Wisconsin Parental Choice Program is not free

Republicans in the state legislature need to put up or shut up when it comes to school funding. On July 5, 2023, Gov. Tony Evers pulled a political stunt and, with a line-item veto, gave schools the ability to increase spending to help match increases in cost not just for the 2023-2025 state budget but for 400 years in the future. Evers’ stunt blatantly pandered to teachers and school offi...

Dear editor, Trump adviser Stephen Miller recently said that power and violence rule the world. Kingdoms and empires have always fought over land, resources, religion, and influence, and the stronger party took the spoils. After two world wars, nations tried to build something better. International law, treaties, and institutions were created to protect smaller countries and to restrain raw agg...

Dear editor, In our country’s Declaration of Independence, adopted unanimously on July 4, 1776, there is a phrase well known to U.S. citizens: “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” These are listed as examples of unalienable rights given to all people by their Creator. At their core, these rights reflect two foundational American values: safety and freedom. Who does not want to f...