Category Archives: Mary K. Ryan

I still follow the politics of my home state of Wisconsin. On April 5—the date of Wisconsin’s spring election and presidential preference primary—I tracked Facebook carefully, and routinely refreshed local news pages and watched election results on local media outlets. … Continue reading →

Public trust in American political institutions is vital to the country’s civic health.  Today, however, the citizenry’s confidence in our governments at all levels seems to be weakening and very public incidents of  police brutality are one important factor eroding … Continue reading →