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The Q&Q For 5/4/24

This week’s quote comes to us from Joan Payton, of the German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America. Payton was commenting on South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s revelation in a new book that she took a misbehaving puppy into a gravel pit and shot it to death. “I’m not sure which thing she did was stupider:Continue reading “The Q&Q For 5/4/24”

Mnookin Messes Up

Yesterday I wrote that I sympathized with UW Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin’s plight. Today I’m not so sympathetic. On Wednesday morning Mnookin made a tough call. She ordered that the small encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters on Library Mall be removed. The police showed up and did their jobs, taking down the tents with minimum trouble, thoughContinue reading “Mnookin Messes Up”

The UW’s Tents Situation

UW Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin made a tough call. I think it was probably the wrong one. Yesterday, Mnookin ordered that the relative handful of tents on Library Mall be removed by force. I get it. The encampment violated campus rules. The protesters had been warned repeatedly. This should not have come as a surprise.Continue reading “The UW’s Tents Situation”

The End of Marjorie Taylor Greene

Good for the Democrats and their House leader Hakeem Jeffries. Their announcement yesterday that they would not allow Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to take down Speaker Mike Johnson is good for the country and there’s even some chance that it might help their own prospects this fall. Taylor Greene and a handful of other hard-rightContinue reading “The End of Marjorie Taylor Greene”

At Columbia, Cut Off the Oxygen

At Columbia University and on other campuses roiled by pro-Palestinian (some would say pro-Hamas) protests, administrators are in a tough spot. If they allow protesters to camp out on their malls, occupy their buildings, disrupt normal campus operations and, in their worst moments, intimidate Jewish students, they’ll be criticized for their inaction. They may takeContinue reading “At Columbia, Cut Off the Oxygen”

How to Keep the Next AJ Storr: Contracts

It has been a tough month for Badgers men’s basketball fans. And the team isn’t even playing games right now. Last week Bucky buckets lost AJ Storr, its leading scorer and only genuine NBA-caliber player, to Kansas, and it lost its veteran point guard and team leader, Chucky Hepburn, to Louisville. And one-time top prospectContinue reading “How to Keep the Next AJ Storr: Contracts”

The Q&Q For 4/27/24

The Quote and Quiz has moved to Saturdays to give you more time to ponder your answers as well as the deeper meaning of the probing questions. This week’s quote comes to us from Eugene Roddenberry, son of Gene Roddenberry, the man who launched Star Trek. “After a long journey, she’s home,” Mr. Roddenberry wrote on socialContinue reading “The Q&Q For 4/27/24”

The Spring of Reason

It’s springtime and it’s starting to feel like the American middle is having a rebirth. Let us review. Speaker Mike Johnson is turning out to be just what the doctor ordered. When the Freedom Caucus took down Kevin McCarthy I argued that Democrats should have saved him, not because I liked McCarthy but because itContinue reading “The Spring of Reason”

Do Protests Work?

I’m a free speech advocate. So, as campus protests over Gaza heat up, I sympathize with college administrators who have to balance the right to protest with the necessity of keeping their campuses safe and allowing normal campus life to continue. But, when push comes to shove (and there’s been way too much of bothContinue reading “Do Protests Work?”

Showtime Messes With Moscow

I loved “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles. I both read it and listened to it as read by Jim Flemming on Wisconsin Public Radio. So, I was excited when I learned that Showtime/Paramount had turned the novel into a short series. And, in fact, it’s pretty good. Ewan McGregor is a perfect fitContinue reading “Showtime Messes With Moscow”