Devils Advocate Archive 2008
2008 Catalog of Shows December 12th and 16th – Transparency in Colorado Government Taxpayers have a right to know how government is spending their money but in Colorado they often have to pay to find out. Across the country, many states, local governments, school districts and even the federal government have embraced transparency. These governments […]
Devils Advocate Archive 2009
2009 Catalog of Shows January 9th and 13th – Preview of 2009 Legislative Session Hold on to your wallets! Hide your civil liberties in the closet! The 2009 Colorado legislative session has begun. What can Coloradans expect from the General Assembly? What are the priorities? What are the pet projects? This week on Independent Thinking […]
Devils Advocate Archive 2010
2010 Catalog of Shows January 1st and 4th – 2010 Political Predictions So whats on tap in Colorado politics for 2010? Tune in to Independent Thinking to find out as Dan Haley from the Denver Post and Adam Schrager from Channel 9 News join host Jon Caldara for a 2010 political predictions show. If you […]
Devils Advocate Archive 2011
2011 Show Archive January 7th and 10th – Colorado Education Reform Tune in to Devil’s Advocate this Friday night as host Jon Caldara is joined by former Colorado Commissioner of Education William Moloney and the Independence Institute’s Education Policy Center Director Pam Benigno to discuss how Colorado’s public schools can change how they do business […]
Devils Advocate Archive 2012
2012 Show Archive January 6th and 9th – Colorado Political Predictions 2012 Hey, invite some friends, break out some adult beverage and get the political New Year started this Friday night by tuning in to Devil’s Advocate as Denver Post editorial page editor Curtis Hubbard and Colorado Springs Gazette editorial page editor Wayne Laugesen give […]
Devils Advocate Archive 2013
2013 Show Archive January 4th (Re-aired on January 8th) – Part 1: House Speaker Mark Ferrandino on What to Expect in 2013 Incoming Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives Mark Ferrandino sits down with Independence Institute president Jon Caldara to chat about what to expect in the upcoming legislative session. Watch the episode here. […]
Devils Advocate Archive 2014
2014 Show Archive January 3rd (Re-aired on the 6th) – The Women of Independence Speak Their Minds The women of the Independence Institute (Amy Oliver Cooke, Linda Gorman, Pam Benigno, and Raaki Garcia-Ulam) join host Jon Caldara to discuss women’s issues in Colorado. Topics include health care, energy, regulations, debt, and how to make liberty […]
Devils Advocate Archive 2015
2015 Show Archive January 2nd (Re-aired on the 5th) – A Look Back at 30 Years of the Independence Institute Three Independence Institute presidents in one room?! It can’t be! Former Independence Institute presidents John Andrews (who also founded I.I.) and Tom Tancredo join current president Jon Caldara to discuss 30 years of think tank […]
February 4 Colorado Energy Cheat Sheet: Local governments face production-related revenue downturn; more red tape sought for resource development; Wyoming's cautionary tale
Pushing for bans on fracking or other measures to limit responsible natural resource development will only exacerbate problems at the local level, putting education, infrastructure, and other critical services at risk, on top of the drop noted here in the Denver Post due to commodity prices tanking: Because 97 percent of Platte Valley’s budget comes […]
February 4 Colorado Energy Cheat Sheet: Local governments face production-related revenue downturn; more red tape sought for resource development; Wyoming’s cautionary tale
Pushing for bans on fracking or other measures to limit responsible natural resource development will only exacerbate problems at the local level, putting education, infrastructure, and other critical services at risk, on top of the drop noted here in the Denver Post due to commodity prices tanking: Because 97 percent of Platte Valley’s budget comes […]
Abominable Snowbills Look to Gut Accountability in Colorado
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s snowing outside. Like, a lot. The good news is that the snowstorm means I get to hang out at home, drink hot chocolate, and make snow angels. The bad news is that there is an approximately 63 percent higher chance of attack by abominable snowmen like this one: View […]
