Good morning. Independence Day in Whitewater will be partly sunny, with afternoon thundershowers, and a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:22 AM and sunset 8:36 PM for 15h 13m 49s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 24.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Independence holiday events continue at the Cravath Lakefront (Whippet City…
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America, City, Conservative Populism, Daily Bread, Politics, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 5.30.22: Yes, Traditional Conservatives Are Finished as a Political Force
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Memorial Day in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 5:19 AM and sunset 8:25 PM for 15h 06m 04s of daytime. The moon is new with none of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the…
America, Big Lie, City, Conservative Populism, Conspiracy Theories, Culture, Daily Bread, Education
Daily Bread for 4.30.22: Longwell on Why Trump Supporters Believe the Big Lie
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will see showers and thunderstorms with a high of 59. Sunrise is 5:48 AM and sunset 7:54 PM for 14h 06m 04s of daytime. The moon is new with 0.1% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1864, Joseph Bailey Saves a Union Fleet: On this date, Joseph Bailey began…
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Daily Bread for 4.29.22: No Free Speech Problem for Trump Apologist Kellyanne Conway
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 61. Sunrise is 5:50 AM and sunset 7:53 PM for 14h 03m 33s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 1.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1862, Union forces under David Farragut capture New Orleans. There is only…
America, Assault Awareness & Prevention, Conservative Populism, Culture, Daily Bread, Mendacity, Trump, Trumpism, University
Daily Bread for 4.28.22: Exclusive Video — Kellyanne Conway Visits UW-Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 46. Sunrise is 5:51 AM and sunset 7:52 PM for 14h 01m 01s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 5.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1881, Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico. What else has…
America, Conservative Populism, Culture, Daily Bread, Disinformation, Propaganda, Putin
Daily Bread for 4.27.22: How Putin Conned the Right
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 44. Sunrise is 5:53 AM and sunset 7:51 PM for 13h 58m 27s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 11.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1945, Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting to escape disguised as a…
America, Culture, Daily Bread, Fellow Traveler, Foreign Affairs, Fox News, Politics, Putin
Daily Bread for 4.3.22: BBC Reports Evidence Points to War Crimes on Road Outside Kyiv
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 45. Sunrise is 6:31 AM and sunset 7:24 PM for 12h 52m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 5.4% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1865, Union forces capture the Confederate capital of Richmond. . The Russian…
America, City, Constitution, Daily Bread, Law, Politics
Daily Bread for 3.30.22: Whitewater’s Still Part of America
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will see rain with a high of 58. Sunrise is 6:38 AM and sunset 7:19 PM for 12h 40m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 3.5% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1867, the United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, or about 2-cent/acre.…
America, City, Culture, Daily Bread, Nativism, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 2.22.22: The Answer to the Nativists in Whitewater Comes from… Kenya
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 11.27.21: New Americans in Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS •
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Daily Bread for 8.23.21: Productivity
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 89. Sunrise is 6:11 AM and sunset 7:43 PM, for 13h 32m 03s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 98.8% of its visible disk illuminated. The Urban Forestry Commission Arboretum Sponsorship Subcommittee meets at 4:30 PM. Whitewater’s School Board…
America, Crime, Insurrection, Justice, Law, Sen. Ron Johnson
Country Over Party
by JOHN ADAMS •
America, CDA, Common Council, Development, Economics, Economy, Free Markets, Local Government, Regulatory Capture, WEDC
Competition: Good for Individuals and Society
by JOHN ADAMS •
Pres. Biden plans measures to increase market competition. David Leonhardt reports Biden’s New Push (‘The U.S. economy suffers from a lack of competition. President Biden wants to change that’): The U.S. economy has been less dynamic in the 21st century, by many measures, than it was in the late 20th century. Fewer new businesses are starting.…
America, Crime, Documentary, History, Insurrection
Inside the January 6th Capitol Riot
by JOHN ADAMS •
Over the last year, Trumpism has advanced three grand lies: against the significance of the pandemic, against Biden’s clear win in the presidential election, and against the fact of a violent insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th. In response to that third lie – that there was no violent insurrection – there is ample…