Browsing: Culture/Politics

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…

Summit Meeting. GOP hopefuls meet for first time, critique Jim Doyle’s tenure, make their cases to be governor. By Charles…

Dubbed a future leader, Paul Ryan already shapes the Washington debate. By Stephen F. Hayes Shortly after 12:30 p.m. on…

Vietnam-born alder targets crime, gets blasted from the left. By David Blaska Madison’s infamous liberalism is so doctrinaire that the…

Why Conservatives Like Me are So… Negative! Two Words: Russ Decker

Letters to the Editor

Who Cares About Voter Fraud?Milwaukee police uncovered a problem, but politicians chose to ignore it. John Fund is a columnist for…

Dispatch: Dane County Have Voters Grown Weary of Kathleen Falk? By David BlaskaIn many respects, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk’s…

Paperless Future Overtaken by the Web and battered by the recession, Wisconsin’s 32 dailies are in a world of hurt.…

Dispatch: The Capitol Can the GOP Strike Again? By Deb JordahlWisconsin Republicans found solace in November’s election results. Despite a…

Dispatch: Milwaukee A Hard Winter, But Spring Brings Hope By Kenneth R. LamkeBesides snow and cold, bad economic news got…

Poll finds Wisconsinites concerned about jobs and the state’s economy.

Poll finds 50% of Wisconsinites thinks cutting state spending by 3% is the solution to the state’s deficit problem.

Likely voters were asked their preferences in the 2008 presidential election as well as factors important to them in choosing a new president.

A survey of public opinion