Browsing: Civil Society

A discussion on black conservativism that took place on the UW-Madison campus and was broadcast live on Zoom Saturday was interrupted by what appeared to be a coordinated protest when someone hacked into the online portion, insulted speakers with vulgar language and was joined by a handful of others who exposed  themselves onscreen nude or masturbating.

We need to do a better job telling stories of others, men and women, Black and White, who have achieved great things because without examples, without hope and aspiration, without belief, the American Dream really will be lost.

The Badger Institute’s visiting fellow, Eloise Anderson, explains why men who have been left behind are vital to a new civil society.

The good things in life in this democracy — opportunity, fulfillment, upward mobility, prosperity, the redounding energy and succor that comes from free association, love of relatives and friends

Milwaukee’s school choice program shows that letting parents choose a moral ecology is how differing beliefs can coexist.

There is never one cure-all for complex societal problems like poverty or morally, economically and emotionally untethered children. The first thing is to recognize the problem for what it is. The numbers make that easy.

Governor’s veto lays bare the doubletalk of the CRT crowd.

The following is testimony delivered by Badger Institute Senior Vice President Michael Jahr in favor of AB 692, a bill designed to eliminate the marriage penalty for participants in the Wisconsin Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program.

Hear a special message from Badger Institute President Mike Nichols.

If you’ve recently filled out a school admission form, read a story in the local paper, or listened to a white politician talk about Latinos, then you may have heard the term Latinx.

Listen to a special message from our staff.

Young conservatives fear and loathe cancel culture 

A frank conversation excerpted from the Badger Institute’s podcast series, Free Exchange 

Civil Rights Leader Bob Woodson from the Woodson Center joins the Badger Institute to discuss his alternative to Critical Race Theory. Originally live-streamed on July 22nd, 2021.

Most of the Declaration of Independence was a litany of grievances against King George III. The language was pretty stark

Downplayed by the media, two very different COVID-19 outcomes for the old and young

Elections commission is confident that ballot tracking and barcoding will mean smooth and secure voting

Madison protesters  sacrifice symbol of abolition, equality and freedom for Black Lives Matter dogma

How people — and finely crafted furniture — leave an indelible imprint on our lives

1800s utopian commune called Ceresco was established — and collapsed — just blocks from where GOP was later founded