Sunday Insight With Charlie Sykes
The war on cops….the latest on Clinton and Trump. I joined the panel on Sunday Insight over the weekend on Today’s TMJ-4 in Milwaukee. You can watch the whole show here.
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2018 Governor’s Race: Dem Bench is Weak, But a lot Can Change in a Year
The Capital Times’ Jessie Opoien asked for my take on the 2018 Governor’s vace. Will Walker seek another term? Who are the democrats going to run? “The Democrats’ bench is weak,” said Republican strategist Brian Fraley, head of the conservative firm Edge Messaging. “But a lot can change in a year. And the Trump impact…
My Thoughts on Charlie Sykes’ Semi-Retirement
I first met Charlie Sykes more than 25 years ago when I was a Senior at the UW. He was speaking at a conference of collegiate journalists in Evanston, Illinois and as the author of ProfScam was emerging as one of the most insightful critics of higher education at the time. He was so entertaining…
Senator Ron Johnson was doing this, and you had no idea
United States Senator Ron Johnson was doing this and you had no idea.
No, it’s not some tawdry personal indiscretion. Rather,
Top Three Reasons Paul Ryan Will Not Be “Cantored”
My take on why Sarah Palin is just plain wrong.
The 9er – Episode 50 – 07.23.18
It’s Episode 50 of The 9er!! Today, Lisa tells us about the time she punched a guy in the face. Dan has a seemingly unwarranted hatred of people that use chopsticks in an Asian restaurant. Brian has never been to EAA. And the gang discuss Josh Hader’s tweets. Those, plus four more topics on today’s…
Missing the point, again.
Stories like this bug me to no end. Over a five-year period that included the near-elimination of collective bargaining in Wisconsin’s public schools, the teacher workforce in metro Milwaukee is smaller, less experienced and still largely white, according to a new report. The metro region also lost 700 teachers during that time, but that trend…
This Week’s Half Hour Happy Hour
This week Nik Nelson and I preview the Wisconsin Conservative Action Conference and review the week that was.
My take on Feingold-Johnson as campaign hits the final day
When asked to opine on the state of Wisconsin’s US Senate race, I offered my take: Conservative strategist Brian Fraley, who owns the communications firm Edge Messaging, said Johnson has done “almost everything right” since Labor Day. “When national Republicans took their money elsewhere, Johnson’s campaign turned it up a notch, didn’t surrender, and just…
MU Law Poll Analysis
It is not time to panic, but don’t kid yourself, all is not well. Parental obligations and client meetings this afternoon preclude me from the usual Marquette University rapid reaction video. But after getting grief from folks (who knew you cared?), I will take a minute to offer a brief perspective on the results….