Author: Syndicated

Nearly one in four blacks, young people, and lower-income people, and one in five Hispanics, are uncertain or reluctant to participate in the 2020 Census. If that does not change, it could have a truly negative impact on the most vulnerable. As the 2020 U.S. census approaches, Americans overwhelmingly are aware of it, and more than eight-in-ten (84%) say they definitely or probably will participate, a new Pew Research Center survey finds. Still, 16% express at least some uncertainty about responding, with higher shares saying this among some demographic groups. Black and Hispanic adults, as well as those with...

John F. Muller writes and studies philosophy in Wisconsin. He was formerly a lecturer at Harvard Law School and an attorney in Los Angeles. Trick-or-treating in Milwaukee reflects and entrenches the city’s deep racial and economic divides. Yet for many people, including people in the predominantly white and liberal neighborhood, where front yards are dotted with signs that say, in three languages, “No matter where you are from, we’re glad you’re our neighbor” — those divides are so deep that they can become invisible. By various metrics, Milwaukee is the most segregated metropolitan area in the country. In the...

As the political climate heats up while the Presidential election gets closer, Foxconn, touted as the “Eighth Wonder of the World” by Donald Trump, will be used as a political sledgehammer by partisans in the coming months. It should be. There weren’t any Democrats there to announce the Foxconn project with Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Paul Ryan and Scott Walker, at the White House. No Democrats were invited to hold shovels at the groundbreaking in Mount Pleasant. While, it is absolutely true that local Democratic State legislators voted in favor of Foxconn legislation in Madison, it is also true...

More than a quarter-million voters in Wisconsin identified as having moved could be made ineligible to vote before next year’s presidential primary election if a complaint filed on October 16 by a conservative law firm is successful. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty argues that the state Elections Commission broke the law when it decided to wait up to two years, rather than 30 days, to make ineligible voters who may have moved. The complaint asks for that decision to be immediately revoked, which could lead to as many as 234,000 voters losing their eligibility until they can...

A small percentage of Wisconsin manufacturers export their products to China. But a much larger portion import Chinese components for their products or assemble their products in China and get them shipped here. It has now been more than a year since the U.S. and China became entangled in a trade war. One Milwaukee business that imports from China is Fyxation Bicycle Company. Owner Nick Ginster said the tariffs have significantly hit the Riverwest business. “On a bicycle prior to the tariff increase, you’re paying 5.5%-11% duty on any incoming product out of Asia. Now, those same bicycles coming...