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Democrats have an identity crisis. They are perceived to be something they’re not, which is out of the mainstream. They can thank a vocal minority in their ranks — the hard-left — for that perception. In fact, I refer to the left wing of the party as the “hard-left,” not as “progressives.” That’s because there’sContinue reading “Free Us From the Hard-Left”

I won’t be the first writer to observe that the roles have been switched. In the 1960’s and 1970’s it was the left that saw our institutions as corrupt tools of oppression. Now it’s the hard-right. This makes sense if you think about it. It’s those without power who are most likely to see powerfulContinue reading “Who’s the Radical Now?”

See? That’s going to be the reaction of millions of Americans upon learning that Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, after he swore on multiple occasions that he wouldn’t. Last week, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote a thoughtful piece about how Trump supporters view our institutions. Basically, they see them all as rottenContinue reading “Biden Destroys His Legacy”

This week’s quote comes to us from none other than UW senior football player Hunter Wohler, who after Wisconsin ended its season yesterday with another dismal performance, said: “I know coach Fick is going to give everything he can and everything he has to this program and to this team, 100% and without a doubt.”Continue reading “The Q&Q For 11/30/24”

Let’s say you’re a minimum wage worker and you screw up and get fired. What’s your payout? You’re lucky if you get your last paycheck. Now, let’s say you’re a CEO of a Fortune 500 corporation and you run your company into the ground. What happens? More often than not, you get all the millionsContinue reading “Money For Nothin’”

As a Democrat, I’ve been spending the last few weeks sifting through the wreckage of the last election, looking for anything that can be salvaged. Here’s one thing. The results sent a message, loud and clear, that voters don’t want to be thought of as faceless members of tribes defined by their race, gender identityContinue reading “Thankful For Individualism”

This may be my favorite week of the year. In the three days before Thanksgiving things are quiet. Here, I don’t mean the news. There’s news every day coming out of the once and future President. I’m trying to ignore that as best I can. I mean there’s a quiet in our souls. Okay, letContinue reading “A Good Week”

Today we’re going to depart from our usual format of the Quote & Quiz. Instead of offering a quote, the YSDA investigative team has obtained a copy of the Trump transition team’s questionnaire for potential cabinet picks. We quote it below. A) Trafficking under-age girls for sex. B) Raping a woman in a department storeContinue reading “The Q&Q For 11/23/24”

Deer hunting is mostly about anticipation and memory.  Hunters dream about and plan for their hunt for months in advance. Then they spend much of their deer camp evenings telling stories of what happened or what might have happened during their day alone in the woods. When those stories are exhausted they move on toContinue reading “Deer Stand Improvements”

When I was Mayor of Madison I wanted to have cabinet government, just like the governor has at the state level. My argument was that a chief executive at any level deserved to have his own team in place to implement the policies he was elected to pursue. Instead, the city operated like most citiesContinue reading “Matt Gaetz: Yes Man”