Michael Penn II
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Downtown while black: On “gang” activity and Madison’s irrational fear
A rowdy stretch of University Avenue is being policed and covered in a racialized light.
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The UW System’s speech policy will make Wisconsin’s campuses more toxic
In blocking “disruptions of free expression,” the UW System makes marginalized people easier to target.
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The “Campus Free Speech Act” is the Wisconsin right’s newest weapon
Assembly Bill 299 tells UW System students to debate and disagree, but only in Republican-approved ways.
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Madison calendar, April 13 through 19
Teju Cole, Lil Wayne, Slow Pulp, “Human Highway,” and more events of note in Madison this week.
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Madison must rein in its volatile police chief
Does Mike Koval still deserve the benefit of the doubt?
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Guns on the bus are just privilege in disguise
A Wisconsin gun group celebrates its court victory with a disingenuous appeal to low-income transit riders.
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The posthumous character assassination of Tony Robinson
Officials continue to treat a police-shooting victim as a pawn in public discourse.
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Ribs on notice: the That BBQ Joint controversy
Two writers consider a restaurant’s over-the-top struggles with its East Side neighbors. | By Michael Penn II, Scott Gordon
