politics
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Donald Trump Embarrassed Our Nation On The World Stage, Free Press Reported It
Donald Trump’s bizarre and absurd behavior at the UN on Tuesday wasn’t just a gaffe, not just another mentally unstable moment, but rather a full‑blown showcase of how profoundly he misunderstands the basic mechanics of a free press. Confronted with a routine question from Kaitlan Collins, the kind presidents have fielded for decades without combusting,… Continue reading
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From Nixon’s Press Blacklist to Trump’s Media Bans, The Old Lessons Still Apply
On Friday, when I read that Donald Trump had banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from accessing the White House, I instantly thought of how President Richard Nixon ordered reporters from The Washington Post to be kept out of daily press briefings. I need not write that The Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl… Continue reading
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The Coarsening Of Our Political Conversations
On Sunday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson did what many had expected and announced his bid for reelection. With hundreds of people gathered at the DuSable Black History Museum in Washington Park, the freshman chief executive made official what both supporters and critics have anticipated for months. The crowd chanted “four more years” once he declared… Continue reading
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Let Us Talk About Maine Lobsters, And Trump’s Trade Wars
On Saturday, part of the running portion of the half Ironman competition took place on our street on Madison’s isthmus. To greet the runners, we flew a lobster flag. We had taken down the Canadian flag we had been flying in sympathy with our northern friends. But both the Maple leaf and the lobster underscore… Continue reading
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Minority Leaders Don’t Get To Be Purists, Dianne Hesselbein Is A Leader in Wisconsin
State Senator Dianne Hesselbein represents a district covering West Madison, Middleton, Verona, Waunakee, and villages across northwest Dane County. She’s also the Democratic minority leader and did not face a primary challenger in August. Nathan Kalmoe is running a write-in campaign against her this November. If she prevails at the polls, she will become the… Continue reading
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Silencing A Statewide Gubernatorial Debate Isn’t Strategy — It’s Cowardice
The ticker crawled during the noon news television broadcast about the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association canceling this fall’s debate between the two gubernatorial candidates. I was taken aback and asked James, who was at the computer, to find out the details. A planned gubernatorial debate hosted by the Wisconsin Broadcasters’ Association is officially canceled. The debate… Continue reading
