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This is the weekend of Aaron Rodgers’ sensory deprivation exercise. I did my own similar exercise last night. I stayed in a darkened, quiet room for eight hours. Well, except for the dozen or so times I got up to visit another room. But when I came out this morning everything was so clear. TheContinue reading “Trade Rodgers”

I don’t know who I’ll vote for for mayor of Madison come April. But in the February primary I’ll vote for Gloria Reyes. I’m not so much voting for Reyes or against incumbent Satya Rhodes-Conway as I’m voting for a longer, better conversation.  Here’s the key point. If Rhodes-Conway does as well in the primaryContinue reading “Reyes For Mayor, For Now”

Last night Gov. Tony Evers gave a speech that set the right tone. He talked about compromise and bipartisanship. But the actual budget document he released later contained a host of things that the Republican Legislature has rejected twice before. While I agree with virtually all of those things (paid family leave, legalized marijuana, MedicaidContinue reading “Lots of Compromise Possible”

Gov. Tony Evers delivered his third budget address on Wednesday evening. Here are some overall impressions. The meat was mostly pink, not red. Evers led with basic stuff that should have been bipartisan. Expanded internet, building roads, workforce housing, tax relief, more money for schools, aids to local governments to hire cops and firefighters. UntilContinue reading “The Quick Take on Evers’ Budget Address”

I wish I had the answers on what to do about guns. Actually, there are lots of answers. The problem is political. There are several things we could do to at least stem some of the insanity. According to a recent poll, stricter background checks are supported by 82% of Americans. Red flag laws areContinue reading “On Guns, Keep Trying”

I love baseball. I sort of love the Milwaukee Brewers. I hate the extortion of taxpayers by professional sports teams. And I’m surprised that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is enthusiastically behind the extortion. Yesterday he announced that he was going to blow $290 million of the state’s $7 billion projected surplus on renovations to AmericanContinue reading “No Tax $ For the Brewers”

Now that the football season is over (and how ’bout them Chiefs?) let’s think about the future of the college game. There was a fascinating piece in the Athletic about this today. It gets complicated and detailed, but let’s focus on the big picture. What’s the animating force behind big time college football? The “student-athlete”?Continue reading “The New Look of College Football”

If you think of music in the 1960’s you might think of Bob Dylan. I think of Burt Bacharach. What was playing on our family stereo or on the radio in those days was Mantovani and the Living Strings and Percy Faith and Andy Williams or, when things really got crazy, Herb Alpert and theContinue reading “Say a Little Prayer”

Anybody who serves as Madison Schools Superintendent deserves our thanks. I’ve always thought that it’s the toughest job in Madison, even tougher than being mayor. Yesterday Carlton Jenkins announced his retirement effective at the end of July, after only three years on the job. Let’s thank him for his service and wish him well onContinue reading “Moving On From Jenkins”

Pres. Joe Biden gave a heck of a good State of the Union speech last night. Let’s dig in. Good energy. Biden was clearly trying to appear energetic and he pulled that off. His speech was one of the longest in recent history and his energy level didn’t lag. It’s Parliament now. Was that PrimeContinue reading “Nice Speech, Joe”