Jon Caldara

Watch Them Shoot Down These Great Ideas!0
- Newsletter
- January 14, 2022
Since our founding in the mid-1980s, Independence Institute has worked on turning great policy ideas into legal reality. From TABOR to term limits, charter schools, and concealed carry, we bring ideas forward and move them from being ridiculed into law. So, imagine our excitement to see Republican leaders in both the State House and Senate
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Boulder Fires and the Core Function of Government 0
- Newsletter
- January 6, 2022
This week has been a trying time for folks in my neighborhood. My home was one street away from the mandatory evacuation zone during the fires in Boulder County. Homes just down the road were ablaze. We were very lucky. If the wind went in a slightly different direction, we could be homeless. Some of
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Update on My Son 0
- Newsletter
- December 29, 2021
One of the many perks of my job is all the hate that’s thrown my way. If only I was paid by the f-bomb. I just asked one of my haters what her New Year’s resolution is. She shot back with a casual, “F#!% you Caldara!” Finally, something to look forward to in 2022. An
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Our Christmas Gift to all Taxpayers 0
- Newsletter
- December 23, 2021
As you may know, I’m dyslexic. Even though I wrote Santa a letter every year growing up, he never visited. I only recently realized I was sending them to Satan. Speaking of Christmas, all of our hard work protecting our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights continues to pay you dividends. Here is what our work is
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