Christian Schneider is a senior fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. Schneider spent eight years working for the Wisconsin State Legislature. He holds a Master's degree from Marquette University and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Utah, both in political science. Schneider was the recipient of the 2005 Wisopinion.com "Blog of the Year" award and is a frequent contributor the the Isthmus newspaper and to the "Sunday Insight with Charlie Sykes" television program. (E-mail Christian)
April 16, 2012
Book End: Imagine a World Without the Printed Page
October 24, 2011
9-9-9 Hits the Heartland
September 9, 2011
WI Magazine: The Revolution that Wasn't: Filled with sound and fury, the recall elections signified nothing at all.
September 9, 2011
WI Magazine: Tough Noogies:So what if Scott Walker didn't campaign on curbing union power?
April 1, 2011
What the Supreme Court Election Means for School Funding in Wisconsin
March 23, 2011
WI Magazine: That Presidential Look: The 2012 GOP presidential crowd gets a makeover
March 22, 2011
WI Magazine: Why He Did It: For good reason, the Capitol exploded when Gov. Walker struck at collective bargaining
February 28, 2011
The Wisconsin Public Union Protest Dictionary
February 14, 2011
Remembering Tomorrow's Union Worker Protests, Today
January 18, 2011
Memo to America: Wisconsin's in Charge
January 4, 2011
Getting the Government Off Welfare
November 30, 2010
The Making of a Candidate: How Ron Johnson quietly became one of the political stories of 2010
November 30, 2010
WI Magazine: People Do Stupid Things: That's why political movements should be anchored in ideas
October 20, 2010
Why a Lame Duck Session Could be Good For Unions, but Bad for Taxpayers
September 21, 2010
2010 - The Year America Chose... An Ideology
August 3, 2010
Thinking Outside the Box: Ten Ways for Wisconsin Government to Raise More Revenue
July 13, 2010
WI Magazine: Rebel Without a Pause: Our reporter spends 48 hectic hours with rising GOP star Paul Ryan. Just how far can his reform plans take him?
July 13, 2010
WI Magazine: Consider the Humble Candidates: Who cares if they grew up eating dirt sandwiches?
June 7, 2010
The 2010 WPRI Yearbook (Or, why WPRI roolz and your think tank droolz.)
April 27, 2010
How Eric Davis Can Save America
April 7, 2010
School Choice Deserves the Red Carpet Treatment
March 30, 2010
Wisconsin: The Repeal Deal
March 22, 2010
WI Magazine: Youthful Indiscretions: Our Politicians are Both Juvenile and Delinquent
March 1, 2010
Why Congress is Wigging Out
February 16, 2010
Are All "Special Interests" Created Equal?
February 1, 2010
Revenge of the Nerd - Why Paul Ryan can be our Next President
January 4, 2010
Rhetoric on Steroids: When Political Posturing Gets to be Too Much, We Should Look at Ourselves in the Mirror
November 23, 2009
WI Magazine: Anatomy of a Failed Idea (with Mike Nichols)
November 23, 2009
WI Magazine: "Mommy, What Does a Union Member Look Like?"
November 9, 2009
You Paid for This: In Dire Economic Times, Wisconsin Lawmakers Spend Millions to Improve their Public Image
September 28, 2009
Wisconsin's Own "Public Option"
August 17, 2009
Governor Doyle's Successors: Who Got the Gravy?
July 30, 2009
The Power of the Pen - and Why Property Taxes Might Not Be So Bad
July 12, 2009
WI Magazine: Bring on the Stats Nerds: State government needs a good dose of sabermetrics
June 29, 2009
America's Newest Pastime - Blissful Ignorance
June 15, 2009
McCallum's Last Laugh
June 1, 2009
Government's Billion Dollar Word
May 4, 2009
Cross Your Fingers and Hope For the Worst?
April 20, 2009
The Power of "Hello"
April 6, 2009
Governor on a Wire: Jim Doyle's Balancing Act
March 23, 2009
Observing the Law of Rule
March 11, 2009
WI Magazine: Why Conservatives Like Me Are So... Negative
February 23, 2009
An Apology From the Distant Past
February 9, 2009
The Forgotten Cheesehead
January 12, 2009
Spend Less Taxpayer Money, Get Healthier
December 16, 2008
Felons for Thee, Not for Me
December 3, 2008
Outsourcing State Government
November 13, 2008
Democrats in Wisconsin: Not Going Anywhere?
October 23, 2008
Having a Gay Time in Milwaukee
October 9, 2008
Wisconsin’s Bogus Invisible Hand
September 22, 2008
The GAB’s Slimy Underbelly
September 5, 2008
The GOP’s Trojan Horse
August 18, 2008
The Fonzie Statue: Are Happy Days Here Again?
July 21, 2008
Is Obama the Hero We “Need?”
July 8, 2008
Standing Up For Your Right to Dry
June 26, 2008
Handicapping the State Legislature
June 11, 2008
The Wisconsin Interest: Wisconsin's Third Party Animals
June 9, 2008
How Jim Doyle Can Save Wisconsin’s Republican Party
May 19, 2008
Grand Old Patriarchy: Whither the Republican Women?
May 5, 2008
Public Libraries: No Longer Just for the Literate
April 21, 2008
The Good Ol’ Days of Mudslinging
April 11, 2008
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board: Growing Like a Weed
March 27, 2008
The Wisconsin Legislature’s Putrid Present
March 13, 2008
Hate George W? You Should Be a Conservative
February 21, 2008
The Wisconsin Interest: Wisconsin's "Subprime" Budget Planning
January 10, 2008
Leveling the Presidential Playing Field
December 20, 2007
The Government Protection Racket
December 3, 2007
Want to Pass a Bill? Get a Good Mascot
November 5, 2007
When Government is Bad, it’s Even Better
October 25, 2007
Pledging Allegiance to Higher Taxes
September 17, 2007
Business: Victims of Their Own Success?
September 6, 2007
The Minimum Drinking Age: What Price Freedom?
August 27, 2007
Fire Your Legislators
August 16, 2007
You, Too, Can Be a Wisconsin Liberal
August 6, 2007
The Government Crackdown on “Big Babysitting”
July 22, 2007
Wisconsin Law Throws Michael Vick a Bone
July 10, 2007
Where Rhetoric and Governance Diverge
June 21, 2007
Lead Our Lawmakers Not Into Temptation
June 4, 2007
The Battle for the Liberal Conscience
May 3, 2007
Two Tickets to Club Fed
April 9, 2007
Is Health Care the Democrats’ TABOR?
March 26, 2007
Dancing on a Volcano
March 22, 2007
The Wisconsin Interest: The Tail End of Conservatism
March 8, 2007
Poor Stewardship of Tax Money
February 26, 2007
Not-So Compelling Tax Increases
February 5, 2007
The Wisconsin Campaign Finance Mystery
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