Rex W. Huppke

A woman leans on a friend during a prayer vigil at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, after an SUV plowed into a Sunday Christmas parade on Sunday.

Column: Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy an act of unconscionable violence. Yet we carry on.

November 22, 2021 at 4:19 p.m.

We Americans seem to live, more and more, in the narrow spaces between acts of unconscionable violence. When one erupts, as it did late Sunday at a Christmas parade in...

Activist with various signs face off on the stairs of the Kenosha County Courthouse on Nov. 15, 2021 in Kenosha.

Column: Rittenhouse not guilty as right-wing superstardom awaits. America will be worse for this.

November 19, 2021 at 4:47 p.m.

Found not guilty on all counts in his murder trial, 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse may now ascend to a new role in life: right-wing superstar. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, days before...

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., leaves his office as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on a resolution to formally rebuke him for tweeting an animated video that depicted him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., with a sword, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 17, 2021.

Column: Paul Gosar censured? Who among us hasn’t made a video depicting the murder of a colleague?

November 17, 2021 at 5:17 p.m.

The U.S. House of Representatives took the outrageous step of censuring Republican Rep. Paul Gosar Wednesday for sharing a doctored anime video showing him murdering Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. First...

Jill Ferguson of Milwaukee, left, and Bob Kubicki and Rachel Mianecki, right, both of Kenosha, face off on the stairs of the Kenosha County Courthouse on Nov. 15, 2021.

Column: Rittenhouse closing arguments highlight America’s ugly divide. Will the verdict even matter?

November 15, 2021 at 11:09 p.m.

During closing arguments in Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial Monday, the Kenosha County prosecutor said this: "I think we can all agree we shouldn't have 17-year-olds running around the street with...

Kyle Rittenhouse walks back into the courtroom after a break during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Nov. 11, 2021, in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Column: Kyle Rittenhouse, found guilty or not, should disgust us all

November 12, 2021 at 10:12 p.m.

We should — all of us — be disgusted with Kyle Rittenhouse. The fact that all of us aren't is a problem. A profound one. Set aside for now Rittenhouse's...

Quarterback Aaron Rogers of the Green Bay Packers warms up before playing against the Arizona Cardinals in an NFL football game on Oct. 28, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz.

Column: Idea for unvaccinated Aaron Rodgers’ new State Farm pitch: ‘I don’t have car insurance. It’s a personal decision.’

November 10, 2021 at 2:41 p.m.

Green Bay Packers quarterback and State Farm Insurance spokes-man-bun Aaron Rodgers has been widely pilloried for first lying about whether he received the COVID-19 vaccination, then getting COVID-19, then babbling...

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Column: Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy an act of unconscionable violence. Yet we carry on.

Column: Rittenhouse not guilty as right-wing superstardom awaits. America will be worse for this.

Column: Paul Gosar censured? Who among us hasn’t made a video depicting the murder of a colleague?

Column: Rittenhouse closing arguments highlight America’s ugly divide. Will the verdict even matter?

Column: Kyle Rittenhouse, found guilty or not, should disgust us all

Column: Idea for unvaccinated Aaron Rodgers’ new State Farm pitch: ‘I don’t have car insurance. It’s a personal decision.’

Column: Could Biden’s infrastructure bill fix real problems instead of fake ones? Yes! It’s an outrage!

Column: Men in Chicago radio face a reckoning over loutish behavior. Some should be starting to sweat.

Column: McDonald’s CEO tries victim-blaming parents of slain Chicago kids. Bad idea.

Column: As Kyle Rittenhouse trial begins, remember his easy exit from Kenosha — a walk no Black teen could take