Recent Commentaries:

June 26, 2008 - Handicapping the State Legislature - Christian Schneider
June 23, 2008 - No More Driving While Uneducated - David Dodenhoff, Ph.D.
June 20, 2008 - Environmentalists Jump the Shark - Charles J. Sykes

June 16, 2008 - Tim Russert: A Credit to His Profession - Deb Jordahl
June 11, 2008 - Janesville's Second Line  - George Lightbourn
June 9, 2008 - How Jim Doyle Can Save Wisconsin's Republican Party - Christian Schneider
June 5, 2008 - The Texas Two-Step - James H. Miller
June 2, 2008 - It Really Isn't Lying - Exactly - George Lightbourn

May 29, 2008 - Graduation Rates: MPS vs. Choice - Ben Artz
May 22, 2008 - What Healthy Wisconsin Should Cost (And Almost Certainly Won't) - David Dodenhoff, Ph.D.
May 19, 2008 - Grand Old Patriarchy: Whither the Republican Women? - Christian Schneider
May 15, 2008 - This Could Have Been Wisconsin - Charles J. Sykes
May 12, 2008 - Fixing the Budget: This is a Test - George Lightbourn

May 8, 2008 - Unleashing Wisconsin's Frugality - Stephen Pigeon
May 5, 2008 - Public Libraries - No Longer Just for the Literate - Christian Schneider
May 1, 2008 - Wisconsin State Bar History is Repeating Itself - Deb Jordahl
April 28, 2008 - A Lesson on the American Dream - George Lightbourn
April 24, 2008 - Portrait of a Boondoggle - Charles J. Sykes

April 21, 2008 - The Good Ol' Days of Mudslinging - Christian Schneider
April 17, 2008 - Appointing Judges a Supremely Bad Idea - James H. Miller
April 14, 2008 - Where Have You Gone, Bob LaFollette? - George Lightbourn
April 11, 2008 - The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board: Growing Like a Weed - Christian Schneider
April 7, 2008 - The Wisconsin Wind Turbine Controversy - Ben Artz

March 31, 2008 - Supreme Court Plants Another Sloppy Wet Kiss on the Trial Bar - Deb Jordahl
March 27, 2008 - The Wisconsin Legislature's Putrid Present - Christian Schneider
March 24, 2008 - A Valentine Note from Eliot Spitzer to Jim Doyle - George Lightbourn
March 17, 2008 - Riding Out the Oil Bubble - Ben Artz
March 13, 2008 - Hate George W?  You Should Be a Conservative - Christian Schneider

March 10, 2008 - Healthy Wisconsin: A Dog That Just Won't Hunt - George Lightbourn
March 6, 2008 - Electing Judges: Save Us From the Horrors of Democracy - Christian Schneider
March 3, 2008 - The Polling Follies - James H. Miller
February 21, 2008 - Rigging the Game Again - Deb Jordahl
February 18, 2008 - By the People Or... To the People - George Lightbourn

February 7, 2008 - What Arizona Thinks of Wisconsin - David Dodenhoff, Ph.D.
February 4, 2008 - The Presidential Primary: Of Warm Milk and Pillow Talk - George Lightbourn
January 31, 2008 - Our Next President May Not Be in the Race Yet - James H. Miller
January 28, 2008 - Who is the Real Enemy Here? - Charlie Sykes
January 24, 2008 - Virtual School Families Should Go to the Mattresses - Deb Jordahl

January 21, 2008 - Of Big Deficits and Short Memories: Welcome to the State Budget  - George Lightbourn
January 14, 2008 - Poverty and Inequality - Ben Artz
January 10, 2008 - Leveling the Presidential Playing Field - Christian Schneider
January 7, 2008 - The Straight Story: From Iowa to Wisconsin - George Lightbourn
December 20, 2007 - The Government Protection Racket - Christian Schneider

December 17, 2007 - Modern Day Robin Hood - Ben Artz
December 10, 2007 - For Once, Government Got it About Right. - George Lightbourn
December 6, 2007 - Wisconsin's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. - Stephen Pigeon
December 3, 2007 - Want to Pass a Bill?  Get a Good Mascot. - Christian Schneider
November 29, 2007 - If We Only Had a Train - Deb Jordahl

November 26, 2007 - Consumerism and the Weak Dollar -Ben Artz
November 19, 2007 - A Quiet Defeat for Political Correctness - Charlie Sykes
November 12, 2007 - Tom Barrett: The Comfortable Mayor - George Lightbourn
November 8, 2007 - College Greed - James H. Miller
November 5, 2007 - When Government is Bad, It's Even Better - Christian Schneider

November 1, 2007 - A Firm Commitment to Mediocrity in the Madison Public Schools - George Lightbourn
October 29, 2007 - The Truth About Choice in the Public Schools - George Lightbourn
October 25, 2007 - Pledging Allegiance to Higher Taxes - Christian Schneider
October 22, 2007 - Mike McCabe: MIA - Deb Jordahl
October 18, 2007 - Does a Quality Teacher Determine a Quality Education? - Ben Artz

October 15, 2007 - The Spark That May Just Lead to Real Health Reform. - George Lightbourn
October 12, 2007 - The Colorado-Wisconsin Tax Gap.  And Why it Matters. - Charlie Sykes
October 8, 2007 - Bring Us Your Sick - Rick Esenberg
October 4, 2007 - Remembering the War - Stephen Pigeon
September 27, 2007 - Could Gaming Be a Budget Cure?  - James H. Miller

September 24, 2007 - Budget Gridlock: Is it Time to Lower Our Expectations?  - George Lightbourn
September 20, 2007 - Democrats' Political Calculations Don't Add Up  - Deb Jordahl
September 17, 2007 - Business: Victims of Their Own Success?  - Christian Schneider
September 10, 2007 - One Opinion on Poverty and Health Care in Wisconsin  - Ben Artz
September 6, 2007 - The Minimum Drinking Age: What Price Freedom? - Christian Schneider

September 4, 2007 - Senate Democrats Discover the Problem With Health Care: It's Me  - George Lightbourn
August 30, 2007 - Thank You for Smoking - Deb Jordahl
August 27, 2007 - Fire Your Legislators - Christian Schneider
August 23, 2007 - Republicans Should Follow Walker - Steven Pigeon
August 20, 2007 - The Next Revolution in Health Care - George Lightbourn

August 16, 2007 - You, Too, Can Be a Wisconsin Liberal - Christian Schneider
August 10, 2007 - About Those "Public" Airwaves - Charlie Sykes
August 6, 2007 - Government Cracks Down on "Big Babysitting" - Christian Schneider
August 2, 2007 - "Just Get it Done" - Deb Jordahl
July 30, 2007 - The Governor's Gift - George Lightbourn

July 22, 2007 - Wisconsin Law Throws Michael Vick a Bone - Christian Schneider
July 20, 2007 - Journalistic Non-Diligence: Why Don't Reporters Ask the Questions? - Charlie Sykes
July 16, 2007 - Waiting for Mike - James H. Miller
July 12, 2007 - Wisconsin's Government Role Should Be... - Steven Pigeon
July 10, 2007 - Where Rhetoric and Governance Diverge - Christian Schneider

July 2, 2007 - Keep Government Out of the Examining Room - George Lightbourn
June 27, 2007 - Finally, a Dime's Worth of Difference - Charlie Sykes
June 25, 2007 - A Letter to Senator Erpenbach: STOP! - George Lightbourn
June 21, 2007 - Lead Our Lawmakers Not Into Temptation - Christian Schneider
June 14, 2007 - Wisconsin Regional Transit Authorities: Who's Driving Your Bus? - Deb Jordahl

June 11, 2007 - What We Know About the Wisconsin Health Plan - Scott Niederjohn
June 4, 2007 - The Battle for the Liberal Conscience - Christian Schneider
May 25, 2007 - Milwaukee's Soft Bigotry - Charlie Sykes
May 21, 2007 - Teacher Residency: What a Shame - Scott Niederjohn
May 17, 2007 - America's Newest Addiction: Corn - Ben Artz

May 10, 2007 - A Lesson from St. Louis (And it Has Nothing to Do With Baseball) - George Lightbourn
May 3, 2007 - Two Tickets to Club Fed - Christian Schneider
April 27, 2007 - I Want My Cheap Cable TV - Steven Pigeon
April 24, 2007 - Mary Bell's Welcome to WEAC - George Lightbourn
April 18, 2007 - Moral Hazard in Wisconsin Universities - Benjamin Artz
April 12, 2007 - An Easter Message for Tommy from the Masters' Golf Tournament - James H. Miller

April 9, 2007 - Is Health Care the Democrats' TABOR? - Christian Schneider
April 5, 2007 - Hold the Obits - Charles J. Sykes
April 2, 2007 - Team Doyle Inches Down the Road of Fiscal Responsibility - George Lightbourn
March 26, 2007 - Dancing on a Volcano - Christian Schneider
March 22, 2007 - My Two Cents on Curbing Global Warming - Benjamin Artz
March 21, 2007 - Who Really Cares - Thomas C. Reeves

March 19, 2007 - Bait and Switch - Charles J. Sykes
March 12, 2007 - Lessons from Walter Reed - George Lightbourn
March 8, 2007 - Poor Stewardship of Tax Money - Christian Schneider
March 5, 2007 - My First "Real" W-2 - Steven R. Pigeon
March 1, 2007 - Eyesores R Us - Thomas C. Reeves

February 26, 2007 - Not-So Compelling Tax Increases - Christian Schneider
February 19, 2007 - Ernie, the Change Agent - George Lightbourn
February 12, 2007 - Health Care Proposal Offers More Questions Than Answers - Scott Niederjohn
Febraury 8, 2007 - Teenagers and Cell Phones are not a Good Combination - Benjamin Artz
February 5, 2007 - The Wisconsin Campaign Finance Mystery - Christian Schneider
February 1, 2007 - Free Tuition in Wisconsin - Thomas C. Reeves

January 29, 2007 - A Universal Healthcare Plan I Can Swallow... - Benjamin Artz
January 25, 2007 - Doyle's Faustian Bargain - Charles J. Sykes
January 22, 2007 - The Predictable Editorial Drumbeat - George Lightbourn
January 18, 2007 - Teachers, the QEO and Market Forces - Steven R. Pigeon
January 15, 2007 - Could This Government Manage Your Health Care? - James H. Miller
January 12, 2007 - Bring Bratton Here - Charles J. Sykes
January 8, 2007 - Of Rhetoric and Reality - George Lightbourn
January 4, 2007 - A Right-Wing Republican Conspiracy - Thomas C. Reeves

December 29, 2006 - 2007 Wish List - George Lightbourn
December 21, 2006 - The New Class Warfare - Charles J. Sykes
December 18, 2006 - Is Wisconsin’s Brain Drain the Problem or Just a Symptom? - Benjamin Artz
December 14, 2006 - Dangerous Teaching - Thomas C. Reeves
December 11, 2006 - School Finance Reform: The Governor and Legislature v. The Courts - George Lightbourn
December 7, 2006 - Goodbye Dr. Friedman - Scott Niederjohn
December 4, 2006 - Let the "Spirits" of the Marketplace Work - Steve Pigeon

November 30, 2006 - What Deficit? - Charles J. Sykes
November 27, 2006 - Where's All the Talent? - Benjamin Artz
November 20, 2006 - Since You Asked .... - George Lightbourn
November 16, 2006 - Truancy and Education - Thomas C. Reeves
November 13, 2006 - Who Were Those Voters? (and a host of other post-election questions) - M. Scott Niederjohn
November 9, 2006 - The End of “Limbaughism” - Charles J. Sykes
November 6, 2006 - Editorial Endorsements are Out of Step with the Voters - George Lightbourn

October 30, 2006 - The Stolen Chili Recipe - George Lightbourn
October 26, 2006 - Scholar-Athletes - Thomas C. Reeves
October 23, 2006 - New Math for 2008 - James H. Miller
October 12, 2006 - The Alliance Defense Fund - Thomas C. Reeves
October 9, 2006 - We Want It Now! - George Lightbourn
October 7, 2006 - Milwaukee's Changing Face - Benjamin Artz

September 28, 2006 - Single Sex Schools - Thomas C. Reeves
September 25, 2006 - An Idea Worth Embracing (Stealing) - George Lightbourn
September 21, 2006 - Celebrate Money Smart Week - Wisconsin Oct 2-7 - Scott Niederjohn
September 18, 2006 - Diversity at La Crosse - Thomas C. Reeves
September 11, 2006 - Political Mating in Wisconsin: I Feel So Cheap - George Lightbourn
September 7, 2006 - Look Out Below! - Benjamin Artz
September 5, 2006 - An International Back-to-School Story (in a Wisconsin Corn Field) - Scott Niederjohn