Author: JLG

Another History of Realignment

Looking at the historical record, 2008 isn’t a realignment sort of year.  In the 20th century, there were three realignments that took place in Presidential election years — 1912, 1932, and 1980.  What...

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A Property Tax Fallacy

This week’s election in Wisconsin showed that the Right is alive and thriving in this politically schizophrenic state. In Milwaukee County, there have been painful cutbacks in government services, particularly in funding...

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The Spitzer Scandal: Why I’m Angry

Something is very wrong here. You have escort services operating pretty much in the open in most (maybe all) large cities in the U.S.  The reason, I suppose, is economic.  Any business that draws in tourists or gets...

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