Hunter's diary today about Scott Walker's proposed $300M in budget cuts for the University of Wisconsin system is, of course, great. But Hunter does not explore the real motive for these savage cuts.
It is not to help build a new playpen for the Milwaukee Bucks, IMHO.
Walker has become the latest shiny new thing to excite the national media about the 2016 presidential race, after his union-bashing speech to last weekend's wingnut get-together in Iowa passed their weird muster.
But Walker has two reasons, one personal, one political, for attacking public higher education that are his motive.
More, below.