The Wisconsin Idea

Feature

On I.F. Stone and Our Diminishing Sense of Duty

Reading Stone on the movement against the Vietnam War offers a stark reminder of today's lack of any sense of duty, responsibility or even connection to our government.

Tom Engelhardt

Culture

Fresh Off the Boat: At Last, a Show Where Asian-Americans Aren’t the Butt of the Joke

In a welcome departure from most depictions of Asian families, Fresh Off the Boat pokes fun at the ignorance and blandness of white American culture.

Julia Wong

Labor

In an Age of Soulless Mass Production, the Artisan Craft Worker Still Lives On

W. Rand Smith

Viewpoint

Why Did Our Media Mourn Charlie Hebdo But Ignore 2,000 Deaths in Nigeria? Ask Fela Kuti.

The Afrobeat legend has much to teach Western media about dealing with such tragedies.

Stephanie Shonekan

Feature

Why 2015’s Pop Music Scene Looks a Lot Like 1995’s

Sleater-Kinney, Bjork and PJ Harvey are back. And they have something to teach the new wave of 'feminist' artists.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

How Tipping Helped Make Sexual Harassment the Norm for Female Servers

Jenny Brown

Feature

The Super Bowl’s Violence Is America’s Violence

Connecting the dots between football and the violence throughout our society might tell us more than we care to know about ourselves.

Theo Anderson and Joshua Salzmann

Feature

If You Tweet This, Jonathan Chait Wins

Chait styles himself as the defender of old-school liberalism, but the fact is, "Not Very P.C. Of You" is one of the most cynical, lazy pieces of #content you'll read all year.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Labor

A Modest Proposal for Public Sector Union Opponents

Jon Shelton