Wisconsin’s Alien Seed

Wisconsin’s Alien Seed

“Scott Walker Wins Wisconsin,” screamed headlines across the country after the labor-bashing incumbent governor hung onto his job in the June 5 recall election. Well, yes…but no. Walker will get to stay in office for the rest of his term, but he...
Wisconsin Wakeup Call

Wisconsin Wakeup Call

We’re nice people out here in Dairyland. Just ask anyone — that’s our reputation. But the purple state of Wisconsin is a political microcosm of today’s divided America. The bitter battle over whether to recall our governor divided this state like the...
Recalling the Gilded Age

Recalling the Gilded Age

Organized labor, liberals in general, and President Barack Obama in particular got their heads handed to them by the good people of Wisconsin, with a little help from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. The state, once home to Fighting Bob LaFollette — the father of...
Our Press Freedom is under Fire

Our Press Freedom is under Fire

Yes, the truth Will set us free; But it’s not found On NBC. Freedom of the press, that inspired rallying cry of our democracy, is becoming a poignant memory. In its latest ranking of how such freedoms stack up worldwide, Reporters Without Borders ranked the...
Letter from the Editor: Kaul’s Colson Column

Letter from the Editor: Kaul’s Colson Column

Donald Kaul’s column on the late Charles Colson generated many letters to the editor published by the Des Moines Register and other newspapers. Some were irate. It “was one of the most despicable things I have ever read,” wrote Alan Hulling of Clive,...