Editor’s Note
WPRI has transformed itself into the Badger Institute — a name that reaches back to the industrious miners of long ago but also moves us forward in new directions.
By Mike Nichols
The festering mess that is Illinois
And how tax reform and transportation upgrades can help Wisconsin take full advantage.
By Jay Miller
Our frozen melting pot … and who’s responsible
The left’s complaints about cultural appropriation keep Americans separated rather than united.
By Aaron Rodriguez
The future of Foxconn
Wisconsin’s huge investment hinges on the ever-evolving world of display technology.
By Robert S. Anthony
Madison’s goofy, divisive flag flap
Erecting cultural barriers ices out America’s melting pot.
By Mike Nichols
The Age of Trump: View from a Never Trumper
Contrarians must push back against nativist authoritarianism and return to conservative principles.
By Charles J. Sykes
Act 10 savings torpedoed
Federal regulations force school districts to spend that money or face funding cuts.
By Dan Benson and Julie Grace
The Age of Trump: View from a supporter
Never Trumpers’ myopia keeps them from seeing the greater danger that a Clinton presidency would have created.
By Bruce S. Thornton
The shameless chase for federal money
Private contractors help states grab more U.S. dollars at the expense of serving children and the poor.
By Dave Daley
Culture Con: How times have changed for conservatives in America
10 years ago, shaken Republicans thought the future pointed to Hayek and Reagan, not to Bannon and Le Pen.
By Richard Esenberg
Taking a seat: A profile of Daniel Kelly
How he went from relatively unknown lawyer to a justice on Wisconsin’s highest court.
By Dave Daley
