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Volume 6: 1997 Volume 5: 1996 Volume 4: 1995 Volume 3: 1994
Volume 2: 1993 Volume 1: 1992    

Volume 17: 2008

The Long Legacy: Supreme Court Appointments Outlast Presidencies Rick Esenberg Vol. 17 No 3
The Milwaukee Plan: Reducing Crime to Improve Neighborhoods Edward A. Flynn Vol. 17 No 3
Let's Leave the Pessimists and Cynics Behind George Lightbourn Vol. 17 No 3
Carrying Wisconsin's Torch of Reform Paul Ryan Vol. 17 No 3
Paul Ryan's Health Care Roadmap: No More Small Steps Michael Meulemans Vol. 17 No 3
How Jim Doyle Can Save Wisconsin's Republican Party Christian Schneider Vol. 17 No 3
The Mayor's Chance: Mayor Barrett, Take This School System.  Please. Charles J. Sykes Vol. 17 No 3
Wisconsin's Third Party Animals Christian Schneider Vol. 17 No 2
Bad Justice: Don't Blame Voters For the Ugly Election For the High Court Charles J. Sykes Vol. 17 No 2
The New WEAC George Lightbourn Vol. 17 No 2
Political Speculators Looking Into the Crystal Ball Jeff Mayers Vol. 17 No 2
New MPS Teachers Speak Out on Their Training Mark Schug and Scott Niederjohn Vol. 17 No 2
Lowering the Bar: How Wisconsin's Biggest Organization for Lawyers is Ruining Their Public Image Deb Jordahl Vol. 17 No 2
Finding Funds for Expanding Milwaukee's Convention Center and Bradley Center Mark L. Kass Vol. 17 No 2
A Conservative Campus Pushback?  Don't Look Now, But There are Conservatives on Those Campuses Charles J. Sykes Vol. 17 No 1
Making Wisconsin the Health Care Migration Capital Rick Esenberg Vol. 17 No 1
Milwaukee's Children Deserve a Chance to Do Better George Lightbourn Vol. 17 No 1
Wisconsin's "Subprime" Budget Planning Christian Schneider Vol. 17 No 1
Wisconsin's Schools - Only Pretty Good Sunny Schubert Vol. 17 No 1
Health Care Reform in Wisconsin: How We Got Here, What We Should or Shouldn't Do Leah Vukmir Vol. 17 No 1
Young Republicans: Are There Any Left? Steven R. Pigeon Vol. 17 No 1

  


Volume 16: 2007  

About Those "Public" Airwaves: The Discredited Notions About the Fairness Doctrine   Charles J. Sykes Vol. 16 No 3
Activist vs. Restraint: Where is Wisconsin's Court Headed? Rick Esenberg Vol. 16 No 3
Un-Gagging Political Speech: How a Wisconsin Case Rescued the First Amendment Deb Jordahl  Vol. 16 No 3
Does Wisconsin Lock Up Too Many Blacks? John McAdams Vol. 16 No 3
Our Transit Gridlock Mark Kass Vol. 16 No 3
Butler Targeted by Conservatives: But Toppling a Sitting Justice Isn't Easy Jeff Mayers Vol. 16 No 3
A New Direction for the Wisconsin Supreme Court Diane Sykes Vol. 16 No 3
Conservative Principles that America Needs Paul Ryan Vol. 16 No 2
Not Dead Yet  Charles J. Sykes Vol. 16 No 2
Clarifying Republican Identity F. James Sensenbrenner Vol. 16 No 2
Refocus. Reenergize. Reconquer.  Owen Robinson Vol. 16 No 2
Raising the Banner High Mark Green Vol. 16 No 2
Conservative Ideas Will Prevail  John McAdams Vol. 16 No 2
Exposing "Pretend" Conservatives Mike Huebsch Vol. 16 No 2
Moving Back to Core Values  Leah Vukmir  Vol. 16 No 2
Return to Reagan Roots Needed for Conservative Movement Scott Walker Vol. 16 No 2
The Power of the Individual George Lightbourn Vol. 16 No 2
Refilling the Conservative Tank Brother Bob Smith  Vol. 16 No 2
Standing Up for Conservative Beliefs Scott Fitzgerald Vol. 16 No 2
Is Conservatism Out of Oxygen? James H. Miller Vol. 16 No 2
Restraining Judicial Policymaking Joseph D. Kearney Vol. 16 No 2
Conservatism's Most Important Battles Glenn Grothman Vol. 16 No 2
Targeting Conservative Constituencies Mark Neumann Vol. 16 No 2
The Tail End of Conservatism Christian Schneider Vol. 16 No 2
Teaching Free Markets Scott Niederjohn and Mark C. Schug  Vol. 16 No 2
Mapping the GOP Future  Thomas C. Reeves Vol. 16 No 2
Republicans Squander the Brand and Get the Boot  Deb Jordahl  Vol. 16 No 2
My Life and Times with the Madison Schools
Up Close, the Author Finds that Politics Obscure Key Educational Issues
Marc Eisen Vol. 16
No. 1
The Year of the Ostrich
In 2006, Wisconsin Buried Its Head
Charles J. Sykes Vol. 16
No. 1
Who Elected Jim Doyle?
And Preserved Conservative Constitutional Ideas
James H. Miller Vol. 16
No.1

2006 Could Prove to be a Watershed Election for Democrats

Jeff Mayers Vol. 16
No. 1
Behind the Curtain
The Obsolescence of Government
George Lightbourn Vol. 16
No. 1
An Insider's View of the New Milwaukee Steven R. Pigeon Vol. 16
No. 1
Milwaukee's Taxation Without Representation
Boards That Tax Should Be Elected
Mark Kass Vol. 16
No. 1


Volume 15: 2006 

Requiem for Entitlements George Lightbourn Vol. 15
No. 3
The University of Wisconsin
Abandoning the Middle Class
John McAdams Vol. 15
No. 3
Should Milwaukee's Airport be Privatized? Robert W. Poole, Jr. Vol. 15
No. 3

Overreaching on Gay Marriage
Amendment Vote May Backfire on GOP This Fall

Charles J. Sykes Vol. 15
No. 3
The Milwaukee Iron Curtain M. Scott Niederjohn, Ph.D.
Mark C. Schug, Ph.D.
Vol. 15
No. 3
Taxing Wisconsin Out of Business Mark Kass Vol. 15
No. 3
Something's Got to Give
Local Government and the Next Governor
Dennis A. Shook Vol. 15
No. 3


The Bankruptcy of Government
The Decline and Fall of Milwaukee County
George Lightbourn Vol. 15
No. 2
Wisconsin Should Have the Death Penalty John McAdams Vol. 15
No. 2
The Death of TPA
And the End of the Republican Revolution
Charles J. Sykes Vol. 15
No. 2

Motivating Republicans in 2006

Jeff Mayers Vol. 15
No. 2
Has Wisconsin Lost Its Ethics? Bill Lueders Vol. 15
No. 2
The Impact of Smoking Bans on Bars and Restaurants Scott Adams
and Chad Cotti
Vol. 15
No. 2
The Future of the NBA in Milwaukee
Rethinking the Bradley Center
Mark Kass Vol. 15
No. 2


A Political Melodrama:
The Race for Wisconsin Attorney General
Jeff Mayers Vol. 15
No. 1
The Public Education Cartel Joe Williams Vol. 15
No. 1
An Educational Head Fake:
Why Wisconsin's School Aid System Won't Change
George Lightbourn Vol. 15
No. 1

A Culture of Complacency:
The Growing Disconnect Between the Schools and the Workplace

Charles J. Sykes Vol. 15
No. 1
Learning English in Wisconsin
Sunny Schubert Vol. 15
No. 1
Changing the Poverty Culture:
Why the Welfare System Doesn't Help
David Dodenhoff Vol. 15
No. 1
Too Much Government - Too Little Business Mark Kass Vol. 15
No. 1


Volume 14: 2005 

 

Wisconsin's Activist Court Charles J. Sykes Vol. 14
No. 3
Wisconsin's Lethargic Response to "The CSI Effect" Brian Hayes Vol. 14
No. 3
Milwaukee's Generation Gap George Lightbourn Vol. 14
No. 3

A Tale of Two Mayors:
Does Style Get Things Done?

Mark Kass Vol. 14
No. 3
Gubernatorial Creative Writing:
Changing the Legislature's Mind
Jeff Mayers Vol. 14
No. 3
Have Wisconsin Policymakers Forgotten Their Economics? Scott Niederjohn
and Mark Schug
Vol. 14
No. 3
Crime Mountain:
Forty Years of Liberal Criminal Justice
Chris Kemble Vol. 14
No. 3


Keeping the Felon Vote McBride, Jessica Vol. 14
No. 2
Will Wisconsin Taxpayers Receive Fair Revenue Sharing from Casinos? Miller, James H., Thompson, William N., and Stream, Christopher Vol. 14
No. 2
Does Wisconsin Have a Constitution? Sykes, Charles J. Vol. 14
No. 2
"Co-Governors" Vie for Republican Hearts and Minds Mayers, Jeff Vol. 14
No. 2
The Ugly Politics of Parental Choice Opponents Mitchell, George Vol. 14
No. 2
A Better Way to Teach Esposito, Katherine Vol. 14
No. 2
The Park East Runaround:
Why Nothing is Happening There
Kass, Mark Vol. 14
No. 2

 

Swing State:
Wisconsin Stays in Play Through '08
Mayers, Jeff Vol. 14
No. 1
Trusting the Public:
The Case for a Taxpayers Bill of Rights
Sykes, Charles J. Vol. 14
No. 1
Putting the Lid On:
How Wisconsin Can Cap Its Spending
Chandler, Richard G. Vol. 14
No. 1
The $100 Million Question:
Breaking the Health Insurance Monopoly
Niederjohn, Scott Vol. 14
No. 1
Covering Crime:
How the Media Covers Violence
McBride, Jessica Vol. 14
No. 1
Sewer Politics:
Cleaning up Cronyism at MMSD
Kass, Mark L. Vol. 14
No. 1
Tax Freedom (For Some):
The Tax-Exempt Housing Mess
Mohs, Fred Vol. 14
No. 1


 Volume 13: 2004 

Reaching the Green:
Golf's Impact on Wisconsin
Hruz, Thomas Vol. 13
No. 3
Who is Joel Rogers? Sykes, Charles J. Vol. 13
No. 3
Lowly Sinner:
George W. Bush's Humble Faith
Kengor, Paul Vol. 13
No. 3
The Trouble with TABOR Mayers, Jeff Vol. 13
No. 3
Education Task Force:
New Wrapping Can't Disguise Old Ideas
Lightbourn, George Vol. 13
No. 3
Revenue Forecasting and the State Budget in Wisconsin Niederjohn, Scott Vol. 13
No. 3
It's Time for Transportation Finance Reform in Wisconsin Soucie, Kevin Vol. 13
No. 3
The $64 Billion Dollar Question:
Wisconsin's Looming Infrastructure Costs
Millard, Pete Vol. 13
No. 2
The Last Word in Casino is 'No' Lueders, Bill Vol. 13
No. 2
A Losing Bet? Filling Wisconsin's Budget with Casino Revenue Fonder, Melanie Vol. 13
No. 2
The Politics of Choice:
Where are School Choice's Friends?
Sykes, Charles J. Vol. 13
No. 2
Lobbying:
Wisconsin's Growth Industry
Mayers, Jeff Vol. 13
No. 2
The Fall of Marvin Pratt:
It Wasn't About Race. It Was About Taking the Heat.
Kass, Mark Vol. 13
No. 2
The Education Establishment vs. Conservatives:
Some Objects are Closer than They Appear
Lightbourn, George Vol. 13
No. 2
After the Freeze:
Wisconsin's Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Sykes, Charles J. Vol. 13
No. 1
John Norquist's Legacy Hagedorn, John Vol. 13
No. 1
What Happened to the "Work" in Wisconsin Works? Dodenhoff, David Vol. 13
No. 1
Milwaukee Public Schools:
A City's Lost Economic Promise
Lightbourn, George Vol. 13
No. 1
Wisconsin's Recall Fever:
Simmering Long Before Gray Davis Could Rise Again
Mayers, Jeff Vol. 13
No. 1
Has the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Become Irrelevant? Niederjohn, Scott Vol. 13
No. 1
Heretical Thoughts About Higher Education Reeves, Thomas C. Vol. 13
0 No. 1


 Volume 12: 2003

Wisconsin's Polluted Air...Really Duff, Marc C. 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 3
MPS Election Results Could Force Program Cuts & School Closings, Save Lavish Benefits Kass, Mark 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 3
Wisconsin's Budget: There's Still Work to be Done Lightbourn, George 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 3
Suddenly Last Summer: A Scorecard for Wisconsin Budget Wars Mayers, Jeff 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 3
An Act to Remember: Higher Pensions - Higher Property Taxes Millard, Pete 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 3
Celebrating Western Civilization Mulroy, David 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 3
The Tax Revolt of 2003: Why the Voters are Mad as Hell Sykes, Charles J. 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 3
Keeping the NBA in Milwaukee Kass, Mark 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 2
Could Campaign Finance Reform Happen Here? Lueders, Bill 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 2
Tribal Gaming in Wisconsin: An Emerging Political and Economic Force Mayers, Jeff 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 2
School Choice Misinformation: Why Good Journalism Matters Mitchell, Susan 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 2
Public Art and Public Values: The Blue Shirt Pontynen, Arthur 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 2
The Sorry State of Economic and Financial Education in Wisconsin Schug, Mark C. and Western, D. Richard 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 2
Was Tom Loftus a Felon? Sykes, Charles J. 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 2
Corrections Privatization Generates Savings and Better Services Duff, Marc C. 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 1
The Future of Government Consolidation in Milwaukee County Hein, Susan S. 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 1
Changing the Guard in Wisconsin Mayers, Jeff 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 1
Challenging Russ Feingold in 2004: Likely Republican Contenders McDade, Philip J. 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 1
Saving Wisconsin's Small Businesses: Meeting Health Insurance Costs Sneider, Julie 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 1
Anno Mirabilis: 2002 Sykes, Charles J. 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 1
The Iron Triangle Sykes, Charles J. 2003 WI Interest Vol. 12 No. 1

Volume 11: 2002

The Public Schools Come Home: Online Education is Changing the Roles of Schools, Teachers and Parents Eisen, Marc 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 3
Family Farm Welfare: A Social and Economic Tragedy Flaherty, Michael 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 3
Rethinking Special Education in Wisconsin Hruz, Thomas 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 3
Wisconsin's Next Governor: Fiscal Crisis - No Popular Solutions Mayers, Jeff 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 3
Making Privatization Work for State Government Moore, Adrian T. 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 3
Are Wisconsin Public School Teachers Really Underpaid? Niederjohn, M. Scott 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 3
Milwaukee's Incredible Shrinking Superintendent Sykes, Charles J. 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 3
Concealed Weapons: Why Are They Still Illegal in Wisconsin Hein, Susan S. 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 2
The Twilight Zoning Laws: The Impending Judicial Death of Zoning Variances in Wisconsin Hruz, Thomas 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 2
Union Powerhouse Practices Political Pragmatism Mayers, Jeff 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 2
Congressional Redistricting in Wisconsin McDade, Philip J. 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 2
The Tip of the Iceberg Miller, James H. 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 2
Revolution in Milwaukee: How Angry Taxpayers Surprised the Pundits and Toppled the Power Elite Sykes, Charles J. 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 2
Direct Instruction: A Quiet Revolution in Milwaukee Public Schools Vukmir, Leah 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 2
Risky Business: Wisconsin's Insurance Industry Post-September 11 Browne, Mark 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 1
Getting Mugged in Electron Alley Hagedorn, John M. 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 1
Coup In The Court: It's Time to Fix Wisconsin's Federal Judicial-Selection Process Hartmann, Michael E. 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 1
No Parking Zone: Downtown Milwaukee's Looming Crisis Hein, Susan S. 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 1
Before and After: How September 11 Changed Wisconsin Politics Mayers, Jeff 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 1
Thumb on the Scale: The Truth About Race Preferences at UW Mohs, Frederic 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 1
The Pledge: A Defining Moment for the Madison Left Sykes, Charles J. 2002 WI Interest Vol. 11 No. 1

 

Volume 10: 2001

Lies and Distortions About Choice: Setting the Record Straight Fuller, Howard and Caire, Kaleem 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 3
Wisconsin Teacher Compensation: A Bum Deal or a Plum Deal Hruz, Thomas 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 3
Paint It Black: What Spencer's Ascension Means for Assembly Democrats -- And Wisconsin Lueders, Bill 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 3
School Cap Wars Mayers, Jeff 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 3
Is Junior Ready For Junior Kindergarten McDade, Philip J. 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 3
Lights Out: Wisconsin's Electric Future Millard, Pete 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 3
Invest, Invest, Invest: Wisconsin's Coming Spending and Tax Explosion Sykes, Charles J. 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 3
A Vote Against Fraud: Defending Reasonable Measures To Protect The Voting Process in WI Hruz, Thomas 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 2
The Summerfest Follies Korris, Steven J. 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 2
What Now For The Dems? They're All Revved Up With Nowhere To Go Lueders, Bill 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 2
The Future of Wisconsin Republicans Mayers, Jeff 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 2
The Return of "Free Speech" Wars to Madison McDade, Philip J. 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 2
Fly Fly Away: Midwest Express and the Wisconsin Annoyance Tax Sykes, Charles J. 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 2
It's Not A Cookie Cutter Thing: Not All Casinos Are The Same Thompson, William N. 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 2
Charter Schools Grow Up Dodenhoff, David 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 1
The 2000 Vote for President Goldstein, Kenneth M. 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 1
The Involuntary Scrapping of Early Retirement Plans In Wisconsin School Districts Hruz, Thomas 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 1
The Fight For Wisconsin's Educational "Bully Pulpit" Mayers, Jeff 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 1
Milwaukee's Power Shortage Sykes, Charles J. 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 1
2+2=5: Fuzzy Math Invades Wisconsin Schools Vukmir, Leah 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 1
Assessing Wisconsin's Infrastructure For The New Economy White, Sammis B. 2001 WI Interest Vol. 10 No. 1

 

Volume 9: 2000

How Wisconsin Politicians Blew the Gas Price Issue Brannon, J. Issac 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 3
The University of Wisconsin, Free Speech and the First Amendment Downs, Donald A. and Hakim, Anat 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 3
Quality Control: Merit Pay and Why the Teachers' Unions Stand in the Way Hruz, Thomas 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 3
Governor Scott McCallum? Eight Post-Election Scenarios At the Wisconsin Statehouse Mayers, Jeff 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 3
Why Colleges Need Great Books Mulroy, David 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 3
The Rise (And Fall) Of Third Parties Sykes, Charles J. 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 3
An Irish Education Lesson For Wisconsin White, Sammis B. 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 3
Horror Stories from the Public Schools Clowes, George A. 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 2
Wisconsin's New "New Democrats" And Why Wisconsin Liberals Hate Them Flaherty, Michael 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 2
Murder in Milwaukee: The Homicide Rate is a Scandal; & Most Ideas to Cut it are Wrong Hagedorn, John M. 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 2
Why a City of Milwaukee Lawsuit Against the Paint Industry Should Fail Hruz, Thomas 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 2
Can Wisconsin Raise the Bar: Standards-Based Education Reform in Wisconsin Schug, Mark C. and Western, D. Richard 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 2
The Wisconsin Inquisition Sykes, Charles J. 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 2
Ethics and Rhetoric in Wisconsin Judicial Elections Sykes, Diane S. 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 2
Why College is Too Cheap Brannon, J. Issac 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 1
Too Many Prisoners Dilulio, Jr. John J. 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 1
Social Policy Gets Religion Dodenhoff, David 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 1
Tearing Down the Plantation Walls Holt, Mikel 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 1
Criminals Escaping Affliction: Gerald Turner and Wisconsin's Fair Employment Law Hruz, Thomas 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 1
The Devil's Advocate: WMC, Brady Williamson, and Issue Ads Lueders, Bill 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 1
Political Manipulation of Wisconsin's Students: Environmental Education in Action Sanera, Michael 2000 WI Interest Vol. 9 No. 1

Volume 8: 1999

Adults or Kids? - Inspecting the Rights, Responsibilities and Privileges of 18-20 year olds. Hruz, Thomas 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 2
The Packers and Public Funding Miller, James H. 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 2
The War Against Grammar Mulroy, David 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 2
Up in Smoke: The Tobacco Settlement in Wisconsin Still, Thomas W. 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 2
Curing the Tax Disease Sykes, Charles J. 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 2
Will Wisconsin Ever Be Up To The Test? Vukmir, Leah 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 2
The Fall of Redmen Country:The Evolution of a Sports Logo Issue Welch, Doug 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 2
Distance Learning: Education's New Oedipus Durden, W. & Polivka, B. 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 1
A Taxing Dilemma Haney, James S. 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 1
Taking Potshots at the Gun Industry: The Danger in Public Lawsuits Against a Legal Product Hruz, Thomas 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 1
Crime and Punishment 101: The Leon Shohet Story Lueders, Bill 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 1
Remedial Budgeting for the Milwaukee Public Schools Miller, James H. 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 1
Turning Back the Tide of Political Correctness Still, Thomas W. 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 1
Wisconsin's Medical Big Brother Sykes, Charles J. 1999 WI Interest Vol. 8 No. 1

Volume 7: 1998

How We Won the Choice Case Bolick, Clint 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 2
Post Election Analysis: Lessons Learned? Flaherty, Michael 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 2
Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: A Critical Look at Smaller Class Sizes Hruz, Thomas 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 2
Armchair Quarterbacking and Sloppy Arm Tackling Jensen, Scott R. 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 2
Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Challenges Ahead for Parental School Choice in Wisconsin McKinley, Daniel M. 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 2
Another Look at Tolling Wisconsin Interstates Poole, Robert W. Jr. 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 2
Lessons Learned II Sykes, Charles J. 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 2
Economic Issues and Native American Gaming Thompson, William N. 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 2
Anatomy of a Merger--The Elusive Search for Fairness at the Journal Sentinel Dodenhoff, David 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 1
The Folly of "Fully" Funding Publicly Financing State Supreme Court Campaigns Hartmann, Michael E. 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 1
Politics 98 Mayers, Jeff 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 1
Off the Radar Screen: Wisconsin's System for Protecting Incumbent Judges Mitchell, George 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 1
Evading the Issue of Biased Environmental Education in Wisconsin Sanera, Michael 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 1
It's the Old Guard Versus the New School at WEAC Still, Thomas W. 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 1
Fifteen Errors: More than a Dozen Mistakes Republicans are Making This Year Sykes, Charles J. 1998 WI Interest Vol. 7 No. 1

 

Volume 6: 1997

A Tale of Two Counties Finley, Daniel 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 2
The Real Evidence: An Honest Research Update on School Choice Experiments Fuller, Howard 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 2
Cordelia Taylor & the Physical Renovation, & Spiritual Revitalization, of a Part of Milwaukee's Central City Hartmann, Michael E. 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 2
Wisconsin's New Charter School Law: A Promising Opportunity for Further Education Reform in Milwaukee Mitchell, Susan 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 2
Skills for the Future: Milwaukee's Workforce Sheehy, Timothy 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 2
A Case of Censorship: Wisconsin Gags Political Speech Sykes, Charles J. 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 2
Writing Wisconsin's Educational Standards: Little Room for Dissent Vukmir, Leah 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 2
W-2: Ready or Not, Here It Comes Dodenhoff, David 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 1
The National Cheese Exchange: A Symbolic Battle in Wisconsin's Dairy Industry Flaherty, Michael 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 1
Why the Educators Are Wrong, & Mom and Dad Are Right: The Homeschooling Movement in Wisconsin Luebke, Robert 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 1
WI's $.62 on the Federal Highway Dollar: Transportation Funding System in Need of Major Repair Poole, Robert W. Jr. 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 1
Ripples in Wisconsin's Political Pond Still, Thomas W. 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 1
The Right to Be Let Alone: Why Conservatives Should Care About the Right to Privacy Sykes, Charles J. 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 1
Renewing Wisconsin's Native American Casino Compacts, Rationally: A Suggested Plan Thompson, William N. 1997 WI Interest Vol. 6 No. 1

 

Volume 5: 1996

The Alternative: The Rising Voices of Talk Radio Belling, Mark 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 2
Is Welfare Reform Really Conservative? Dodenhoff, David 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 2
We Must Stop Compromising with Criminals Fine, Ralph Adam 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 2
"Next"...(Signature of Defendant or Attorney): Liberal Judicial Substitution in Wisconsin's Criminal Courts Hartmann, Michael E. 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 2
Milwaukee's Apartheid Agency: The Social Development Commission Korris, Steven J. 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 2
Liberal Christianity's Confusion and Helplessness Reeves, Thomas C. 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 2
The Upstart Medium: Why Milwaukeeans Listen to Talk Radio Sykes, Charles J. 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 2
The Academics of School-to-Work Durden, William G. 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 1
The Wisconsin Dairy Industry's Quiet Crisis Flaherty, Michael J. 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 1
What's Wrong with Child Welfare in Milwaukee Hagedorn, John 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 1
Why Choice Supporters Can't Relax Mitchell, Susan 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 1
How to Fix the Schools Nemko, Martin 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 1
The Dueholm Doctrine Revisited Still, Thomas W. 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 1
The New Socialism Sykes, Charles J. 1996 WI Interest Vol. 5 No. 1

 

Volume 4: 1995

The End of the Two Party Era? Black, Gordon S. 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 2
Sex Education in the Milwaukee Public Schools Carson, Christopher S. 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 2
"Free Education Zones" Freedman, Joe 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 2
The Change in Wisconsin Welfare Mead, M. Lawrence 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 2
An Uncertain Future for Wisconsin's Successful Prison Policy Mitchell, George 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 2
Political Correctness and the Open Mind Reeves, Thomas C. 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 2
Black Public Opinion in Milwaukee Sanders, Welford 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 2
The Broken-Windows Theory of School Reform Sykes, Charles J. 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 2
The Amazing Growth of Indian Gambling in Wisconsin Buss, Dale D. 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 1
Wisconsin's Index of Leading Cultural Indicators Jensen, Scott R. and Carson, Christopher S. 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 1
Milwaukee's Fight Against Crime Norquist, John O. 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 1
1996, A.T. Still, Thomas W. 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 1
Self-Esteem Mania Sykes, Charles J. 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 1
Private Property Rights Welch, Robert T. 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 1
School Resources ? School Output Wolfe, Barbara L. 1995 WI Interest Vol. 4 No. 1

Volume 3: 1994

The Ordeal of Immigration in Wausau Beck, Roy 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 2
The Deconstruction of American Education Durden, William G. 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 2
A Betrayal of Teachers by Their Union Fischer, Michael 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 2
The Legacy of the "Wisconsin Idea" Joyce, Michael S. 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 2
Madison's Home-Made Welfare Magnets Korris, Steven J. 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 2
Stability and the State Sheehy, Timothy 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 2
No Rewards Sykes, Charles J. 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 2
The Discontented Voter Black, Gordon S. and Black, Benjamin D. 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 1
America's Ticking Crime Bomb and How To Defuse It. DiIulio, Jr. John J. 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 1
"Sometimes So Simple, It's Sad" Hartmann, Michael E. 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 1
Can Railway Brighten Milwaukee's Future? Jorgenson, Timothy R. 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 1
Why MPS Will Continue to Fail Mitchell, Susan 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 1
Sharing the Risk: A Memo to Fellow Legislators (But mostly Republicans) Riley, Antonio R. 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 1
The ABC's of OBE Still, Thomas W. 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 1
No Work or No Work Ethic Sykes, Charles J. 1994 WI Interest Vol. 3 No. 1

 

Volume 2: 1993

The Dependency Pond Alesch, Daniel J. 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 2
Bias Buss, Dale D. 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 2
Why I Quit Teaching Fischer, Michael 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 2
Tommy's Lessons Jensen, Scott R. 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 2
The Revitalization of Civil Society Joyce, Michael S. 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 2
Party Politics and Ideology LaVelle, Michael 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 2
Defining Deviancy Down Moynihan, Daniel Patrick 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 2
Higher Education in a Tailspin Reeves, Thomas C. 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 2
Dumbing Down Our Kids Sykes, Charles J. 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 2
Medical Dilemma Ballard, Larry 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 1
Talent Derailed Durden, William G. and Carol Mills 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 1
The Politics of Poli Sci Hawkins, Brett 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 1
We (Still) Have A Dream Holt, Mikel 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 1
The New Politics of Poverty Mead, M. Lawrence 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 1
Fickle, Thy Name is Wisconsin Still, Thomas W. 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 1
Anatomy of a Boondoggle Sykes, Charles J. 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 1
The New "Wisconsin Idea" Thompson, Tommy 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 1
Legislative Lessons Ulichny, Barbara 1993 WI Interest Vol. 2 No. 1

 

Volume 1: 1992

Blaming the School Andres, Morris 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 2
Married to the Legislature Korris, Steve 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 2
The Limits of Pluralism Neuhaus, Richard John 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 2
Smoke Screens Quade, Quentin L. 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 2
Character and the Presidency Reeves, Thomas C. 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 2
Questions of Character Sykes, Charles J. 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 2
The Puzzle of Welfare Policy Wagner, John A. 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 2
On Character Wilson, James Q. 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 2
Color by the Numbers Buchanan, Julie M. 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 1
Racism 101 D'Souza, Dinesh 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 1
The Ten Deadly Myths About Crime and Punishment in the U.S. DiIulio, Jr. John J. and Logan, Charles H. 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 1
No More Tin Cups Norquist John O. 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 1
Mad(dest) City Still, Thomas W. 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 1
Fuller's Chance Sykes, Charles J. 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 1
Color Blind William J. Bennett 1992 WI Interest Vol. 1 No. 1

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