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A UW-Madison professor is revisiting "Hillbilly Elegy"-- JD Vance’s memoir-- eight years after the book was picked by the university as the "Go Big Read" book of the year. Hillbilly Elegy describes Vance’s experience in Appalachia, Kentucky and upbringing in Middletown, Ohio– diving into concepts such as poverty, addiction, and "hillbilly culture." This was published in 2016, and in 2017 UW-Madison chose to distribute the book through the “Go Big Read” reading program. This program selects one book per academic year to give to all the incoming freshmen and center discussion around the book’s themes, like a massive book club....

A bombshell new poll has predicted which presidential candidate will win the election based on a 'no tossup' electoral map. RealClearPolitics showed Trump taking multiple swing states in the Rust Belt region - in addition to one that hasn't been nabbed by a Republican in decades. The map shows Trump winning in Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and even Virginia. Biden won Virginia in 2020 by 10 points and no Republican has taken the state since former president George W. Bush did so in 2004. The RCP map shows that, as of late July, Trump will win the election 325-213...

Kamala Harris has suffered a blow in a poll that looked at how alternative Democratic candidates would do in swing states. There have been calls for U.S. President Joe Biden to be replaced as the Democratic candidate since the world watched his poor performance in his debate with Donald Trump on June 27. Many have assumed the vice president would be the obvious choice, but a new poll shows she doesn't fare as well as others, and she wasn't among the four who performed best. Analytics company BlueLabs carried out research to determine who would increase the number of people...

The attendees of the Republican National Convention were blessed with an appearance by 98-year-old World War II veteran, William 'Bill' Pekrul, a man who knows first-hand what it's like to fight Nazis. There were looks of awe, shows of respect, and a few tears as Pekrul described his service, the country he loves, and his desire that Trump return to the White House. Sgt William Pekrul (Ret.) pic.twitter.com/ZJWQoPfs7V — Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) July 18, 2024 People like Sgt. Pekrul and those who cheered him this evening are the same people Democrats call Nazis. Bless this WWII vet Sgt William Pekrul...

There is only one Democrat who thinks he’s winning or in a good position to win: Joe Biden. Every other member of his party, excluding his Rasputin-like inner circle, knows he’s in trouble. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) reportedly told donors that House Democrats face annihilation if the president remains in the race. The polling reflects that the map has only improved for Donald Trump ever since Biden’s abysmal June 27 debate. CNN’s John King’s projection of the 2024 race isn’t just brutal for Joe Biden; it’s also something of an epitaph. We’re sixteen weeks away from Election Day, and with...

<p>A Columbus police officer is believed to have shot someone while working in Milwaukee as part of the security efforts surrounding the Republican National Convention.</p><p>Brian Steel, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Capitol City Lodge No. 9, said details are limited but he was contacted about a possible shooting in Milwaukee involving a Columbus police officer.</p>

An out-of-town police officer shot and killed an individual early Tuesday afternoon in Milwaukee, said two Milwaukee law enforcement sources. Brian Steel, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Capitol City Lodge No. 9, confirmed that Columbus police were involved in a shooting in Milwaukee. The shooting occurred near North 14th and West Vliet Streets outside of the security perimeter for the Republican National Convention, said Milwaukee law enforcement sources, who asked not to be named publicly because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing investigation. The Journal Sentinel has reporters at the scene.

President Donald Trump made his first major public appearance Monday at the Republican National Convention after an attempted assassination against him Saturday, entering the arena visibly emotional and with a bandage over his right ear, where he was shot while speaking in Pennsylvania. A misty-eyed Trump walked into the arena as the crowd applauded him and Lee Greenwood sang his “God Bless the U.S.A.” before Trump took his seat in between his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, and Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla. Trump’s two adult sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., were seated behind him, and House...

Former President Donald Trump has arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention a day after he was targeted in an attempted assassination at a campaign event. Trump's airplane touched down Sunday, the day before the four-day event kicks off with thousands of Republicans coming together to formally elect him as their 2024 presidential nominee. The shocking scenes of violence at his Saturday campaign rally that injured his right ear, killed a spectator and injured another set a dark backdrop for the convention, which is typically four days of party pageantry, political speeches, policy platforms and the presidential nominee's keynote...

MILWAUKEE — The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has reinforced a sense of unity among top Republicans headed to Milwaukee for this week’s Republican National Convention, a weeklong event that will no doubt feel ripple effects from the attempt to kill the party’s presumptive presidential nominee. “Delegates were already excited for the RNC in Milwaukee,” said Niraj Antani, a Republican Ohio state senator and a convention delegate. “Now, delegates will go to the RNC feeling a duty to protect President Trump and the values he fights for.” The assassination attempt Saturday night at a Trump rally in Butler,...

MILWAUKEE, Wis.Today the Donald J. Trump Campaign and the Republican National Convention’s Committee on Arrangements announced a list of headliners and keynote speakers who will be addressing the Republican National Convention. Speakers include:Family:Donald Trump Jr.Eric TrumpCo-Chairman Lara TrumpKimberly GuilfoyleEntertainers, Celebrities, & Industry Leaders:Matt Brooks, CEO of the Republican Jewish CoalitionTucker Carlson, Television HostSavannah Chrisley, TV Personality and Criminal Justice Reform AdvocateFranklin Graham, Renowned Faith LeaderLee Greenwood, Country Music StarAlina Habba, Trump Campaign Senior AdvisorDiane Hendricks, Owner of ABC SupplyTom Homan, Former Acting ICE DirectorChris Janson, Country Music StarPerry Johnson, BusinessmanCharlie Kirk, CEO of TPUSASean O’Brien, President of TEAMSTERSVivek Ramaswamy, BusinessmanAmber...

Paul Ryan, one of the most prominent national Republicans in Wisconsin history, is also notable as one of leading Republicans to reject the GOP’s current standard bearer, former President Donald Trump. Ryan, of Janesville, represented Wisconsin’s First Congressional District for 20 years and served as speaker from 2015 to 2019, when, after three years of clashing with Trump, he did not seek re-election. (He currently serves in a number of corporate roles.) In a 30-minute interview with Milwaukee Magazine in late May, Ryan shared his views on Trump’s rematch with President Joe Biden, the state of the GOP, national affairs...

In a ruling on June 27, the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned a lower court injunction that had prevented a pro-lifer from coming near a Planned Parenthood nurse to share his convictions. Brian Aish has been advocating for life outside the Planned Parenthood facility in Blair, Wisconsin since 2014. According to Thomas More Society, Aish “preached the Christian message of repentance and shared his pro-life views on the public right of way.” In 2020, a Planned Parenthood nurse, Nancy Kindschy, filed a restraining order against Aish; that same year a county judge granted an injunction against him, which was upheld in...

We can’t escape AI these days. Between the handwringing over what role AI will play in the future — some of which is understandable — to the ubiquity of AI assistance online, it’s on our minds and in our faces. AI can be helpful; we occasionally use image generators here at PJ Media to come up with funny or unusual featured images. It can also be annoying as all get out; if Meta AI is any indication, I don’t think we have to worry about robot overlords taking over anytime soon. But now, prognosticators rely on AI to predict all...

WISCONSIN — Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde will debate on Oct. 18 ahead of the November election, according to the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.The debate will be hosted by WMTV-TV in Madison and will start at 7 p.m. and last for an hour.It will be moderated by veteran television debate moderator and WBA Hall of Fame inductee Jill Geisler, who moderated debates in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2022.***“I look forward to debating [a Democrat] and sharing my vision for addressing the critical challenges facing the people of Wisconsin,” Hovde said in a press release. “Voters deserve...

Amber Rose — a former stripper who has fiercely criticized Donald Trump in the past — will be a speaker at the Republican National Convention in support of the 45th president’s re-election. The Philadelphia-born Rose, 40, gained fame in 2008, after she appeared in the music video for rapper Young Jeezy’s single “Put On” and began dating Kanye West. In 2013, Rose married another rapper, Wiz Khalifa, and had a son by him before filing for divorce the following year. She is also the author of the book “How to Be a Bad Bitch,” has modeled for Louis Vuitton and...

Big Mo has raised its head in a very big state for Democrat hopes ... and not in a good way. A new poll from AARP -- not exactly a MAGA-friendly joint -- shows Joe Biden now trailing outside the margin of error in both head-to-head and full ballot matchups against Donald Trump. And it's not a post-debate outlier, either:Former President Trump holds a 6-point lead over President Biden on the full ballot: 44% - 38%. RFK Jr. gets 9%, other candidates 4%, and 5% are undecided. Trump is up 50% - 45% on the head-to-head ballot.Trump has similar mid-single...

There are pivotal moments that define a person’s transformation, both personally and politically, and Elon Musk is right in the middle of one. Thanks to the Democrats’ radical Marxist agenda and their botched, tyrannical policies, Musk has been pulling off political U-turns left and right. So much so, that jaws were literally dropping after his latest post. This was, by far, Elon’s most savage “red pill” moment to date. It all unfolded when Elon Musk chimed in on a thread about the SAVE Act on his X platform, a proposal aimed at ensuring only American citizens vote in federal elections....

Joe Biden sat down with George Stephanopoulos on Friday for an in depth interview following his predictable mental collapse during the first 2024 presidential debate against President Donald Trump. * * * On Saturday, The New York Times reported that a Wisconsin fundraiser for Joe Biden has been cancelled.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said Friday that President Biden’s campaign is “toast” after losing the media. “Democrats have a real problem, any Democrat has a real problem —if you lose the media, and Biden lost the media, overnight, after that debate,” Johnson said on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” to host Will Cain. “It’s pretty difficult because Democrats can lie, they can enact policies that are disastrous to this country, but as long as the media’s on their side covering up for ‘em, they can survive. “The minute they lose the media, they really are toast,” Johnson continued.