The World Is About to Take a Sharp Turn to the Right
By Nov. 15, 2015 5:48 p.m. In the past year or two, The Economist has become a very interesting read. With its ability to cover most of the major stories across the globe in thoughtful 1- or 2-page...
View ArticleWhat's Wrong With Donald Trump?
By Nov. 27, 2015 1:25 p.m. The latest “Trump Dump” scandal happened when reporters were unable to force him to confirm that he would not start a registry of Muslims in the US. Yes, that is a convoluted...
View ArticlePhil Freund: Wise man
By Dec. 3, 2015 9:23 a.m. Meg Jones of the Journal Sentinel recently wrote an article featuring 84-year old Phil Freund of Menomonee Falls, and it is well worth...
View ArticleIf the John Doe doesn't bother you, you aren't paying attention
At Right Wisconsin, I have a on the indifference of the mainstream liberty to the civil liberties issues raised by the John Doe investigation into conservative advocacy organizations. We can debate the...
View ArticleThe GOP Debate: Celebrate the Variety
By Nov. 13, 2015 11:44 a.m. In his enormously influential book The Conservative Mind, Russell Kirk described what he called the six canons of conservative thought. The second was what he called an,...
View ArticleI want to be like Mike…Adams
| In the late 1970s, 80s and early 90s, I grew up on the 5300 block of Bay Ridge Ave., between Birch Ave. and Lexington Blvd, in Whitefish Bay. It was a close-knit community with a small army of kids...
View ArticleMilwaukee DA goes Bohl-ing for high-profile conviction
| If you read the recent Journal Sentinel by Bruce Vielmetti and Don Walker, you might think that Milwaukee Alderman Jim Bohl is already as good as guilty in the DA’s investigation. It sure makes it...
View ArticleSharp-eyed readers might spot similarities in Wisconsin and Canadian derailments
| The head of the railroad company explaining how some its derailed tanker cars was also the head of a different railroad who explained how some of that company's derailed tanker cares in 1996. More, ....
View ArticleTime for a Walker hit job
| It's always perilous when a national reporter swoops into a state and tries to capture the local mood in the span of a day or two. Last week, Time Magazine's "Swampland" page featured an article...
View ArticleIn defense of isolationism
| There was a crowd at the old Thiensville State Bank building this morning -- and they were all speculating about the outcome of today's local elections. When they had exhausted themselves comparing...
View ArticleWalker to stump for anti-woman rightist governor candidate in VA
| Scott Walker is headed for Virginia with other Tea Party celebs to nail down some chits for a 2016 presidential ego-trip race to campaign for GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli, : Scott...
View ArticleMore on casino pain
| If you have long hair in the winter your hat mashes it down and makes it look knappy. That is why I left the old Thiensville State Bank building and journeyed to Cedarburg for a hair cut. There were...
View ArticleFriday night lights
| "It must be the end times!" exclaimed one of my younger friends as a bunch of us were sitting around in the parlor of the original Thiensville State Bank building. "Otherwise Mississippi State and...
View ArticleBurke's platform still unclear
| It has been just over two months since Mary Burke has announced her candidacy to challenge Scott Walker for Governor next year. It is her first run for statewide office, and the prospects for a...
View ArticleThe Wisconsin GOP's secret weapon
| In the most recent edition of , I wrote about Wisconsin's most underrated Republican politician. You can read the piece in this fancy reader here: Comments (0) | Write a reply... 0 COMMENTS | |...
View ArticleThe President Takes a Boldly Humane Action on Immigration!
| Americans have been demanding reform to our broken immigration system for years. That is why today, I am joining millions of Americans in thanking President Obama for using his executive authority to...
View ArticleThere are two elections in Journal Sentinel's backyard today - and nothing in...
By July 21, 2015 4:53 p.m. There is a primary for Milwaukee Common Council today. Polls are open until 8 PM. There is nothing on the "front page" of the Journal Sentinel's website about it. What's up...
View ArticleToward a Sound Immigration Policy
By Aug. 17, 2015 11:58 a.m. , a sort of codification of much of what he’s been saying on the campaign trail, has generated a great deal of commentary in social media, including that it is “The greatest...
View ArticleTalk radio managers contemptuous of audience
| On June 29th, was rebroadcasting a week-old Jeff Wagner program that had highlighted a wacky base-running play that took place during the June 21st Brewers-Rockies game. And here it is, July 4th, and...
View ArticleFollowing MLK
| As the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech approaches, it is important to pay tribute to a lost historical figure - the guy who spoke after King. (And yes, I am aware...
View ArticlePower: A Lens to Understand Education Policy
By Sept. 30, 2015 8:22 a.m. Recently, a former student called me to vent about the rules of married life and how these rules don’t match the vision that she has for herself as a change agent. As she...
View ArticleComments by Hispanic conservative spark ethnic slurs
| If there is any wonder whether it’s tricky for Hispanic conservatives to wade into the deep waters of the immigration debate, look no further than this screenshot of several self-identified...
View ArticleThank you, Milwaukee Art Museum, for acquiring Eggs Benedict
By July 16, 2015 4:42 p.m. Have you seen Eggs Benedict? I have. It’s quite amazing. When you see it from a distance it just looks like an enormous portrait. The pope is smiling; it’s actually a...
View ArticleTrump wins, Cruz places, Paul shows
By Nov. 11, 2015 7:30 a.m. The construction workers were already hard at it installing water mains down Green Bay Road today as the gang filed into the old Thiensville State Bank building this morning...
View ArticleWhat conservatives really need to understand about free trade
By Sept. 1, 2015 10:00 a.m. Our fellow Purple Wisconsin blogger Van Mobley likes to use an imagined conversation as a literary device. In these conversations, which always take place in someplace...
View ArticleI'm Sorry Mr. Trump, But Immigration Is A Good Thing
By Sept. 24, 2015 4:22 p.m. I'm sorry Mr. Trump, but immigration is a good thing and Milwaukee is living proof. As residents of Milwaukee, we know full well that there is a large population of Hispanic...
View ArticleMocking John McCain for what he endured in a POW camp? Really, Donald Trump?
By July 19, 2015 12:01 p.m. Remember that skit on Saturday Night Live's fake news, where Amy Poehler and Seth Myers would express their disbelief at some insanity in the news? It was called "Really?!...
View ArticleGovernment must send message: Sexual harassment will not be tolerated
| In light of the sexual harassment allegations facing Wisconsin Assembly Majority Leader Bill Kramer, I am imploring that government bodies on both sides of the aisle take a long, hard look at their...
View ArticleMary Burke, a probably gubernatorial casualty
| We’re hearing that potential gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke , gleaning from the masters how to wage a statewide campaign. Journal Sentinel reporter Dan Bice said it best: “Weighing a possible bid...
View ArticleWhat they like about Milwaukee
| Spent the weekend 750 miles east at a high school reunion, found that a decent number of classmates had been to and through Milwaukee and thought I'd pass on what people said they liked about our...
View ArticleOne thing Conservatives need to know about Trade and Trump
By Aug. 26, 2015 1:30 p.m. A conservative friend of mine came rushing in the old Thiensville State Bank building this morning and cried, "is it true what Rick Esenberg has been saying about Trump and...
View ArticleNativism and #BlackLivesMatter: Something in common?
By Aug. 27, 2015 1:28 p.m. We see two political sentiments motivating powerful minorities of voters. The first is nativism, seen in the candidacies of both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. The targets...
View ArticleShorewood hates freedom of the press!
| Here’s a story that you’d think the mainstream media would take more interest in. A number of Wisconsin communities just voted to pull your freedom of speech. I have often heard that, if the Bill of...
View ArticleScott Walker the flip-flopper
By Aug. 24, 2015 6:28 p.m. Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign for president is sputtering. His poll numbers nationally have fallen and he has gone from first to third in Iowa poll. His overall approval...
View ArticleDonald Trump must go
There is no doubt that billionaire business mogul Donald Trump will electrify the Republican primaries like reality TV. Already, his presidential candidacy shot up in a CNN poll showing Trump getting...
View ArticleRising Above Class Warfare
At an economic roundtable a few weeks ago, one of the presenters cited as a concern the growing divide between rich and poor and the aggressive response of many people to news that they don’t like,...
View ArticleCinderella's shock value
Disney is the undisputed champion of the fairy tale. In the past century they have given the world renditions of all the major fairy and folk tales with class, beauty and impeccable production values....
View ArticleIs the "wage floor" really a good idea?
By Sept. 7, 2015 10:29 p.m. The push to pay $15 per hour for the new arena work seems to reast on the idea that $15 per hour is the amount of money that a worker can live on comfortably. It's about...
View ArticleWhat is Self-Governance?
"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself" --Michel de Montaigne Governance generally refers to the interplay of two things: command and obedience, those who rule, and those who are subject to...
View ArticleOn Responsibility
“Our children must learn to take full responsibility for their actions. The whole democratic system depends upon it. For our system is founded on self-government, which is untenable if the individuals...
View ArticleOn High Expectations
Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If it is not true that a diving being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals has gone completely off its head.” --G.K. Chesterton If we are to...
View ArticleOn Streetcars and Value Creation
The proponents of the Streetcar system in downtown Milwaukee seem to summarize their position this way: The new Streetcar system could enhance downtown Milwaukee and make the city more attractive to...
View ArticleObama prepared his budget. Did you?
There was a lot of talk in the news about budgets earlier this month. It started with President Obama’s proposed budget, which he must submit on the first Monday of February according to the Budget Act...
View ArticleA Lesson on Poverty from the Packers' Loss
I spent the weekend in New Jersey in and around the area where the majority of the Revolutionary War battles were fought. My host was a history buff and told us how unlikely it was that the colonists...
View ArticleAre you a Producer or a Consumer?
Some people have said that the world can be divided into two kinds of people -- those who divide the world into two kinds of people, and those who don't. At the risk of falling into the first category,...
View ArticleWhy Free Food and Used Clothes Wont End Poverty
As a member of Lumen Christi Parish in Mequon Thiensville, we have a sister parish in the city called Our Lady of Divine Providence (OLDP) that we support as part of our parish outreach. OLDP is a...
View ArticleThe Genius of Catholicism
Pope Francis’ new Encyclical on the environment will surely cement his place as the darling of the media. It’s true that John Paul II was a very visible Pope, but that had more to do with his charisma...
View ArticleCelebrating 25 Years of School Choice
On May 8th, Hispanics for School Choice is hosting a School Choice 25th Anniversary Gala at Potawatomi Hotel and Casino. Governor Walker will be there, along with former Governor Tommy Thompson. The...
View ArticleIt's Okay to Grow Up
Did you ever look at your dog lying in the pool of shunshine coming through the window and think . . . "You've got it made!" Wouldn't that be great, to have no worries, and just lie in the sun? Or look...
View ArticleThe Right Not to Join
So there is a law requiring workers to join a union and pay dues. Isn't there some irony in the fact that unions were formed to protect workers from being forced to do things against their will . . ....
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