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Here’s an observation on human nature. When you insult people they tend to not like you. If forced to continue to sit in a room with you anyway, they will stop listening. I’ve found myself writing a lot lately about diversity, equity and inclusion programs, mostly I suppose because there has been a fair amountContinue reading “Progress on DEI”

He was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, a spokesperson for George McGovern, a fellow of the Progressive Policy Institute, a voter for the independent John Anderson in 1980, a close advisor and supporter of Rudy Gulianni and finally a voter for Donald Trump. Let the progression of Fred Siegel be a lessonContinue reading “Lest I Become Fred Siegel”

So far I’ve been impressed by new UW System President Jay Rothman. Yesterday Rothman announced that he was directing system campuses to eliminate any questions for job applicants about diversity, equity and inclusion. Rothman recognizes that requiring statements about what a candidate has done in that regard favors ideologically liberal candidates. If anything campuses needContinue reading “Free Speech Does’t Have Just One Side”

A symposium, set up apparently to be critical of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, has had to be moved from the Medical College of Wisconsin to an off campus site. The reasons given were vague, but it looks like there was a concern that the event would be disrupted by hard-left protestors. According to aContinue reading “DEI Isn’t Above Critique”

I have always thought Dane County Executive Joe Parisi was a solid, experienced leader and a man of good judgement. I still think that, though he’s starting to make me wonder what he’s thinking. About a month ago Parisi tried to fill one the county’s most important jobs, director of its sprawling human services agency,Continue reading “Curiouser”

It’s too early to panic over prospects for a second Trump presidency. But it’s not too early to get real nervous. The latest round of disheartening polling came out over the weekend, this one brought to us by ABC News and the Washington Post. Let’s run through the top lines. Pres. Joe Biden’s approval numbersContinue reading “Prepare to Panic”

We live in the NRA’s vision of utopia. Yesterday a gunman stepped out of a car in front of a Texas outlet mall and started shooting. He left at least eight people dead, including a five-year old, before a local police officer shot him down. There it is. The NRA’s answer to everything. A goodContinue reading “Is This What It Takes?”

I don’t often find myself in agreement with Speaker Robin Vos, but I think he’s right about diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The other day Vos pandered to a hard-right Milwaukee radio audience by saying that he would move to cut $14 million from the UW budget that goes to fund DEI program staff. ButContinue reading “Rethink DEI”

You can’t fault Sarah Godlewski for wanting to have something to do. I’m not sure what Godlewski, the former State Treasurer and Senate candidate, ever did to cross Gov. Tony Evers, but Evers sentenced her to four years as Secretary of State after Secretary of State For Life Doug LaFollette decided to quit shortly afterContinue reading “A Job For Godlewski”

A couple of weeks ago Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson appeared at a joint news conference with Republican Speaker Robin Vos to announce their agreement on language for a new sales tax for the city. Yesterday details of that agreement came out. The deal, which will be part of the state budget, would allow MilwaukeeContinue reading “Cavalier Johnson for Governor?”