Most Popular Murphy’s Law Columns

Foxconn, Scott Walker, Aurora and more.

By Bruce Murphy - Dec 26th, 2019 03:39 pm

Gov. Scott Walker and Foxconn plan.

Yes, Scott Walker was defeated in November 2018, but he has worked hard to stay in the news, and what may have been his biggest folly, the Foxconn deal, also continues to grab headlines as the company has repeatedly changed its plans and promises. So those two topics dominated the the most-read Murphy’s Law columns this year. Here are the top ten:

10. The Eternal Campaign of Scott Walker

Gov. Scott Walker. Photo from the State of Wisconsin.

9. How Walker Wrecked State’s Prisons

Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School. Photo from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

8. Foxconn Deal Looks Dead

Ceremonial groundbreaking at the Foxconn campus. Photo from The White House.

7. Summerfest CEO Awarded $2.33 Million

Don Smiley speaks to the media. Photo taken December 8th, 2016 by Michael Horne.

6. How Aurora Makes Us Poorer

St. Luke’s Medical Center. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.

5. Foxconn’s Gift from Electric Customers

Design for Foxconn’s campus. Photo from the WEDC.

4. Foxconn May Cut State GDP By $6 Billion

Foxconn’s North American. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.

3. Journal Sentinel Veterans Vanishing

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Headquarters. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.

2. 12 Reasons The Foxconn Deal Is Dying

Foxconn signing. Photo by Graham Kilmer.

1. What Walker Cost Wisconsin

Governor Scott Walker at the 10th Street Brewery Expansion Groundbreaking. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.

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