The MacIver Report: Wisconsin This Week

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  1. MacIver News Minute: Exposing Wisconsin's NGOs

    12月2日

    MacIver News Minute: Exposing Wisconsin's NGOs

    Chances are you like the idea of making able-bodied childless adults on welfare go through job training programs. It’s an easy sell for conservatives What you don’t realize is that the government doesn’t actually run programs like that itself. It contracts them out, and it’s always a real feeding frenzy in the Madison swamp. Hundreds of millions of dollars are up for grabs to run government programs that the government can’t run for itself. Many of those contracts go to non-profits who rely almost entirely on taxpayer funds. And they take very good care of themselves – their executive directors make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. The best part for them, there’s practically no accountability or reporting metrics to see if any of these programs actually work. So just remember that the next time someone in the government comes up with a brilliant new program to solve a problem in society, regardless of whether they’re sporting a “D” or an “R.”

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  2. 11月20日

    MacIver Report (Nov. 20, 2025) - DPI Report Cards and Campus Free Speech

    Bill and Courtney tackle two topics in this episode of the MacIver Report: DPI's report cards and the latest campus free speech bill. DPI has revised its standards for the report cards twice since 2012. Bill explains how the latest standards are tougher than people realize and points out how DPI is actually masking underachievement. Check out the full story here: https://www.maciverinstitute.com/research/weighting-criteria,-not-cut-scores,-masking-underachievement-in-wisconsin-schools  Courtney, as a student leader at UW-Madison, then talks about her experience testifying at a public hearing for AB501 and why she believes the bill is exactly what conservatives on campus need to prevent being silenced. Check out her testimony here: https://www.maciverinstitute.com/videos/special-presentations/maciver-intern-courtney-graves-testifies-in-favor-of-assembly-bill-501

    11 分钟
  3. Unregulated #3 | Konrad Ludwig on "STRYKER: The Siege of Sadr City"

    11月12日

    Unregulated #3 | Konrad Ludwig on "STRYKER: The Siege of Sadr City"

    The MacIver Institute's Michael Lucas is joined by Retired Army Sergeant Konrad R.K. Ludwig–combat veteran of Iraq War II, and author of the book "Stryker: The Siege of Sadr City."Sergeant Ludwig is a Californian by birth and now lives in Hillsdale, Michigan with his wife and newborn child where he works for the College as a software engineer. Both he and Michael attended Hillsdale College at the same time–meeting through mutual friends–and spent many an hour musing about the greatness of Ludwig von Mises.A patriot, a veteran, a finance analyst, a programmer, an armchair economist–Konrad has a wealth of knowledge and experience to rival that of many a great man. But above all, he is an incredibly good person, and a very good friend.His book has received hundreds of reviews, averaging 4.5/5 stars on Amazon, where one can also read a free sample of his incredible, and eminently human, experience of the second Iraq War.📕📕📕 (Amazon): https://a.co/d/e16YmfG 📕📕📕----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Media Mentioned:📕📕📕 Israel: Winner of the 2003 Iraq Oil War by Gary Vogler 📕📕📕(Amazon): https://a.co/d/eoqq4S1🎥🎥🎥 Warfare by A24 🎥🎥🎥(IMDB): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31434639/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------📰 Stay up-to-date on all things 🏛️Wisconsin🏛️ by visiting the MacIver Institute website.https://www.maciverinstitute.com/Be sure to subscribe to the official MacIver Institute YouTube channel. @MacIverInstituteWI ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Copyright disclaimer:🎥 Reel Intro clip ("FREE 4K Countdown Footage | Retro Film Leader | MP4 | Commercial Use"):Copyright permission is granted under the CC BY 4.0 license.Link to clip:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8-YbI98ikk&list=LL&index=7Link to creator's YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@akopakopyanchannel

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  4. 10月31日

    MacIver Report (Oct. 31, 2025) - Exposing Obamacare's Fatal Flaw

    Bill and Courtney cover the latest conservative happenings at UW-Madison, the ongoing sexual grooming scandal in Wisconsin public schools, and how the federal government shutdown exposes the true problem with Obamacare. Find all the story links on the main article on MacIver's website here: https://www.maciverinstitute.com/videos/video-reports/maciver-report-(oct.-31,-2025)-exposing-obamacares-fatal-flaw

    29 分钟
  5. MacIver News Minute: The Obamacare Shutdown

    10月28日

    MacIver News Minute: The Obamacare Shutdown

    Every day, Tony Evers and Tammy Baldwin take to social media to spell out the reason for the government shutdown. Republicans won’t extend the affordable care tax credits – which means the premiums on Obamacare plans will go up. Here’s what they don’t want you to know. Those tax credits are actually massive subsidies paid directly to the insurance companies, and the insurance companies don’t even have to provide affordable plans to get them. They just can’t charge anyone more than 8.5% of their income, and the government takes care of the rest. That’s why Obamacare plans still cost hundreds of dollars a month despite the original promise of the affordable care act to provide affordable healthcare. In the years since it was passed, insurance companies have racked hundreds of billions – if not trillions of dollars in taxpayer funded subsidies. No wonder why they’re willing to hold the government, and the American people, hostage over it.

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  6. MacIver Newsmakers: UW-River Falls' Charlie Kirk Reaction with Dr. Trevor Tomesh

    10月3日

    MacIver Newsmakers: UW-River Falls' Charlie Kirk Reaction with Dr. Trevor Tomesh

    Dr. Trevor Tomesh, a computer science professor at UW-River Falls, made a splash online following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. He pointed out that the university was uncharacteristically silent about that traumatic event, despite having a long history of weighing in on other supposedly traumatic events (such as a Christian woman coming to campus to talk about celibacy.) Tomesh penned a comment on Facebook that received hundreds of interactions and national media coverage. He joins Bill Osmulski on this episode of the MacIver Newsmakers Podcast – Campus Report to share how the university responded.

    21 分钟
  7. MacIver Newsmakers: Courtney Graves’ Campus Conservatives Update

    9月30日

    MacIver Newsmakers: Courtney Graves’ Campus Conservatives Update

    MacIver Intern Courtney Graves shares the latest news about the University of Wisconsin’s reaction to heightened political tensions following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and how conservatives on campus are continuing to attract excitement and build momentum. Plus, she shares her research on the new state budget’s impact on Medicaid reimbursement rates.

    9 分钟
  8. MacIver News Minute: Trump Walks Back H1B Reform

    9月23日

    MacIver News Minute: Trump Walks Back H1B Reform

    All summer long my YouTube feed was flooded with compilations of recent American graduates and young professionals who are desperately looking for work. Stem graduates, ivy league schools, advanced degrees, even with a few years’ experience - completely out of luck. According to the White House, the unemployment rate for recent computer science majors is 6.1%. For computer engineers, it’s 7.5%. On top of that, tens of thousands of Americans are getting laid off every month from the tech industry. And yet, there are two and half million foreign workers in the us with green cards in high-tech fields. In fact, 65% of us it jobs are held by foreigners. Face it, they’re a lot cheaper than American workers. And so, knowing all that, I thought what president trump did on Friday night was brilliant. He signed an executive order to increase the application fee for h1b visas from $1,000 to $100,000 a year, every year - even for those who already had green cards. It was bold, and it seemed like the answer to countless prayers from unemployed Americans. “Voters gave President Trump a resounding mandate to put American workers first, and he has worked every day to deliver on that commitment,” according to the White House press office. Unfortunately, by Saturday, the white house was walking it back. It insisted that the higher fees only apply to new applicants. Not to the millions of foreign workers who are already here. “This is NOT an annual fee. It’s a one-time fee that applies only to the petition,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on Saturday. “This applies only to new visas, not renewals, and not current visa holders.” Oh well. Guess I’ll keep seeing those YouTube videos for a while.

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