WISCONSIN (MacIver Institute) -- Many momentous events have happened on July 21. We landed on the moon in 1969. The First Battle of Bull Run was on this date in 1861. The space shuttle program ended in 2011 with the return of Space Shuttle Atlantis to Cape Canaveral, Florida. And topping all of those, this week's MacIver Monday hit your inbox.
Spotlight
Sean Duffy, Anne Gorsuch, and the Final Frontier
Former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy was already the Secretary of Transportation. Last week, President Donald Trump expanded his responsibilities, appointing him to be the interim head of NASA.
Predictably, the left lost their mind. Most headlines referred to Duffy as a former reality TV star rather as the current DOT secretary and former U.S. congressman representing northern Wisconsin.
But these hysterics miss the mark. As Richard Moore writes, what NASA needs is an administrator -- someone who can keep the agency focused on its core mission instead of woke nonsense. Duffy will excel at that.
Deep Dive
Most Tips to Wisconsin Waste Hotline Remain Under Review
Wisconsin’s Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline is averaging almost 10 calls a month, but so far just two of those tips have been actual waste or fraud. Still, of 21 state-related reports, 15 remain under review according to auditors from the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau.
Read more on the findings from the LAB report here.
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You Should Know
National Right to Work Foundation has Hope to Save Act-10
The head of the National Right to Work Foundation knows who sits on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, but he has not completely given up hope that Act 10’s fate is already sealed. The Right to Work Foundation last week filed an amicus brief in the Act-10 case that is headed to the appeals court in Wisconsin.
We will closely monitor this story and keep you up to date. In the meantime, don't forget the backstory of Act 10. Watch the video below.
Coming Soon
Wisconsin Republicans Pitch Civil Suits for Gender Transition Harm
A pair of Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol want to give people who went through a gender transition the chance to sue over health problems they weren’t warned about. Sen. Rob Hutton and Rep. Amanda Nedweski on Thursday introduced what they are calling a chance to hold people accountable for the after-effects of gender transitions on children.
Quick Click
Rep Krug: Hell No to Fusion Voting’s Return
One of the top Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly is making it clear that he never wants to see fusion voting return. Assistant Majority Leader Scott Krug on Tuesday didn’t mince words about the idea from one former lawmaker to allow candidates to run under different political parties in the same election. “How 'bout hell no!!” Krug wrote in a post on X.
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Last Update: Jul 21, 2025 1:38 pm CDT
