Tag Archives: Chris Rickert

Madison schools lower the goal posts yet again

Posted on May 10, 2021 by David Blaska

Papering over failure in the name of equity! Is Blaska bitter about losing his school board race two years ago? Sure, but the head groundskeeper was bitter before that epochal defeat, so nothing new. Still, one wishes The Capital Times would … Continue reading →

Posted in identity politics, Madison schools, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Kowtowing to the crazies in Madison WI

Posted on June 23, 2019 by David Blaska

A never-ending search for root causes Can’t we blame Scott Walker? Madison Wi does not need A.O.C., Bernie, or Elizabeth Sanders to calibrate the breakdown of the civic public square in America. We’ve got Mayor Satya Conway-Rhodes and Jennifer Cheatham, superintendent of schools. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cops in schools, Freedom Inc., identity politics, Madison schools, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 18 Comments

Madison public schools increase discipline problems by reducing suspensions

Posted on November 4, 2018 by David Blaska

$15 million gets you more classroom chaos and identity politics warm fuzzies None of that nonsense at Ms. Hicks’ middle school! Your reading assignment today, class — YOU THERE IN THE BACK ROW! DON’T MAKE ME GO OVER OVER THERE! … Continue reading →

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Madison pols demand more data from police but not from jail diversion programs

Posted on May 14, 2018 by David Blaska

Who wants to know? Not the Dane County Board Chris Rickert has committed some real journalism. Demanding answers to tough questions. The tough question: All those jail diversion programs, are they actually, you know, working? The answer: Who (the hell) … Continue reading →

Posted in Dane County Board, identity politics, Race, War on Police | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

Arrest Eric O’Keefe for blowing GAB’s cover, the Left demands

Posted on December 19, 2017 by David Blaska

Our liberal-progressive-socialist acquaintances are in high dudgeon over A.G. Brad Schimel’s unmasking of the star chamber suppression of political speech in Wisconsin, particularly by the Government Accountability Board (GAB). (His report here.) Our acquaintances are baying for the hides of … Continue reading →

Posted in Free speech, Republicans | Tagged , , , , , , | 16 Comments