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Fall 2016

By Badger InstituteAugust 4, 2016
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A forgotten part of Wisconsin’s past

We often seem to be living in an age of cultural and political amnesia, in which we both ignore the past or try to whitewash its rougher edges to fit our own prejudices. Our cover story in this edition of Wisconsin Interest seeks to restore a forgotten, but quite extraordinary, part of that history.

The University of Wisconsin prides itself on its progressive roots and traditions. But as Thomas C. Leonard writes, there is also a darker side to that past — scholars who trafficked in virulent racism, flirted with eugenics and openly advocated for denial of basic human rights to blacks, women and the disabled. Their decidedly regressive beliefs do not, of course, discredit the “Wisconsin Idea,” but they provide an essential gloss on that chapter in our state’s history.

We are also honored to be able to share Robert L. Woodson Sr.’s thoughts about the future of the central city, especially in the wake of this summer’s riots in Milwaukee. He focuses on grass-roots efforts to turn lives around, programs that are often invisible to those on the outside. On a less hopeful note, James Wigderson looks at the failed attempt to create a turnaround school district in Milwaukee.

Elsewhere in this issue, we wrestle with the dilemma of how to fund the state’s transportation infrastructure, featuring pro and con arguments for raising the gas tax and exploring the possibility of toll roads.

Dave Daley examines the threat that a new federal housing rule holds for local control, and Sunny Schubert sits down for a candid conversation with newly elected Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley. Finally, Richard Esenberg looks back at a depressing and deplorable presidential campaign and remembers that there was once a time when conservatives actually cared about freedom. “No matter who wins on Nov. 8, the work of rebuilding our movement begins the next day,” he writes.

Amen.

— Charles J. Sykes

Fall Dispatches

Alt-reality leaves its mark on presidential campaign.
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Toll roads in Wisconsin

Revenue from tolling could help solve the state’s transportation funding dilemma.
By Robert W. Poole Jr.

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A missed opportunity

The plan to turn around failing Milwaukee schools was doomed from the start.
By James Wigderson

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Beyond the riots

Milwaukee, and cities like it across the nation, should look to indigenous ‘Joseph’ groups in their communities that are quietly making a difference.
By Robert L. Woodson Sr.

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On the Frontlines with Rebecca Bradley

Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley is out to prove that voters got it right.
By Sunny Schubert

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More than shoestrings

Former inmates need hope, and jobs.
By Mike Nichols

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Fair housing rule threatens local control

A new federal regulation for adding diversity to suburbs and towns is social engineering, critics say.
By Dave Daley

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Culture Con

There was a time when conservatives cared about freedom.
By Richard Esenberg

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UW progressives had regressive beliefs

Prominent Wisconsin scholars deemed blacks, women and the disabled as innately inferior and undeserving of many rights.
By Thomas C. Leonard

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