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Milwaukee’s school choice program shows that letting parents choose a moral ecology is how differing beliefs can coexist.
WEA Trust just announced it is terminating its health insurance business
Scarlett Johnson explains what drove her to act on behalf of her local schools, and why more parents should do so.
In response to falling standards, former Mequon-Thiensville school board member launches charter school
Scarlett Johnson sat down with Badger Institute Policy Director Patrick McIlheran this week to explain what drove her to act on behalf of her local schools, and why more parents should do so.
In response to falling standards, former Mequon-Thiensville school board member launches charter school
As you fill up with gas that as of Thursday averages $4.84 a gallon in metro Milwaukee, remember that the progressive movement in Washington, D.C., long has wanted fuel to be priced as a luxury good.
Policymakers should advance reforms that prioritize GSP, personal income growth
By now, the health emergency has little to do with it
Who wins and who loses?
May 25, 2022aStudent debt forgiveness schemes are both inefficient and unfair policies for helping low-income families.
Criminals are emboldened if they think they won’t get caught
Kids are reaping the consequences of school shutdowns
Alumni also express concerns about debt and the value of their degrees
Sometime during the 2023 session, the Wisconsin Legislature is expected to approve a resolution proposing that voters consider amending the state constitution to restore long-lost legislative oversight of major federal spending initiatives in the state.
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.
As the COVID-19 pandemic struck the United States in 2020, Congress began shotgunning money out over the country in unprecedented ways.
In Burlington, as elsewhere, families wake up to a revolution being inflicted on children.
Climate change alarmism has become a science of its own.
One of the following two things happened this month. Guess which one didn’t:
Of all the wasteful impulses many politicians have, one of the worst is giving big tax breaks to dying industries.

