Op-Ed
Why Tenure and Shared Governance Are Needed
Legislators' push for top-down management will damage UW System and chase away top faculty.
Jul 8th, 2015 by William L. Holahan and Charles O. Kroncke
No, It’s Not Cheaper to Keep Them
Subsidy for Bucks' arena won't save money for taxpayers, as Republican Rep. Dean Knudsen has pointed out.
Jul 7th, 2015 by Jon Peacock
Black Milwaukee, Wake Up!
A community activist and NAACP member says black Milwaukeeans need to stop pointing fingers and take action.
Jul 5th, 2015 by Jamaal Smith, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Why We Need Term Limits
Shirley Abrahamson has served 39 years. Fred Risser has served 60 years. Maybe that's too long.
Jun 25th, 2015 by John Torinus
Sheriff Clarke Should Drop the Act
He's become the vehicle for dog-whistle narratives that Fox anchors would never dare utter themselves.
Jun 5th, 2015 by U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore
How to Grow the State Economy
The proposed state budget, and last two budgets, are missing opportunities to grow Wisconsin’s economy.
Jun 4th, 2015 by William L. Holahan and Charles O. Kroncke
Mistake Along the Lake?
Proposed luxury apartment on S. Lake Dr. should be reconsidered.
Jun 2nd, 2015 by Ted Chisholm
A Tale of Two Buildings
An arena and park pavilion are each called “public-private projects.” But they offer quite different conceptions of the public interest.
May 7th, 2015 by Virginia Small
Don’t Change UW System’s Governance
There’s already an exodus of top faculty concerned about ending tenure.
Apr 12th, 2015 by William L. Holahan and Charles O. Kroncke
The Fallacy of Black-on-Black Crime
83% of white murders are committed by whites, so why doesn't that get similar discussion?
Apr 5th, 2015 by Walter Bond
Don’t Sell O’Donnell Park
The proposed plan is being sold as a chance to simply get bids from buyers, but it's really about selling our heritage to private developers.
Mar 24th, 2015 by John Lunz
A Tale of Two Cities
Milwaukee could learn from Auckland, which created a separate, non-profit authority to run the streetcar system.
Feb 5th, 2015 by Tim Jorgenson
