Culture/Politics
Why did New Richmond’s policy make girls give way?
School district’s troubles stem from ignoring off-ramps from conflict Just as a matter of prudence and policy, you have to wonder: Why, in the New Richmond school bathroom debacle, was it the girls who had to move? When girls…
Wisconsin socialists’ dreams outstrip Sweden in price
Everyone will pay Socialism is the song of upcoming summer in Wisconsin as a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist leads the race for the Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination and the rest of the pack sings backup. The…
Socialists’ Milwaukee golden age and the light it sheds now
Socialism is having a politically effervescent moment: From a self-professed socialist winning New York’s mayoralty to leftist members of Wisconsin’s Legislature forming a “Socialist caucus” for the first time since 1931, the…
Grades now hyper-inflated at UW-Madison
Canadian universities have a remedy Grade inflation continues unabated at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The average GPA for undergraduate students at Wisconsin’s flagship university increased to 3.48 in the recently…
Ethnic studies courses required to graduate at all 13 four-year UW schools
The courses, which cover everything from race to gender, have been the subject of scrutiny for pushing left-leaning talking points The University of Wisconsin-Madison isn’t alone in requiring every undergraduate to enroll in…
Time for UW-Madison to do away with Ethnic Studies requirement
Time can be better spent on other things like AI Here’s a question I hope somebody asks anyone who applies to be the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Why in the world in 2026 should we continue to have…
Marquette poll finds 80 percent of Americans trust government ‘only some of the time’ or ‘never’
Independents were among the most distrustful A recent nationwide Marquette University Law School poll found that 80 percent of Americans trust the government “only some of the time” or “never,” a widespread, intergenerational…
Two-thirds of Americans under 30 say people can’t be trusted, Marquette poll finds
Badger Institute exploring impact on neighborliness, civil society, government Two-thirds of Americans under the age of 30 say they believe most people cannot be trusted, a dramatic generational shift, according to the…
Madison perfect example of why cities should stay out of grocery business
‘This is the way communists think’ Government-supported grocery stores are suddenly all the rage. The site of Madison’s proposed municipally-owned grocery store, located in retail space below an apartment building across the…
Republican candidates join nationwide scrutiny of tenure
Badger Institute has argued for more leeway to lay off professors Republican candidates for governor are joining politicians across the country who are increasingly skeptical of tenure guarantees for professors. U.S. Rep. Tom…
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