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LETTER TO THE EDITOR - Reaganomics failed

In the 1980s, President Reagan introduced what supporters called “free-market” economics and critics called “trickle-down” economics. This policy included deregulation, tax cuts on income and ...
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Don’t blame Canada for major wildfires

Six Wisconsin Republican congressmen— Bryan Steil, Derrick Van Orden, Scott Fitzgerald, Glenn Grothman, Tom Tiffany, and Tony Wied—recently sent a letter to the EPA blaming Canada’s wildfire management for the toxic smoke affecting our state. The letter, however, makes no mention of climate change. While management practices matter, climate change is the primary factor behind Canada's meg...

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Book explains how voters were betrayed

“One Betrayal too many” is the title of a book written by a former MAGA podcaster. If you're trying to understand why people voted for the current administration—or if you voted and are now disappointed—I recommend this book. I'm a family doctor, and understanding the motivation behind people's choices helps me be effective at my job. I appreciated this chance to better understand why p...

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Don’t believe Trump’s J-6 lies

The ancient Athenian poet Agathon wrote that “Even God cannot change the past.” President Trump is attempting exactly that—rewriting history—through policy and rhetoric. Testifying about the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Officer Caroline Edwards described a scene of “carnage” where injured officers bled and vomited amid relentless hand-to-hand combat. There were more than 1...

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Are these ideas really ‘radical’?

Our congressmen Tom Tiffany and Derrick VanOrden call the Progressive’s ideas “radical.” I thought I should list some of these ‘radical’ ideas: Healthcare for everyone (like in all other western democracies) like Medicare-for-all would cut most administrative burdens and cost us all much less. People would not wait too long before going to the doctor and avoid preventable health crises ...

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Palestinians matter

In a recent interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza, claiming, “If Israel wanted to commit a genocide against Palestinians, they could do it in a minute.” That assertion contradicts the findings of numerous Holocaust and genocide scholars, including Israeli historian Raz Segal, who cites explicit statements of ge...

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No need to mess with mail-in ballots

Voting by mail dates back to the Civil War. In 2024, 31% of U.S. voters—about 48 million people—cast ballots by mail. In March, the administration issued an executive order directing USPS to refuse delivery of mail-in ballots to voters not on a federally compiled 'eligible voter' list. Not only isn’t this federal government’s jurisdiction, the states already maintain well kept voter ...

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