Our readers are engaged and informed, so we wondered which Badger Institute content drew the most eyeballs in 2021. Some of the top performers surprised us. Check out the list below to see what you and other readers clicked on the most.

Wisconsin mayors test guaranteed income

An assault on free speech

A legacy of transformation

'A breath of fresh air'

Federal unemployment insurance benefit slowed employment growth

Vast majority of victims were elderly

Government and venture capital don't mix

No patience for 'Latinx'

Wisconsin's PPP loan recipients face hundreds of millions in surprise taxes

Parents revolt against education bureaucracies

Opinion: Last call to save Milwaukee public schools

Students bear brunt of COVID-19 inequality

A pandemic tipping point

Another $5.7 billion for Wisconsin governments is insane

An artificial boom



A welfare spasm to dwarf the Great Society

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