Eight months into Greg Thornton’s attempt to bring the systemic change needed to reverse years of decline in the Milwaukee…

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…

It’s a shock for some: He means what he says, and he does what he promises by Richard Esenberg Last…

Kaleem Caire is tired of waiting. He has watched in frustration as yet another generation of young black men fail…

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of…

The lessons from Indiana’s playbookBy Christopher Ruhl After more than six years in office, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has earned…

The revolution is now These are tumultuous and consequential times in Wisconsin. The pace of change in Madison — and…

By Stephen F. Hayes On Nov. 4, 2008, Barack Obama won 59 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. He won Wisconsin by…

The voters exact vengeance upon the disdainful Democrats. Before the vote on Nov. 2, humorist P.J. O’Rourke quipped that it…

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…

Stephanie Findley learned the hard way that while the public favors school reform, the political system is rigged to kill…

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…

Now what? In November, notes progressive pundit John Nichols, Wisconsin Democrats suffered “the worst defeat of any state party in…