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Ethics, Professionalism, Common Sense Tossed Away In Donald Trump White House
“These young beautiful girls, these young beautiful girls, these young beautiful girls in the White House, they come in. Now I’m not supposed to say beautiful, but what the hell. These young, these gorgeous, beautiful girls, they want to be safe and they come say Mr. President, thank you, sir.” There’s a particular creepy chill… Continue reading
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A President’s Exit Should Never Leave the Press Behind; Trump Chose Wrong In Turkey
Donald Trump’s acknowledgment that he was secretly moved off Air Force One in a catering truck at a NATO summit in Turkey last month revealed far more about presidential responsibility than many at first blush might understand. There was a deeper problem that should trouble anyone who cares about journalism, presidential history, or the basic… Continue reading
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When Foreign Policy Follows You Home With A Target On Your Back
You likely found the same annoying thing when watching the Election Night returns on CNN and MS Now on Tuesday as I did. When we should have had more analysis of what was happening in Minnesota or Wisconsin, we were being told that Donald Trump, while traveling overseas recently, was warned of a credible threat… Continue reading
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A Law Gutted In Broad Daylight, Endangered Species Act Under Attack From Trump Administration
The Endangered Species Act has always been an act that most people can certainly stand behind and support, as concerted efforts to protect and support sound stewardship impact us all. And I think it is fair to say that the reverse is true. Steps taken to upend and weaken the Act are viewed in many… Continue reading
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The Results When Friendship Meets A Crazy Wrecking Ball
Canada and the United States have spent generations building a relationship that looks less like diplomacy and more like a long, comfortable marriage with shared borders, shared industries, shared cultural shorthand, and the occasional good‑natured ribbing about hockey or health care. The underlying theme is that neighbors who get along tend to prosper. We can… Continue reading
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Presidential Dignity Takes A Hit As Correspondents’ Dinner Speech Sinks Into Crude Grievances From Donald Trump
Long-term readers know I am a fan of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the work journalists do to cover how our government works and then report to the citizens. I also consider this annual event a time when some fun and hilarity can balance all the forces in Washington who are often in a… Continue reading
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Select Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Who Can Protect The 2028 Election In Wisconsin
We all have our reasons for supporting this candidate or that candidate in the Democratic August primary for governor. Over the past months, I have pressed for a pragmatic choice in the primary so we can win and hold this most important elective office in the state. While data centers, childcare, and sound schools are… Continue reading
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Testosterone Testing For The Military, How About Reading Tests?
I trust my husband completely. But when he told me, as we were setting the table for dinner, that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will now annually screen service members’ testosterone levels and offer testosterone replacement therapy, framing it as a way to keep troops on the leading edge of lethality, I wondered if I needed… Continue reading
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Caffeinated Politics Podcast: Founding Ideals, Political Decay, And Coloma, Wisconsin
What “Happiness” Really Meant Institutions Under Pressure Small-Town Accountability, Wisconsin-Style Continue reading
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