James Wigderson
Wigderson Library & Pub
Time to See the Future
This is the first presidential election since the Dobbs decision. If I’m going to put my thumb on the scale, that’s where I would start.
A Citizen Inconvenienced
It all seems so anticlimactic at that point. I voted. Shouldn’t something happen?
Is this Heaven? No, It’s an Iowa Poll
If the poll is even partially correct, and it’s normally a very good poll, it indicates that other pollsters may be undercounting women voters.
‘Twas the Day Before Election Day
Despite the near-empty, almost comical, nature of the late presidential campaign, the country is offered a rather stark choice.
Clean Up in the Newspaper Aisle
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel did two stories on the rally and neither mentioned Trump simulating oral sex with a microphone.
Trick or Treat – The Rules
Do not play, “Guess the costume.” It’s annoying to kids and to any adults acting as a chaperone.
The County Board Is Not Trying to Rob You
The entire time Walker was county executive, Milwaukee County had a 0.5% sales tax just like the one proposed for Waukesha County.
A Hurricane of Nonsense
You want me to stand where? In the middle of a hurricane? With the possibility of a 15ft storm surge carrying my Armani suit and me into the Gulf of Mexico?
Into the Arena
Tuesday night’s debate could determine the direction of the two candidates’ campaigns
The Great Republic of Venice
If you were a tourist in Venice betting on getting that viral video of a large guy tipping over a gondola, I’m glad I disappointed you.
Can I Ask You Something?
As I discovered on our trip, they were like most Europeans and closely watching our election, more closely than even most Americans.
Biden Is Out. Harris Ascendent.
Biden stepping aside gives the Democrats a chance to put their best step forward. Or, in the case of Harris, at least a better step forward.
NEWS
A Voice for the Politically Homeless
“Life, Under Construction” is my attempt to make sense of where we are headed in 2024.
Murphy: Why Right Wisconsin Was Killed
“I still had the same political views. I hadn’t changed,” he noted in an interview with Urban Milwaukee. “But everyone else had.”
The Political Power Hour with Steve Scaffidi on WTMJ-AM 5-21-24
Eric Hovde complained about the media and I’m asking, “what gotcha questions?”
That’s me on WTMJ-AM
I will be on the Steve Scaffidi show on 620 WTMJ-AM on alternating Tuesdays starting February 27.
Open Microphone Night
Note: this appeared in the "Life, Under Construction" newsletter on Monday, February 5, and in The Bulwark "Morning...
Life Under Construction
Because readers deserve more than a talking head with a partisan political agenda.
Happy New Year
New Year’s Eve and the two small benefits to mankind
I did a thingy
The activists are so sheltered, they’ll never hear the truth that could set them free – because none of them want to escape the cage of their own making.
Life, Under Construction
Life, Under Construction, is a twice-weekly newsletter on politics, culture, travel, art, and personal observations.
