Miles Kellerman

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Parliamentary style questioning keeps leaders in check

When Newt Gingrich triumphantly challenged President Obama to seven, three-hour Lincoln-Douglas style debates in early December, the prospect appeared to coincide with his image as the intellectual Republican candidate. Yet since his impressive performances in GOP debates, the professorial Gingrich appeal has tapered significantly. His disappointing fourth-place finish in the Iowa Caucus-due, in part, to a horde of negative advertisements in the state-shattered any hopes of the utopian, debate-based primary Gingrich desired. A strong showing in Florida could give a jolt of energy to his candidacy, but with a limited war chest and reservations about his personal life, Gingrich would best avoid buying new milk. 

European Union suffers identity crisis

Wisconsin is closer to Brussels than one might think. Despite the geographical difference, the fate of the European Union and the Land of Cheese are closely connected, and Wisconsinites have ample reason to closely monitor the worsening debt situation in Greece and Italy. In 2010, 19 percent of Wisconsin goods exports went to the 27 member nations of the EU, more than the total exports to Canada, Japan, Brazil and China combined. In 2009, around 36,800 jobs in Wisconsin were supported by direct foreign investment from France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. And the EU as a whole accounted for $5.1 billion (37 percent) of direct foreign investment in Wisconsin in 2007.

U.S. should help address Mexican drug wars

  The United States has long had an interest in nation-building.  Aside from our military involvement in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, we’re also firing drones into Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen. Thanks to Wikileaks, we now know that the CIA is in the process of establishing secret drone bases in places like Djibouti, Ethiopia and the Seychelles Islands.  In addition to close alliances with Israel and Turkey, the United States has formed a sphere of influence around Iran and guaranteed that it has an impact on the development and repercussions of the Arab Spring—for better or worse.

Cuts to foreign aid won't solve the deficit

Every day, the national debt rises by $4 billion. This is an astounding number by any account, and one that is unsustainable for a healthy economy. In response to this spiraling plunge, a number of our nation's most prominent politicians have put forth plans to single-handily eliminate the deficit and get America back on the ""Path to Prosperity."" Like a peanut gallery playing a game of hot potato, the Democrats and Republicans continue to disagree about the right combination of cuts and tax increases, offering wildly different proposals with little chance of reconciliation.

PATRIOT Act extension: An assault on liberty

FYI: Governor Walker is not Hitler

Relations with Egypt compromise democracy

Governor's cuts today hurt state tomorrow

Gov. Scott Walker has a problem with perception. Unlike other politicians, who might be living in the past or who are perhaps out of touch with reality, Walker is living almost exclusively in the present.

Tucson tragedy off limits for Westboro Baptists

Within all of us exists an inner beast, one that pokes its snarling head in moments of rage and greed. Most of us learn, for better or worse, to suppress that monstrous instinct and act civil. But for others the creature refuses to be suppressed any longer, growing like a cancerous tumor until the distinction between the person and the animal within dissipates and dissolves.

Assisted suicides should be legalized

When he was three years old, Dan Crews of Antioch, Ill. suffered a serious car accident. Crews is paralyzed from the neck down, and although he can speak and eat, he requires constant medical aid in order to breathe. For 23 years he has lived in his bed with nothing to do but watch television and imagine what it might be like to participate in a world that he can only observe. According to an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Crews feels that he has ""no friends."" ""I have no education. No education prospects. No job prospects. I have no love prospects,"" he said. ""All I want is to no longer live like this.""

PATRIOT Act extension: An assault on liberty

Miles Kellerman

Relations with Egypt compromise democracy

Miles Kellerman

Lack of overall interest in Iraq war is shocking

Miles Kellerman

WikiLeaks: Revolutionizing investigative journalism

Miles Kellerman

Christianity debate makes little progress

Miles Kellerman

Big brother Zuckerberg manages personal lives

Miles Kellerman