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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…

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.…