?Three candidates are vying for one Supreme Court seat this spring. Although all three insist they’re nonpartisan, they each have strong partistan ties. More>>
Category: Politics
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Smoking Gun: Personal Finances of the Contenders
Through law and tradition, candidates for President face a high level of disclosure regarding their personal finances. The records are often instructive when pondering what they have to say. More>>
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Smoking Gun: Where the Money Goes
Even in the era of Super PACs, pundits watch how much candidates raise for their campaigns. But they often overlook how the money is spent. >>More
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Last Call — Cheap Shots, 2015
A year of shattered assumptions deserves a round of Cheap Shots.
Some years back the novelist Jonathan Franzen released his great book The Corrections, about a family coming to terms with itself. That’s sort of what happened in Wisconsin this year; the veneer was stripped away, forcing a more honest assessment. Good thing? Bad thing? You decide. >>More
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Wisconsin Republicans: “The More Money in Politics, the Better.”
Here are three words that should probably never be applied to the Republicans who control the Wisconsin state legislature: They wouldn’t dare. Take the recent passage of legislation to bar the future use of John Doe investigations to look into allegations of political misconduct. >>More
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Walker Exits, Stage Right
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker dropped out of the race for President not with a bang but a whimper. >>More
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Donald Trump, Campaign Finance Reformer?
Perhaps the oddest component of Donald Trump’s thoroughly bizarre quest for the Presidency is his emergence as a national champion of campaign finance reform. >>more
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Supremes: Destroy records of John Doe probe
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling to end the John Doe saga took the audacious step of ordering the destruction of prosecution files. >>more