and most of them haven’t caught up. That’s a national problem but it’s worse here. According to a just released report, in Wisconsin, students are half a grade level behind where theyContinue reading “MMSD’s Bad Trip”

Liberals hated the Supreme Court and the filibuster. Now those things are among the last lines of defense against an authoritarian state. Donald Trump had a plan: flood the zone. He made so many moves on so many fronts in so little time that he tripped all the circuits of outrage. In what we usedContinue reading “In Praise of Joe Manchin”

The hard-left is just nuts. There’s ample evidence of that, but here’s the latest. There’s a debate on the hard-left about DEI. That’s a little bit surprising, since you’d think they’d all be outraged at Trump’s efforts to dismantle it in government and discourage it everywhere else. But it turns out that some leftists actuallyContinue reading “DEI: The Opiate of the Masses”

This week’s quote comes to us from none other than the departing Democratic National Committee chairman, Jaime Harrison, who, at a DNC meeting a week ago, labored to explain the party’s gender-parity provisions: “Our rules specify that when we have a gender nonbinary candidate or officer, the nonbinary individual is counted as neither male norContinue reading “The Q&Q For 2/8/25”

It’s been a tough year for Wisconsin and the year just got started. First, in January the Packers fizzled out in the playoffs, coming up short on sky high expectations at the beginning of the season. Then, last weekend. Wisconsin’s own Ben Wikler, the favorite going in, lost a vote of the Democratic National CommitteeContinue reading “Dems Aren’t Done”

There are probably two issues that hurt Democrats more than any others: transgender stuff and immigration. Let’s deal with immigration today. It’s a tricky issue and so Democrats need to read the polls. If you ask people if they’re for deporting illegal aliens (we like to use that phrase here at YSDA just to irritateContinue reading “Dems Get It Wrong on Immigration”

The Democratic Party produces its share of Onion worthy headlines. Here’s one from Monday’s New York Times: “House Democratic Super PAC Creates $50 Million Fund Targeting Working Class.” How do you reconnect with the working class? Why, you blow $50 million on Washington pollsters and consultants to tell you how to reconnect with auto mechanicsContinue reading “Dems to Blow $50M on Fool’s Errand”

Here’s the test of a good Supreme Court justice. We have a good idea of what their political leanings are. But they read the law and the filings and they decide the case in the opposite direction of what you’d expect. I have been mildly but pleasantly surprised that some of the convicted felon DonaldContinue reading “More Like Hagedorn, Please”

No story says more about the state of big time college sports than that of Chris Kiel.  Kiel is a standout wide receiver for Mount Horeb High School. He was heavily recruited by colleges and he had narrowed his choices to North Dakota State and Dartmouth. He chose North Dakota State. The reasons he gaveContinue reading “UW Bungles Toward Fairness For Players”

This week’s quote comes to us from none other than Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn, who said: “Recusal is not optional when the law commands it. After reviewing the filings and the various ethical rules I am sworn to uphold, I have concluded that the law requires me to recuse from this case.” A)Continue reading “The Q&Q For 2/1/25”