It didn’t seem possible, but we may have hit a new all-time low in the aftermath of the Teresa Halbach murder case. I’ve debated the last few days whether to address this. We didn’t do a news story on it–unlike some other outlets–because the people behind it really don’t deserve the coverage. But I think everyone…… MORE
A Trip Back In Time
I paid a rare visit to the Wittman Regional Airport terminal building here in Oshkosh yesterday. Unless you are renting a car from Hertz, taking the Greyhound bus out of town, or voting, you don’t have much reason to go there nowadays. Ironically, my visit was for the unveiling of plans for a building that…… MORE
The End of the Peace Dividend
While I would never endorse Donald Trump’s call to end NATO, it would provide a very interesting case study into how long the social democracies of Western Europe could continue to maintain their vast nanny states if they had to pay for their own defense. During the Brexit debate, European Union bureaucrats argued that it…… MORE
The Epitome of Customer Non-Service
Allow me to vent about a major retailer for a moment. Nearly two years ago, we purchased an entire office-worth of furniture from the Ikea in Schaumburg, Illinois, with plans to replace our current home office fixtures. The plan was to put in new flooring in the room before construction of the do-it-yourself furniture. Unfortunately,…… MORE
The Last Olympics
The Olympic flame has been doused in Rio, and while it may be an unpopular opinion, I’d be more than okay if we kept it that way. I know that Games have been awarded to South Korea for the winter of 2018 and Tokyo for the summer of 2020–but we should just cancel them and…… MORE
Seeing Continued Success
You know what is proving to be a huge waste of time and money? The efforts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Instead of filing lawsuits and passing bills that are just going to be vetoed anyway, everyone opposed to the ACA just needs to be patient and let it collapse under its…… MORE
What Do We Have to Offer Them?
Every time we have riots like those seen in Milwaukee this weekend, the local leaders (usually long-term Democrats) say “We need to do more for these neighborhoods”. But really, what do we have to offer those living in the most down-trodden areas in our largest cities? Unfortunately, those folks have learned that having government-subsidized…… MORE
THE GREATEST EVER!!! (For This Year)
Want to get me to turn off Olympics coverage? Just have the commentators start talking about how the person that just won the competition we watched is the “Greatest Ever”. There was plenty of that talk over the weekend as Michael Phelps added to his unprecedented gold medal collection and Usain Bolt became the first…… MORE
Legislation by Litigation
Pop quiz: Is Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law currently in full effect? When you went to the polls on Tuesday for the primary election, the answer was “Yes”. Everyone had to show a legal ID to get a ballot. But when you woke up on Wednesday, a ruling by Federal Judge Lynn Adelman had gone into…… MORE
No Need To Apologize
You know what has been the best part of the Presidential campaign for me so far? Never having to come up with an apology or an excuse for the candidate that I’m backing. I can wake up and not fear what’s on my Twitter timeline or having people post to my Facebook page a link…… MORE
