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MVPs: Rodgers and Walker Except for an exceptionally mild winter, 2012 began inauspiciously.National League MVP Ryan Braun faced a 50-game…

This is the question pondered by prognosticators. And given the biggest political year in Wisconsin history, this is a question…

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

His pieties about protecting middle class families are a cover for hiking taxes on the poor By Christian Schneider On…

Immigrants like Peter Boscha and Yash Wadhwa understand that competition is the secret to American success Here is one of…

The revolution came to Madison in February, but not the one you think. Sure, Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to roll…

It all started with such promise. The people of Wisconsin would soon rise up against Gov. Scott Walker’s assault on…

The liberal counterattack wilts in the summer heat As spring turned into summer, Wisconsin remained the center of the political…

Can you name the two Midwestern states where the 2012 election battle may be fought the hardest? Two states crazy…

Bring on the New Guard. Last November’s electoral tidal wave not only changed the party alignment in the state Capitol,…

By Charles J. Sykes Everything changed for the better, from politics to sports, in Wisconsin. Winter was the season for…

On Nov. 2, Marco Rubio hadn’t yet been declared the winner of his Florida Senate race before the pundits began…

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of…

By Stephen F. Hayes On Nov. 4, 2008, Barack Obama won 59 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. He won Wisconsin by…

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…

Republicans, not long ago left for dead and scarcely lamented in both Madison and Washington, now find themselves exhumed. Voters…

Dear Gov.-elect Walker (Scott): Welcome back to Madison. While you were busy convincing us to elect you, most Wisconsinites were…

The left’s response to the Tea Party was wrong from the start By RICHARD ESENBERG I am not now —…

Editor’s note: Christian Schneider, a WPRI senior fellow, spent nearly a decade running campaigns in Wisconsin. This story was written…