The power of the president to pardon is absolute. There is no chance for review, except for Congress to remove the president if he exercises it without principle.
Decisions about admission into college are based on a gamut of factors. Potentially among them: a student’s understanding of parabolas, perihelions and the Reconstruction—that is, his or her academic preparation and performance. But should those decisions also take into account the resourcef…
When legacy businesses are threatened by new competitors, too often they respond by lobbying for regulation to quash them. It’s notable, then, that Marriott recently announced it is starting a new home-rental business, putting the world’s biggest hotel operator in direct competition with Air…
We can continue as we have been, pretending not to see, or we can address the issue of homelessness head on.
If we truly “back the badge,” we should support their spouse and children
The 21st century will be led by the nation that best prepares for the future of technology.
Anyone who still assumes that legal abortion is here to stay, and that Roe v. Wade is the settled law of the land, should take a hard look at what’s happening right now in red America.
The prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has said she does not think anyone would argue that the perpetrator of the Christchurch massacre should have been able to livestream mass murder. Maybe that question elicits something close to unanimity—but in trying to make the Internet saf…
The biggest mistake Republicans have made so far in changing Gov. Tony Evers' $83.5 billion budget proposal, is their rejection of hundreds of millions of federal dollars for a Medicaid expansion.
Gov. Tony Evers should give all state Department of Corrections guards and sergeants a raise.
Last Saturday, I found myself among the miles and miles of cars waiting. The cars stretched back as a far as the eye could see, and the wait was up to four hours.
Privately, CEOs are gushing about the possibility of replacing their workforces with robots.
Apply a coat of paint directly on your vehicle’s rust spot, and what happens? It looks better. For a while. If you don’t do the hard work—sanding, priming and the like—the rust soon eats through the paint and the unsightly spot returns with a vengeance.
On plans to put Rock County offices in former Pick ‘n Save on south side: Seems like a good move overall, a plus for the south side. County employees are paid pretty decent, and they’re going to go to local restaurants for lunch, gas stations, etc. The old human service buildings by the jail…
As many as 1 million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction, many within a few decades.
It is no secret that Scott Walker played the fool in what were generously referred to as “negotiations” with Foxconn, the multinational corporation that reached a sweetheart deal with the former governor in 2017. Walker locked Wisconsin taxpayers into a semi-permanent relationship with a con…
Addressing our growing transportation needs has become a hotly-debated topic at the state and national levels. In Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed transportation budget offers a responsible and urgently-needed path forward to address an issue that has been studied, debated, avoided and d…
Big ag companies killed family farms and polluted our water, while politicians blamed our immigrant neighbors. Let’s not turn on each other again.
If you’ve never bicycled to work, consider it now. May is National Bike Month, Bike to Work Week runs May 11-18 and Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 17.
When so much about politics is partisan, one might expect a topic like police body cameras to be contentious, particularly as it relates to public access to recordings.
As a former U.S. attorney for Massachusetts and former head of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department under President Ronald Reagan, I have tremendous respect for the rule of law in our nation. It was John Adams, in drafting the Massachusetts state constitution, who wrote that the c…
Last August, Facebook and several other tech giants took the precipitous step of banning the odious Alex Jones from their platforms. Jones’ expulsion appeared deserved given his repugnant tactics such as the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory that led to a shooting by a deranged follower and clai…
The bidding war for votes in the Democratic presidential primary escalated quickly last week with a proposal by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren to wipe out student debt, courtesy of the taxpayers.
The U.S. economy is growing at such a fast clip and the unemployment rate is so low that … there must be something terribly wrong. Does that make sense? No, but the healthy state of the country seems to be too much for some economists, talking heads and others in the chattering class. They s…
It’s always fun when the gang gets back together, and that was definitely the case when President Trump stopped by to rally the Wisconsin team at the Resch Center on Saturday.
Prediction: Republican legislators will have built and passed their own 2019-21 state budget in two months, meeting a July 1 deadline.
Stan Milam has tried his best to be an Ambassador of Optimism about all things Janesville, but that hasn't stopped him getting accused of being a cynic.
If an agreement limited to nuclear weapons was too narrow in 2015, Iran's actions since have made such a deal entirely insufficient.
Lottery winners looking to splurge may have to scale back if they've failed to pay property taxes, parking tickets or other city bills under a provision in Evers' budget proposal.
There are Americans cashing their first Social Security checks this year who had better make backup plans.
Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., is one of the many candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. But that’s not his only long-shot bid. He also wants to claim Christianity for contemporary progressive politics.
Due to the resignation of Jens Jorgenson, the Janesville City Council met in open session April 16 to discuss how to fill this vacancy. The council decided to take applications until noon Friday. The details of this process are mentioned on the city website, ci.janesville.wi.us.
This Earth Day, it almost feels like we should be carving some turkey. Why? Because we have a lot to be thankful for since the first Earth Day event occurred 49 years ago.
Once upon a time, the Mueller report was supposed to mark the end of the “Russiagate” mystery.
As Americans observe Earth Day this Monday, let’s take a moment to reflect on the power of the grassroots movement behind that first celebration in 1970, which led to dramatic changes that improved the quality of our lives through cleaner air and water.
The release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, along with allegations of obstruction of justice by the president, has (seemingly) answered some questions but only generated still others.
Whether he’s advocating a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border or threatening to completely shut down entries, President Trump is more about theatrics than logistics on immigration policy.
The PROTECT Act, the health insurance reform bill unveiled last week by 18 Senate Republicans, is aptly named, albeit not for the reason its sponsors suggest.
By most measures, Marlena Rucker has a solid resumé: a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, a certificate in web design and completion of a real estate program through Marquette University.
Despite mounting evidence that bipartisan action by Wisconsin's elected officials is wishful thinking on our part, we'll keep advocating for it. Because we believe that's what Wisconsinites want, and we believe that taking bipartisan action is the right thing to do.
The first time I saw it, I could barely breathe. It was so beautiful against the cerulean sky. Our Lady of Paris. It looked like a mass of lace, draped over scaffolding, with giant crystal kaleidoscope windows. I fell in love with a building that was the heart of a country.
