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Economic freedom is worth defending — even when political parties forget it
Independence Day is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of economic freedom as a core national principle. This is not a partisan claim. Economic freedom is not a Democratic or Republican value. It should be seen as an…
Food co-op seen as viable, more likely option than government-funded grocery store in Milwaukee
Co-ops take time but are sustainable and avoid government pitfalls With little evidence that government-funded grocery stores are a lasting and effective answer in America’s inner cities, talk is turning to a classic civil…
Restoring accountability in Wisconsin government
Executive summary Citizens say they want accountable and transparent government, and politicians say they agree. Yet Wisconsin’s state government frequently falls short of delivering it. This chapter, based on research and…
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…
Easy graders make real life harder
New study: Grade-inflating teachers hurt students’ prospects and earnings Grade inflation isn’t just a problem for colleges or employers fooled into thinking they’re getting an exceptional student when they’re getting an…
When students harm themselves economically by going to college
Unwinding distortions in higher education starts to bite into student lending, college funding There is new evidence that some students hurt themselves economically by going to college — a fact Republicans are using to limit…
A foolish law wages war against homemade shindigs
Wedding barn law already bites into Wisconsin businesses A law meant to hobble wedding barns in Wisconsin just went into force Jan. 1, but it already driving away customers long before then. “It bit into my business last…
Superior coal terminal is latest victim of declining Great Lakes shipments
A coal terminal in Superior will terminate its operations this year as cargo shippers are moving less tonnage via the Great Lakes. A decline in cargo moving across the Great Lakes via United States-flagged “lakers” has led to…
Most UW System schools’ enrollments are stagnant as tech colleges flourish
While undergraduate enrollment in most University of Wisconsin System schools trends downward, there has been a dramatic increase in students choosing the state’s technical colleges since the pandemic. Historically tied to…
Port Washington to be land of opportunity for job-seekers
Tech school grads among those who’ll benefit from data centers Technical college graduates and small business owners will be big winners in the massive Vantage Data Centers development soon expected to become the largest…
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