For a newspaper that was labeled a “racist propaganda machine” just a year ago, The Badger Herald sure is squeamish about mentioning race. On Jan. 24, 2013, The Badger Herald declined to publish that day’s Ya Boi, Inc. comic strip, created by artist Vincent Cheng. In the interest of full… Read more »

The day after the election, news sources declared Republicans had been “drubbed.” Democratic candidates talked about the vindication of their platform. Republicans finally seemed to be taking notice of the nation’s changing positions on social issues and demographics. The consensus seemed to be the “conservative coalition” was dead, that the… Read more »

Believe it or not, for a period of time in the mid-2000s, it was trendy for some liberals to refer to themselves as “libertarians.” The implication was these liberals were against the Iraq War, against the PATRIOT Act and for gay marriage — but they weren’t those crazy wackos who… Read more »

“Racist” is such a loaded term that it’s not really useful in intelligent debate because calling someone a “racist” will always put the accused on the defensive. It will trigger them to point out they have several black friends, or that Martin Luther King is one of their greatest heroes.… Read more »

For once, it’s easy to support People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. It usually isn’t. Here in Wisconsin, almost everyone has some ties to agriculture, and the idea that animals deserve near-human rights is enough to send chills down the spine of anyone who enjoys a frequent burger or… Read more »