Opinion
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Tommy Washbush
The growing threat to open government
Opinion | The Wisconsin Supreme Court, once a stalwart defender of the state’s transparency laws, has issued two rulings (and almost a third) that will do great harm to the cause of open government. Read more
Bill Lueders
Wisconsin health official blindsided by department's about-face
The records show that Karen Timberlake, secretary-designee of the state health department, was personally involved in exchanges over this matter, which staff seemed to regard almost entirely as a public relations issue. Read more
Aug 3, 2022
Tommy Washbush
A real steal in ‘24
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving the independent state legislatures doctrine. If the courts rule in favor of this obscure legal theory, legislatures could ignore the will of the people in determining elections outcomes. Read more
Jul 8, 2022
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Conserving — not killing — wildlife should drive Wisconsin’s natural resources strategy
Opinion | Due to threats to biodiversity and shifting human values, the Department of Natural Resources needs to shift it emphasis to protecting all of Wisconsin’s animal and plant diversity. Read more
Jun 14, 2022
By Amaury Laporte, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
Arming teachers to prevent school shootings is a bad idea
Opinion | Since the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, there have been the usual calls for gun regulation, higher security, and increased funding for mental health care. The worst idea, by far, is to arm teachers. Read more
Jun 6, 2022
I'm Muslim and I'm pro-choice
Opinion | Abortions are permitted by Islamic law out of medical necessity. There is no direct prohibition on abortion in the Quran and Sunnah, the two most authoritative biblical sources. Read more
Jun 3, 2022
Wisconsin officials create fake document to cover up misconduct in eviction case
Opinion | After the Wisconsin Department of Health Services revoked fines it had issued against a senior care facility for a wrongful eviction, the original investigative report was replaced on the department's website with one finding no violations. Read more
Jun 1, 2022
Tommy Washbush
Should Democrats and progressives join the culture wars?
Opinion | What’s the best way to defend our public institutions — by staying above the fray? Or by taking the bait and engaging in the right’s increasingly toxic cultural debates? Read more
May 12, 2022
7:00 AM
Health department reversal puts seniors at risk
Opinion | The Wisconsin Department of Health Services revoked a fine it had imposed on a senior health care facility for an illegal eviction. The agency could provide no documents that stated a defense of the facility's actions. Read more
May 3, 2022
8:30 AM
Where have all the art critics gone?
Milwaukee journalist Mary Louise Schumacher's documentary started out as a story about the disappearance of the American art critic. But 'today we regard it as about a new generation of critics who are recasting how this work is done.' Read more
Apr 12, 2022
7:00 AM
Tommy Washbush
Why I no longer support body-worn cameras for police
Opinion | I have grown increasingly skeptical when I hear police arguing for cameras on the basis of accountability and transparency. When have police willingly embraced transparency and accountability? Read more
Apr 11, 2022
4:30 PM
Teaching the value of a free media
Opinion | Since the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Soviet government had decided what was news. Now, our job was to help the young journalists we were working with to differentiate between what was propaganda and what was news. Read more
Mar 17, 2022
12:00 PM
