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December 2025

2025 was a menacingly miserable year
We can get bogged down in the details in certain year-end retrospectives. The big picture? This was a remarkably bad year. Was this the worst year for…
 • Dan Shafer
2025: The Year in Recombobulation
Our annual look back at the year that was.
 • Dan Shafer
It’s high time for Wisconsin to legalize it
With a looming federal ban, the state risks a massive economic blow unless it passes its own legislation to regulate and legalize THC products
 • Emily Mills
EVENT TONIGHT: 'Resources at Risk: AI Data Centers in Wisconsin'
Clean Wisconsin is hosting a panel discussion on data centers in Wisconsin, and The Recombobulation Area's Dan Shafer will moderate the event.
 • Dan Shafer
There have been many challenges to Wisconsin’s congressional maps. This one is different.
This new "anti-competitive gerrymandering" claim advancing in the courts is not part of the national gerrymandering arms race, nor is it a typical…
 • Dan Shafer
Watch and listen to Jane Matenaer's final show hosting "Matenaer On Air"
December 12 has been officially proclaimed "JANE MATENAER DAY" in the City of Milwaukee.
 • Dan Shafer
PODCAST: Making sense of the Democratic primary field after Mandela Barnes' campaign launch
Also: some Giannis talk, with all those annoying trade rumors flying around.
 • Dan Shafer
Recombobulating on the radio (Early December Edition)
Featuring appearances on "Matenaer On Air," "Mornings with Pat Kreitlow," and "Driving it Home" with Patti Vasquez. Listen or stream all episodes here.
 • Dan Shafer

November 2025

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