The MacIver Report: Wisconsin This Week

Democrat Socialists are promising Americans a better way.  Free almost everything.  But is it?

Increase minimum wage, and you eliminate entry-level jobs.

A 32-hour week with full pay reduces hiring and increases automation.

The free childcare program in New Mexico is tens of millions of dollars over budget.

Free college and debt cancellation for you, inflates the cost of tuition, and burdens others who paid their own way.

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Socialism: it sounds compassionate, but history shows it always fails. America's very first socialist experiment right here in the Midwest proved it.

That utopia abolished private property, and promised perfect equality, but collapsed in under two years.

Venezuela, once rich, embraced socialism and plunged into poverty. The Soviet Union, Cuba, and others delivered bread lines, not prosperity.

Today, the Democrat Socialists of America...

Wisconsin voters deserve better. 

For the second time this year, the Green Bay City Clerk’s office mailed duplicate absentee ballots to voters due to yet another printing error.

In April, 152 voters received duplicates ahead of the spring election. Now, just months later, an unknown number in multiple wards have been sent extras ahead of the August primary. 

Once is a mistake. Twice is a pattern that erodes trust.

Voter...

As America marks 250 years of independence, few states have done more to feed our growing nation than Wisconsin.

We are America’s Dairyland.  Wisconsin leads the country in cheese production, turning out billions of pounds each year. We are also number one in cranberries, ginseng, snap beans, and more. From corn and soybeans to potatoes and world-class bovine genetics, Wisconsin farms and processors power tables across th...

As we continue to celebrate America 250 and Wisconsin’s unique place in our nation’s story, let’s raise a toast to liberty, freedom, and common sense.

For 13 long years, the 18th Amendment created an era of Prohibition across America.

But whatever good intentions might have been behind it, Prohibition led to bootleggers, speakeasies, and federal overreach.

In December 1932, former Governor and then Sen. John Blaine t...

 As we prepare to celebrate 250 years of American independence, it’s the perfect time to recognize the vital role Wisconsin plays in keeping our nation strong and secure.

During World War II, Sturgeon Bay shipbuilders launched dozens of vessels that helped secure victory. Today, Fincantieri Marinette Marine continues that proud tradition, constructing advanced Navy ships right here in the Badger State.

And at Oshkosh Corpo...

his week, as we approach Flag Day on June 14th, we’re reminded of the timeless symbol that unites our nation—especially as Wisconsin and America prepare to mark the 250th anniversary of our independence in 2026.
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes: thirteen stripes of red and white, with thirteen white stars on a field of blue, representing a new constellation of free and independ...

Two weeks ago, we warned about the so-called "deal" the lame duck leaders of the legislature and lame duck Gov. Evers were trying to fast track into law.

It would have spent down a PROJECTED surplus -- not money the state actually has on hand -- by sending one-time checks to taxpayers and adding millions of long-term recurring spending.

By now, you're probably aware that deal went down in flames. Still, some of the deal's supporters ...

What is Memorial Day?
Between the extra-long weekend, the cookouts, warmer weather, parades, and the Indy 500, it's easy to lose sight of why we take pause this time of year.
But as fun as that all is, it comes with a cost. The lives of our nation’s heroes who gave it their all for our freedom. We owe our gratitude to those brave men and women who stepped up and swore their allegiance to America and gave their lives in ...

Breaking news occurred just minutes before Cong. Bryan Steil joined MacIver last weekend to discuss election reforms he has diligently been working on:

Act Blue’s CEO will testify in a public hearing before his Committee on June 10, over whether she misled Congress regarding foreign donations on its payment processing portal.

Grassroots activists have long advocated for legislators to pay atte...

By now, most of you have heard about the negotiated so-called "deal" announced Monday. 
A lame duck speaker of the assembly and the lame duck senate majority leader teamed up with the lame duck governor to negotiate away $2.5 billion dollars of taxpayer money. 
About $900 million of that will supposedly go to education spending. It’s a ruse!
Guess where a big chunk of that money will actually end up? I...

The May Day protesters pushed values and mottos of No Work, No School, and No Shopping.  This is a far cry from our history to achieve the American Dream.  

Their mottos easily convert to realities of No Business, No Economy, No Learning, No Future, No Path Forward. No Hope!

America’s founding was built on values that moved us forward. It’s our state’s motto!

As we celebrate America’s 250th ...

Butler, Pennsylvania. Charlie Kirk. Now this:
Another attempted assassination happened this past weekend, this time at the White House Correspondents' dinner.
Thankfully, the Secret Service intervened before the gunman could make it into the room where President Trump was about to give a speech. Since then, we have seen and heard countless examples of hate-filled speech.
There is a segment of people in our society who want...

Two hundred fifty-one years ago, Paul Revere rode through the Massachusetts night on horseback, yelling: "The Redcoats are coming."

The Declaration of Independence was signed a year later. This year, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our country, we need to remember its core principles of liberty, freedom, equality - and socialism??!?

Oh, definitely not socialism, but you if you look around the country, you might be fooled.

In ...

Buckle up, Wisconsin.

The election results in last Tuesday's Supreme Court election means one thing: reforms will be on the chopping block.

Act 10 reforms that have saved taxpayers more than $35 billion over the last 15 years is in danger of repeal. 

A new redistricting lawsuit may find its way to the Supreme Court, upending congressional district boundaries.

School choice, now in its fourth decade of providing families options fo...

If you thought that politics as usual couldn’t get lower, then hold on. It's not working, Wisconsin!

This past Friday, Good Friday, when you were not paying attention to politics, Governor Evers showed just how much he does not respect the citizens of Wisconsin.

In a jazzy social media post, Governor Evers told all taxpayers to deal with it and vetoed the bill attempting to nullify his 400-year-long public school funding incre...

The legislative session ended with a lot of controversy, and the top leaders in both houses are exiting.

Governor Evers, who is also exiting, is deciding which bills passed are worthy of being signed or vetoed based on liberal ideology of what is good for Wisconsin.

Attorney General Josh Kaul has once again signed onto a lawsuit against the Trump Administration.

And it doesn’t appear that the Wisconsin Elections Commission has p...

It might not make the headlines, but lawfare is alive and well in Wisconsin.

Last week, Attorney General Josh Kaul joined yet another lawsuit against the Trump administration. That makes more than 40 multi-state coalitions to advance the far left’s agenda.

That's not all that’s happening at the Department of Justice.

Retired Judge Jim Troupis has been in AG Kaul's crosshairs for years because of his legal work for Presiden...

The MacIver Institute's Michael Lucas is joined by Robert G. Natelson, a lawyer, professor, historian, and authority for the United States Supreme Court.He recently received his 41st citation from United States Supreme Court Justice Thomas during the Learning Resources v. Trump case. Rob Natelson has authored dozens of academic articles, hundreds of blog posts, several books, and is a frequent guest on all sorts of radio programs.H...