Enough of the ageist jokes and armchair neurology evaluations of mental fitness. Enough with the personal attacks on hair color and mispronunciation of words. Enough with the inflammatory rhetoric spewing from both sides of the political aisle.
The one thing that doesn’t seem to be getting that much attention following the attempt on former President Donald Trump's life was that the shooter, once again, used an assault rifle.
I found Kathleen Parker's July 9 column, "Biden has a woman problem — or two," offensive.
In all the discussion of the recent Supreme Court decisions, I have noticed a consistent attitude of the critics. They don’t like the practical results of many decisions, but seldom look at the legal reasoning for those decisions.
After the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the Republican strategy is that Trump is going to run a Teddy Roosevelt-style campaign, according to a Republican strategist on NBC’s "Meet the Press."
During the upcoming election, many Democratic voters will need to hold their noses and cover their ears to reelect U.S Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison.
Some GOP rhetoric has not been kind to Trump
New amendments would disrupt balance of power
An increasing number of Democratic members of our government are asking President Joe Biden to step down and withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. I believe this is a huge mistake. It would only weaken the chances of preserving our democracy against the far-right.
It happened. All the facts are not out, but we know an attempt was made to kill Donald Trump on Saturday evening at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
On the surface, the State Journal's July 7 editorial, “Reshaping UW is painful but necessary," makes sense. After all, who believes a college campus in Wisconsin can be operated for 60 students?
Why the surprise about a shooting at a political rally? It happens every day, and it happens everywhere else: at elementary schools, churches, synagogues, nail salons, shopping malls and festivals.
The Republican National Committee changed a street sign from Herb Kohl Way to Donald J. Trump Way prior to the party's national convention in Milwaukee this week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
With our nation’s 248 birthday just celebrated on July 4, the timing is perfect for reflection on what makes us special and how can we preserve this gem called America. While we tend to take things for granted, our democracy is at great risk, depending on the outcome of our fall elections.
I was horrified by the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. It is the culmination of the hateful and untrue rhetoric made toward Trump and his campaign for president. He has been called an extremist, terrorist and existential threat to democracy. He was even compared to Ad…
I’ve been a climate activist since 2013 when I joined Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Recently, I emailed another member an article. Studies show the Gulf Stream could shut down, perhaps in 20 years and almost certainly by 2100. This current keeps Europe warm for its latitude, and spreads ocean nut…
Alexander Hamilton in Federalist 69 pointed out that the president was not a monarch and would be “amenable” to (meaning subject to) “punishment and disgrace.” In Federalist 75 he recognized the potential of that an elected man “might sometimes be under temptations to sacrifice his duty to h…
In the current political climate of Madison, it is imperative for residents to transcend divisive wedge issues and cultivate a deeper understanding with their rural counterparts. Instead of succumbing to the allure of resentment-driven politics, we must embrace a spirit of dialogue and commo…
I've known my neighbor Chuck Erickson for decades through my volunteer work at the Bayview Community Center and in his position on the Dane County Board. I've always supported him as a candidate for the board.
John Lennon rightly believed the first step toward peace was imagining it. If we lose that ability, the costs could be catastrophic.
When I was a chemistry major 60 years ago, I wanted to take the introductory economics course for economics majors, but I feared the competition would be too strong. The professor assured me that physical science majors often got As in his course -- it was the economics majors who often got …
With Louisiana mandating the Ten Commandments be on display in public schools and Oklahoma going a step further by adding the Bible to its public school American history curriculum, we as a nation are on a new slippery slope.
Finally, after years of delay, Waunakee's Highway 113 North (North Century Avenue) is under construction. The bridge replacement over Six Mile Creek is first on the schedule.
Anyone (with the possible exception of Joe Biden) can win a debate against Donald Trump if they stick to these points:
Mayadev is best choice for 77th Assembly seat
If the questions put on the ballot by the Legislature pass in the Aug. 13 primary, they will amend our state constitution. Both questions, if passed, would alter the balance of power and have the potential to make Wisconsin citizens less safe. Let me explain.
If President Joe Biden doesn’t exit his position as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, he will not only lose to challenger and former President Donald Trump, he will cost his party winnable seats in the Senate and the House.
January to July was discovery to recovery. Many people have experienced a similar schedule for a major medical event.
Why the secrecy in Sauk County government? The Sauk County Board on March 28 voted in closed session to start negotiating with a private buyer the sale of the county’s nursing home in Reedsburg. Board chair Tim McCumber announced the decision to negotiate with just one of three interested bu…
Americans should reread the Declaration of Independence to better understand our equal rights and our voting as essential to government. But this year, read about the "establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states” by the King of England.