One thing that has struck me about Tuesday’s primary election for Wisconsin's governorship is how comparatively... quiet it has been. Comparatively is a relative term. There has been much consternation lately in Wisconsin political circles - I have expressed some of it, myself - over tomorrow’s Democratic primary
Last week Tuesday, voters across the United States, from California to Virginia to Pennsylvania, and of course, New York City, sent a resounding message: they're furious. A year since Donald Trump was narrowly returned to power, his approval rating is once again in the tank. According to the
Hello everyone. I will begin with an apology for my 3 month silence. It is not out of a lack of desire to write pieces, but I have been spending the last few months acclimating to a new job, and more recently to a totally different work schedule at that
On April 1st, the eyes of America will once again be upon Wisconsin as Judge Susan Crawford and former Governor Scott Walker's attorney general, Brad Schimel, face off in a race that will determine control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This is a tipping point seat - whoever wins
Hello everyone. It's been a few weeks since my last piece, which discussed the influence of billionaires on the Trump administration. In that article, published a day after the inauguration, I noted the alarming and dangerous influence of Elon Musk, a man who spent almost $300 million to
Yesterday, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. You may have heard something about this. But don't worry, I am not here to talk at length about Donald Trump - oceans of ink have been spilled about him, psychoanalyzing, criticizing, contextualizing. And in the
NB: this article has been updated as of 1/18/2025 to add new information If my Minnesotan friends and readers think they are insulated from the Republican party's increasingly anti-democratic turn because their state consistently votes for the Democratic Party, the past week or so may
Hello everyone. I am writing this a few hours after coming back from a canvass in the small town of Mondovi, Wisconsin. It's a town of about 3,000 people about 20 miles south of Eau Claire that voted for Trump by 28 points in 2020. I was
Welcome, readers. I will offer only modest apologies for my absence, as campaign life has been consuming a lot of my energy as of late. I have been canvassing all over the state of Wisconsin - from Cedarburg to Eau Claire to Black River Falls. Each of these communities represents a
Hi everyone, First of all, I want to take the time to specifically thank all of my subscribers for their support. Whether you're a free or paid subscriber, you are supporting my work. Some of the articles I publish take quite a bit of time and research to
CONTENT NOTE: this article contains discussions of violence, racist language, and sexual assault Springfield, Ohio was not a town that occupied a prominent place in the consciousness of America until very recently. Then came Donald Trump. He was armed with a conspiracy that was unashamedly racist. And what has happened
