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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…

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…

Here at WPRI, we seem to be writing about Paul Ryan a lot. People are probably starting to wonder if our acronym…

Recently, a liberal friend suggested that I read President Obama’s “nuanced and thoughtful defense of government” at the University of…

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

While it makes sense that Paul Ryan would be the conservative pin-up guy in 2010, the story was much different…

The economy dominates every political and policy conversation these days. Some people know what they’re talking about, most do not.…

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 Mike Nichols Research Assistance by Christian Schneider Long before he became a prominent, well-paid lobbyist skilled in influencing lawmakers…

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

Wanted: fresh thinking I was pleased with the new format for Wisconsin Interest (March 2009). It was a good read…