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A Loaded Gun? Oh, Yeah, I Guess I Have One On Me.

Concealed carry (or, for that matter, open carry) is just plain nuts. Case in point, Dan Siegmann. He was a school board member in Dodge County when he visited the superintendent, carrying a loaded firearm. Guns aren’t allowed in school buildings. It was noticed, he got charged for it, resigned from the board and settledContinue reading “A Loaded Gun? Oh, Yeah, I Guess I Have One On Me.”

Merit Returns to MMSD

Here’s a head scratcher. In a community that strongly values education, the Madison public schools are performing abysmally. And yet, the voting public doesn’t seem to care. Longtime school board members go unchallenged and referendums pass by overwhelming margins. What’s going on? Here’s my theory. If your household values education your kid can get aContinue reading “Merit Returns to MMSD”

YSDA’s Spring Election Choices

Wisconsin’s spring voting season opened last week. Me? I’m a vote-on-election-day guy. I like the ritual. And also, you never know what might happen in the two weeks between the opening of early voting on March 18th and the real election day of April 1st. I could actually change my mind. Nonetheless, a whole lotContinue reading “YSDA’s Spring Election Choices”

Schimel Looks Desperate

Here’s some good news for Democrats. Republican Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel has been looking increasingly desperate in the last week. First, he joined Donald Trump, Jr., on a hard-right talk show in which the Little Don endorsed him, joining Elon Musk in that regard. During the show Schimel said that he would carry outContinue reading “Schimel Looks Desperate”

Don Jr. Stumps for Crawford

Donald Trump, Jr., the son of the convicted felon, may have delivered all the votes Susan Crawford needs to win in April. Little Don, a member of the Trump Crime Family, appeared at an event in Waukesha yesterday to deliver his strong backing, joining Elon Musk, to Brad Schimel, Crawford’s Republican opponent in the SupremeContinue reading “Don Jr. Stumps for Crawford”

Dems Should Try Being the Opposition

What do Mark Carney, Emmanuel Macron, Claudia Sheinbaum and Vladimir Zelensky all have in common? They’ve seen increased popularity because they’re standing up to the convicted felon Donald Trump. Maybe U.S. Democrats should give that a try. Carney, the new Canadian Prime Minister, leads a Liberal Party that was heading for a disastrous election defeat.Continue reading “Dems Should Try Being the Opposition”

Two Tales of DEI

Sarah Inama was making a statement that should not have been controversial. The middle school teacher in Idaho displayed a sign in her classroom that simply said that everyone was welcome, regardless of their background. Here’s the poster: But the convicted felon Donald Trump has created an atmosphere of such terror that free speech isContinue reading “Two Tales of DEI”