Posted in Politics
January 19, 2012

The SOPA/PIPA Blackout and the Midwest

MILWAUKEE, WI (The MPJ) — You think just because your elected representatives in Congress are a member of the party you generally vote for, they agree with you on SOPA and PIPA?  Most likely…they don’t.…

Posted in Community, Politics
December 20, 2011

Editorial: Gerrymanderlock, and its Solution

MILWAUKEE, WI (The MPJ) — I, much like you, have noticed nothing getting done in Congress.  The media has dismissed this condition as “partisan gridlock,” but I know better.  It’s not simple disagreements between members…

Posted in Community, Politics
November 17, 2011

The 1% and the Midwest

MILWAUKEE, WI — An interesting tool updated recently by USA Today shows 57 members of Congress are in the top 1% of income earners in America.  A little more digging finds ten of them are…

Posted in Politics
November 16, 2011

Editorial: Why Scott Walker is REALLY Being Recalled

MILWAUKEE, WI — Much apologies for the extended absence.  This was due to a previously-unplanned move (which you see reflected in the dateline).  But now that everything is back in working order, I wanted to…

Posted in Community, Politics
August 6, 2011

How to Fix America: Getting Started

MADISON, WI (The MPJ) — It’s time to put an end to a generation-long error.  The me-first-society-last mindset that has pervaded our culture since 1981 has reached its zenith, and it’s cost us.  It’s cost…