The Greatest Legal Mind of Our Era
MADISON, Wisconsin As mentioned previously (“God and Man at UW-Madison”), a distinct #resistance attitude prevails among faculty here, and yesterday’s law school commencement ceremony included several expressions of unmistakably progressive sentiments, uttered with an apparent certainty that everyone in attendance shared these feelings. Amid such provocations, I maintained my composure, and probably no one noticed […]
God and Man at UW-Madison
MADISON, Wisconsin Today is the big day for son Jefferson and, because of what’s called “diploma privilege,” his graduation from the University of Wisconsin Law School means he automatically qualifies for the state bar, without having to pass a bar exam. However, he plans to practice in another state, so he’ll still be going through […]
UPDATE: Liberal Wins in Wisconsin After GOP Wins Two Florida Special Elections
UPDATE 9:55 p.m. ET: It’s over in Wisconsin. Decision Desk HQ projects Susan Crawford wins election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.#DecisionMade: 9:41 PM EDT Results: https://t.co/xANhmetrz1 pic.twitter.com/jATzSTGp0m — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) April 2, 2025 So basically we burned tens of millions of dollars for nothing. *** PREVIOUSLY *** Something like $100 million has been […]
A Product of the Crazy-Making Factory
Notice the slogan on Natalie Rupnow’s T-shirt: “KMFDM,” a reference to Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid (“no pity for the majority”), a German rock band whose fans included Columbine High School gunman Eric Harris. Lyrics to KMFDM songs were posted on Harris’s website, and fandom of KMFDM was part of Natalie Rupnow’s obsession with mass […]
Election Results 2024: Trump Wins Pennsylvania, Will Be 47th U.S. President
UPDATE 1:30 a.m. ET Wednesday: TRUMP JUST WON IT! BREAKING NEWS: The Fox News Decision Desk projects that former President Trump will win Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/assv0ANYj6 — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 6, 2024 Per NYT Trump is likely to win the popular vote. We did it! — Katya Sedgwick (@KatyaSedgwick) November 6, 2024 .@DecisionDeskHQ Calls it […]
DOA on the Road to Social Justice
In 2019, faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville held a workshop entitled, “Let’s Talk About Privilege.” Among the attendees was Samantha Hamer, a school social worker who graduated from UW-Platteville in 2016. After the workshop, Hamer said: “Racism and white supremacy need to be dismantled everywhere, including Platteville. White people built these systems and still […]
Do Taxpayers in Madison, Wisconsin, Want Schools to Celebrate a Killer?
Sumter County is in south Georgia, north of Albany and west of Cordele. The county seat is Americus, but arguably the most famous town in Sumter County is Plains, from which hometown a certain peanut farmer grew up to be President of the United States. The county is largely rural, with a population of less […]
Typical Wisconsin Democrat Gets Arrested Twice, Charged With Five Felonies
What do I mean by “typical Wisconsin Democrat”? Well, how about a transgender-identified dude who posts lots of violent #Antifa memes on his social media and also enjoys posting pictures of his genitalia to “small penis humiliation” forums on Reddit? Is that “typical” enough for you? And do I need to explain what I mean […]
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