Browsing: Civil Society

The day that changed his life started out badly for filmmaker Dan Hayes. He woke up from a troubled sleep…

Conservative hopes brighten with the new season “You can cut all the flowers,” observed Pablo Neruda, “but you cannot keep…

Every now and then, two major talents emerge in close proximity. In 2011, Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder of the…

It was the otherwise estimable John Stuart Mill who observed that “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people…

Well, that happened. After a year in which Wisconsin’s conservative revolution seemed to gather momentum — from Gov. Scott Walker’s…

From open primaries to school choice, Wisconsin has led the way for the nation By Warren Kozak What is it…

Dane and Waukesha counties embody the bitter partisan divide in the nation By Torben Lütjen Editor’s note: How is it…

An old Democratic campaign manager once revealed to me the key to successful public relations: “The more liberal your candidate,…

Last August, Congressman Paul Ryan announced for the 43rd time that he would not run for president. He’s always maintained…

That’s why political movements should be rooted in ideas. By Christian Schneider In the July issue of WI Magazine, I…

There is a reason overwhelming electoral drubbings are described in the language of natural disasters: landslide, tidal wave, tsunami. It’s…

On Nov. 3, state Rep. Mike Huebsch woke up “feeling like the Packers had won the NFC Championship game: It’s…

Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan is a verbal machine gun. Silence is the only thing he attacks with more ferocity than…

In an online ad, Republican congressional candidate Dan Kapanke wants you to know he’s a real guy. “Having been born…

By Christian Schneider The ubiquitous television commercial plays nonstop, making it the aural wallpaper of our lives: Bob Dylan’s “Forever…

Pretty much what older people want, with a few key exceptions. The loser now will be later to win, the…

By Marc Eisen It’s no surprise that conservatives have a long list of Doyle’s failures. Now we find that even…

By Richard Esenberg In 1964, historian Richard Hofstadter described what he called the “the paranoid style” in American politics—an affliction…

Who Cares About Voter Fraud?Milwaukee police uncovered a problem, but politicians chose to ignore it. John Fund is a columnist for…

Dispatch: Dane County Have Voters Grown Weary of Kathleen Falk? By David BlaskaIn many respects, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk’s…