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We chose to serve our country in the Armed Forces because we love what our nation stands for. An important part of the American heritage is the access to our nation’s public lands and great outdoors, which are important to us for hunting, fishing and hiking but also are important to veterans…

This editorial will not mention the name of the man who allegedly opened fire in a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Instead, we’d like readers to remember the name Matt Wennerstrom. The 20-year-old is a weekly regular at the Borderlilne Bar & Grill and says he thinks of other r…

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In a far-reaching special report this week, journalists from the Philadelphia Inquirer and Boston Globe found that the leaders of the U.S. Catholic Church are far better at covering up child sexual abuse than stopping it.

A few weeks before the election, a roomful of Wisconsinites gathered to share some of the stories that are often left out of political campaigns. At a Racine gathering of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, visitors shared real-life stories about poverty in the state.

My high school letter jacket adorned with volleyball medals, which my grandma attached with black thread, hangs in our back-hall closet. While I do not anticipate wearing this jacket daily again, I like to see a flash of it as I grab a new coat when the seasons change.

In 1845, Congress passed the law designating Election Day as the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. Why? Because that time follows the fall harvest but precedes the worst of winter. Nearly two centuries ago, in an agrarian society, that measure was designed to expand votin…

Remember the start to Donald Trump’s presidency? Feels like a million years ago, and a million news cycles, we know. But on Jan. 23, 2017, his first work day in office, Trump made it clear that his Job One would be boosting economic growth. The president said he wanted to reduce the corporat…

The other day, over 20 people died in an airstrike in Yemen’s coastal city of Hodeidah.

In July 2017, Gov. Scott Walker and President Donald Trump announced the third-largest economic development incentive package in U.S. history: $3 billion of incentives for Foxconn to build a $10 billion, 1,000-acre factory complex that promised to employ 13,000 workers.

In 2016, I crisscrossed Wisconsin with Sen. Ron Johnson and other Republican leaders, and we made the people of this state a promise: If entrusted with their vote, Congress would pursue policies that would lift up this economy, expand opportunities for more Americans, strengthen our national…

There comes a moment in the history of any people when the strength of their united character is put to the test. A moment when the labels we assign each other—rich, poor, white, black, red, blue—must by great necessity be set aside in order to protect the fundamental good that lies at the h…

Millions of Americans will vote on state and local tax hikes on the Tuesday ballot. They may not know that, however, because governments have disguised the hikes as “bond issues.” There will be hundreds of general obligation bonds on the ballot across the country to raise billions of dollars…

As you head to the polls this Tuesday—or if you’re one of the growing number of Wisconsinites who are early voting—you’ll find that you’re not only voting for candidates, you’re voting on the issues that impact your life every day.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin likes to say “healthcare is personal.”

The social network Gab.com styled itself as a defender of right-leaning and provocative speech that mainstream social networks couldn’t stomach.

President Donald Trump has announced his first potentially strong action against America’s inordinate prescription drug prices—the first that could meaningfully lower Medicare drug spending. The idea is to narrow the gap between U.S. prices and those of other countries.

More than 60 percent of Americans—including majorities of Republicans, independents, and Democrats—believe that the adult use of marijuana ought to be legal. And an estimated 20 percent of Americans now live in a state where cannabis use by those over the age of 21 is permitted.

I had a conversation recently with a supporter of President Trump while going door-to-door, talking with voters. He mentioned to me that Democrats do not know what is important to people, and, therefore, Democrats would not be receiving his vote. Eventually I asked him what he considered imp…

The murder of Jamal Khashoggi should spark a long-overdue recalibration of U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia and its reckless de facto leader, Mohammed bin Salman. In the past several years the crown prince has launched a series of foolhardy foreign policy initiatives that have damaged U.S. i…

A note from Karen Attiah, Global Opinions editor for The Washington Post: I received this column from Jamal Khashoggi’s translator and assistant the day after Jamal was reported missing in Istanbul. The Post held off publishing it because we hoped Jamal would come back to us so that he and I could edit it together. Now I have to accept: That is not going to happen.

Pop a champagne cork. Or spark up a joint.

Stein’s Law, as that dictum and its variations have come to be known, originally referred to ever-widening budget deficits, though quickly expanded to include phenomena such as economic booms. We may soon watch the rule assert itself on both counts.

The most impressive statement to make about Sears as it seeks bankruptcy court protection is also the most damning: Sears was the Amazon of its time.

Historians will remind us that the Roman Catholic Church has been beleaguered over the centuries by many unsavory and unorthodox acts by individuals and their leadership, and it has managed to heal. Acts of materialism, mixing of church affairs with government, political infighting, bigotry,…

Two years ago it would have been inconceivable that the rulers of Saudi Arabia, a close U.S. ally, would be suspected of abducting or killing a critic who lived in Washington and regularly wrote for The Post—or that they would dare to stage such an operation in Turkey, another U.S. ally and …

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The world is in a dangerously self-destructive place. The new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change spells out in great detail the dire environmental changes that are already underway as a result of global warming—changes that will undoubtedly intensify within the lifetim…

I was the cosponsor of the anti-bullying ordinance that received extensive coverage by The Gazette.

Holy cow! Last week couldn’t have been a better week for Wisconsin to host the World Dairy Expo. That is because that same week that farmers from across the world gathered in Madison, President Donald Trump announced a new trade deal between the U.S., Mexico and Canada that will help Wiscons…

It took a Cook County jury less than eight hours to affirm a conclusion most of Chicago reached nearly three years ago: Police Officer Jason Van Dyke did not need to kill Laquan McDonald.

Old friends from The Washington Post in the 1970s write to me, agonizing over where journalism is headed.

Americans were confronted Tuesday with a profound problem, one that challenges our commitment to accountable democratic government and justice. It is an awful truth that we must face now that the New York Times has published a richly-documented, 14,000-word expose alleging decades of deeply …

Republicans scrambled to push through tax reform last year in part because they thought it would boost their chances in this year’s midterm elections. They were wrong about that—but last year’s tax reform may help President Donald Trump’s chances in 2020.

Trying to protect an open internet state by state, rather than by federal law, is a daunting and unwieldy goal.

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I fear the Senate will conclude that boys will be boys—and sometimes sexual predators—but they can still grow up to be Supreme Court justices.

It’s a problem that has no easy solution.

Sadly, the week-long pause in Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation process is likely to give him the seat on the Supreme Court that he clearly does not deserve.

You are on your way to work and waiting at a red light behind two other cars at an intersection. The light turns green, but the car at the front of the line just sits there, not moving. After 8 to 10 seconds, those behind the first car begin blowing their horns. Only then does the first car …

Sen. Ron Johnson’s recent assertion that Dr. Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault are "false memories" goes against everything that psychological science has to say about memory.

Brett Kavanaugh’s fraught relationship with the truth took another hit Sunday, when a classmate from Yale called the Supreme Court nominee’s claim of being a moderate drinker in college a “blatant mischaracterization.” Under oath, Kavanaugh said that he was too busy being angelic—studying an…

Many of the people who live in eastern North and South Carolina were flooded out of their homes and businesses during and after the arrival of Hurricane Florence, which dumped up to 50 inches of rain on them. After they have returned to their properties, surveyed the damage and salvaged what…

Wealth is more concentrated now than it was in John D. Rockefeller's day.

On Monday, the Supreme Court will start a new term, with a docket packed with cases that could affect our personal lives, the environment and American democracy itself.

Mosquitoes are one of a few irritations we put up with in order to enjoy the many perks of life in the Lowcountry. And fortunately, the consequences of venturing out in the summer without bug spray are usually little more than itchy bumps.

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The #MeToo movement that exploded in fall 2017 after published reports about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s grotesque history of sexual misconduct and worse is a hugely positive development. It’s led to stunning revelations about high-profile men in entertainment, academia and politic…