COVID-19 Requires Government Distancing
Thank you Governor Polis! To help deal with COVID-19 we need more Government Distancing. You know at Independence Institute, we are not shy about criticizing our governor when we feel he is wrong on the issues. With your help, we even sent him lumps of high-quality coal this last Christmas for being on our naughty […]
From fired to hired, plus Tucker Carlson
In case you haven’t heard, I got fired from my gig as a Denver Post columnist for criticizing the media as liberal, saying sex is binary and generally being insensitive. Guilty as charged by the way. Well I’m excited that the Gazette and its sister publication Colorado Politics took pity on me and asked me […]
Movie Night at Independence
I suggested we watch Animal House, or at least The Godfather, but… In celebration of this year’s National School Choice Week, our Education Policy Center will be hosting a free, public screening of Miss Virginia on Wednesday, January 29 at 6PM here at the Independence Institute. The movie tells the story of the school choice advocate Virginia Walden Ford, her […]
TUNE IN: Jon Caldara on Tucker Carlson tonight at 6:40PM!
Okay, that subject line MIGHT be true. If they can squeeze me in between impeachment craziness, Tucker wants to chat with me about getting canned from the Denver Post for being insensitive in my writing style. Don’t be upset if video of Chuck Schumer whining pre-empts me. I had no idea this enforcement from the […]
Here’s the column that got me fired from the Denver Post
Here’s the column that got me fired from the Denver Post: I’ve been a regular columnist for the Denver Post since 2016. Editorial Editor Megan Schrader informed me today this will be my last piece for the Denver Post as a weekly columnist. A quick word about my now former editor Megan. She took over […]
Amy Cooke’s big promotion
For 35 years Independence Institute has fought for personal and economic freedom in Colorado. We have become a potent political force for liberty in Colorado. Our effectiveness is only as good as the incredible people who make up our team. And we are insanely effective. Our Executive Vice President, Amy Cooke, has been the pivotal […]
POLIS GETS COAL! THANK YOU!
Coal power not only powers most of Colorado’s homes and businesses, the magic fossil fuel will find its way into the Christmas stockings of our progressive overlords! We did it! This Colorado Gives Day was another one for the record books. Because of you, we SMASHED our goal of $75,000, raising over $80,000 for Independence […]
GOVERNOR POLIS, HERE WE COME!
GOVERNOR POLIS, HERE WE COME! One more NAUGHTY POLITICIAN is getting a lump of coal for Christmas! Literally, in the truest sense! Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser will receive some furnace ready coal just in time for winter! Colorado Gives Day is almost over, but we aren’t done yet! Yes, we have raised more than […]
Closing in on Governor Polis!
WE ARE CLOSING IN ON GOVERNOR POLIS! We’ve met our 3rd COAL GOAL and Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia is getting the gift of coal this Christmas! And I mean literally. Colorado Gives Day is in full swing and it’s clear that not just progressive groups are benefiting this year. We have already reached $40,000, […]
Guess the cost of Polis’ 100% renewable mandate
Success with our Colorado Gives Day plan to give a lump of coal to politicians for Christmas! We hit our first target of $25,000, so the Speaker of the Colorado House, KC Becker, will be getting a lump of coal, literally. She gave us Prop CC, so it’s the least Santa can do for her. […]
What would you like to get Governor Polis for Christmas?
If we reach our GOAL, Governor Polis will get COAL for Christmas! Here’s how: Colorado Gives Day is only a week away, and this year, we want to send the radical Boulder Leftists who are selling out our state and turning it into their dystopian Socialist paradise a gift: Coal! That’s right, if we reach […]
Give a lump of coal to Polis for Christmas
You can put Colorado politicians on Santa’s naughty list this Colorado Gives Day! Our progressives overlords deserve a lump of coal for Christmas. Well, with your help we’re going to make that happen. Literally. Colorado Gives Day is right around the corner. This day has turned into an important fundraiser for us. And it’s no […]
