Author Archives: Ben Cominos
[OPINION] Biden Changes Stance On Foreign Affairs, And I Think It's Because Of Wisconsin's Spring Election
President Joe Biden had a very interesting phone call with PM Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel yesterday. After months of pressure, specifically from Progressives in the Democrat Party, Biden announced he...
Apr 05, 2024 President Joe Biden address on shooting rampage at Uvalde, TX elementary school. (CBS News photograph)
[AUDIO] Universal Basic Income Shows Positive Results Worldwide, So Why Not Try It Here
Albert Einstein famously stated that the definition of insanity is 'doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.' This line is quoted by large numbers of people across eve...
Mar 25, 2024
[AUDIO] TikTok Ban? More Like Patriot Act 2.0
Before we even get started, I need you to understand... I am not a traditional millennial. Regular listeners of my show know that I created a Facebook when I was in college and bailed on it the moment...
Mar 14, 2024
[AUDIO] Appleton Alderman Kristin Alfheim Talks Everything Wisconsin Politics
People that listen to my show regularly know that I can tend to get pretty frustrated with the stagnation in the Wisconsin political scene. However, I'd like to believe that redistricting may allow fo...
Feb 16, 2024
[AUDIO & OPINION] Identity Politics, Gun Rights, And The Discourse Surrounding Violence
I was 10 years old when the Columbine shooting happened back in 1999. 26 years later, I feel like the discourse has barely shifted. Yesterday's events at the Kansas City Chief's Victory Parade are jus...
Feb 15, 2024
[AUDIO] Climate Safe Pensions Wisconsin Aims To Change Fossil Fuel Investment Strategy
Much to the chagrin of many people in the Fox Cities, it seems as though sturgeon spearing season is going to be very impacted by the unseasonably mild temperatures. For me personally, this is my seco...
Feb 09, 2024
[AUDIO] Senator Tammy Baldwin Set To Grill Big Pharma CEO's At Todays Senate HELP Hearing
100 million Americans are living with some form of medical debt. Of those 100 million, 12% of them are living with $10,000 or more. During my show today, we heard from a Fox Cities resident who is in ...
Feb 08, 2024
[AUDIO] Dan Shafer Breaks Down Redisctricting Consultant's Recommendations For SCOWIS
It is very fitting that we would be having this conversation of Groundhog Day (Groundhog's Day if you're from my neck of the woods). If I had a nickel for every time we talked about equal populations ...
Feb 02, 2024
[AUDIO] Pelican River Forest Conservation Efforts Run Into Political Hurdle
Pelican River Forest is an almost 70,000 acre stretch of land that offers all fans of outdoor activities plenty of options to use their time, in the Oneida, Langlande and Forest County areas. Whether ...
Jan 29, 2024
[AUDIO] Discussing Tax Trends Around The Country With The Roosevelt Institute
The sky is blue, I am tall, and Wisconsin Republicans have proposed another version of a tax cut. I don't think that anybody is adverse to the idea of more money in our pockets (I sure know I am not),...
Jan 26, 2024
