Badger InstituteBadger Institute
  • Home
  • Issues
    • Taxes
    • Education
    • Crime & Justice
    • Spending & Accountability
    • Economy & Infrastructure
    • Federalism
    • Licensing
    • Healthcare
    • Civil Society
  • Mandate for Madison
  • Research
  • Magazines
    • Diggings
    • Wisconsin Interest
  • Events
  • Media
    • Podcast
    • Fact Sheets
    • Viewpoints
    • Press Releases
    • Badger in the News
    • Video
    • Audio
    • Testimony
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Board of Directors
    • Team
    • Visiting Fellows
    • America’s Future
    • Careers
  • Newsletter
  • Donate
  • Contact Us

Subscribe for Updates

Get the latest news and updates from Badger Institute.

What's New

UW-Milwaukee Graduation Numbers for Black Students Plummet Even Further

June 1, 2023

Why public school-goers support choice

June 1, 2023

Natural gas and regulation in Wisconsin: a policy brief

June 1, 2023
Facebook Twitter YouTube LinkedIn Instagram
TRENDING:
  • UW-Milwaukee Graduation Numbers for Black Students Plummet Even Further
  • Why public school-goers support choice
  • Natural gas and regulation in Wisconsin: a policy brief
  • State landlords hit hard by eviction moratorium
  • Legislature protects Milwaukeeans from $15-per-rider fare-free trolley folly
  • Latest crime figures show a Milwaukee in trouble
  • Wisconsin lawmakers in the dark on broadband
  • Foreseeing the Future of Wisconsin’s Flat Tax
  • Donate
  • Newsletter
  • Contact
Facebook Twitter YouTube LinkedIn Instagram
Badger InstituteBadger Institute
SUPPORT OUR MISSION
  • Issues
    • Taxes
    • Education
    • Crime & Justice
    • Spending & Accountability
    • Economy & Infrastructure
    • Federalism
    • Licensing
    • Healthcare
    • Civil Society
  • Mandate for Madison
  • Research
  • Magazines
    • Diggings
    • Wisconsin Interest
  • Events
  • Media
    • Podcast
    • Fact Sheets
    • Viewpoints
    • Press Releases
    • Badger in the News
    • Video
    • Audio
    • Testimony
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Board of Directors
    • Team
    • Visiting Fellows
    • America’s Future
    • Careers
Facebook Twitter YouTube LinkedIn
DONATE
Badger InstituteBadger Institute
Home » Featured » Fall 2014
Economy and Infastructure

Fall 2014

By Badger InstituteAugust 4, 2014
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest

Here we are again

In a few weeks, Wisconsin voters will again get to decide whether to continue the conservative revolution in Wisconsin. If the polls are right, it will be close.

Mike Nichols takes a look at a possible dystopian (for conservatives) future: What would happen here if Mary Burke is elected governor and is faced with a GOP legislature? Would she be able to fulfill the fondest dreams of the unionist left? Spoiler alert: Nichols thinks not. But as he writes, her defeat of Scott Walker would usher in a very different Wisconsin.

Our cover stories in this issue focus on the intersection of high-tech innovation and deregulation, which also happens to be the intersection of the free market and generational politics. Christian Schneider recounts his Uber ride to the dark side, or at least Madison, where the innovative ride-sharing company is still illegal. Jim Epstein argues that “the rise of Uber and Lyft is also more than a paradigm for the salutary effect of technology forcing change on outdated governmental operations. These two firms foreshadow a much larger technological shift that may be as significant as the invention of the Model T.”

In “Rise of Disability Nation, veteran journalist Steve Prestegard explores the disturbing numbers of Americans who are claiming they aren’t healthy enough to work and who are tapping into and straining the Social Security system.

This issue also features a compelling portrait of a former member of the teachers union who took on the establishment. Sunny Schubert chronicles the extraordinary story of Kristi LaCroix, a Kenosha teacher who took on the union in one of the state’s strongest union towns.

And do not miss Warren Kozak’s gem: the rediscovery of what British writer Alistair Cooke found when he drove through Wisconsin in 1942.

— Charles J. Sykes

Cab Ride to the Future

Uber and Lyft show how tech innovation and deregulation benefit society
By Jim Epstein

Read More…

She Stood Up

Kristi LaCroix challenged the teachers unions, faced withering attacks and then triumphed
By Sunny Schubert

Read More…

Going my way

The author learns about Uber and Lyft on his illegal ride to work
By Christian Schneider

Read More…

The Imperial President

The law, Obama wants us to believe, is whatever he says it is
By Richard Esenberg

Read More…

Rescue Call

Deficit hawk will bring a sober message to WPRI’s annual dinner
By Mike Nichols

Read More…

The Rise of Disability Nation

What explains the growing numbers of Americans claiming they aren’t healthy enough to work?
By Steve Prestegard

Read More…

Road Trip

How an Englishman’s drive through the Dairy State in 1942 revealed the genius of the Wisconsin Idea
By Warren Kozak

Read More…

What Happens If Burke Wins

It’s Jan. 5, 2014. Mary Burke is sworn in as governor. Will she make liberal dreams come true?
By Mike Nichols

Read More…

Featured
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Telegram Email
Badger Institute

Related Posts

Natural gas and regulation in Wisconsin: a policy brief

June 1, 2023

State landlords hit hard by eviction moratorium

May 25, 2023

Coalition of Free Market Healthcare Advocates includes Badger Institute

May 15, 2023
Subscribe

Sign Up for Top Picks

Our weekly e-Newsletter with the latest items and updates

Connect with Badger Institute
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
About Us
About Us

The Badger Institute is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit institute established in 1987 working to engage and energize Wisconsinites and others in discussions and timely action on key public policy issues critical to the state’s future, growth and prosperity.

Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn

Sign Up for Top Picks

Our weekly e-Newsletter with the latest items and updates

What’s New

UW-Milwaukee Graduation Numbers for Black Students Plummet Even Further

June 1, 2023

Why public school-goers support choice

June 1, 2023

Natural gas and regulation in Wisconsin: a policy brief

June 1, 2023

State landlords hit hard by eviction moratorium

May 25, 2023
© 2023 Badger Institute | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Sitemap

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

This site uses functional cookies and external scripts to improve your experience.

Privacy settings

Privacy Settings

This site uses functional cookies and external scripts to improve your experience. Which cookies and scripts are used and how they impact your visit is specified on the left. You may change your settings at any time. Your choices will not impact your visit.

NOTE: These settings will only apply to the browser and device you are currently using.

CRM Software

Customer Relationship Management Software

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Powered by Cookie Information