Tom Gresham | Keynote Address | ATF Party 2018
Watch Tom Gresham’s keynote address at this year’s ATF Party.
VIDEO: Deregulation under Trump
President of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) Kent Lassman joined Amy Cooke to discuss the Trump administration’s deregulatory policies.
2018 Founders’ Night Discussion: Are We Turning Into East California?
In case you couldn’t make it, or would like to watch it again, here is this year’s Founders’ Night discussion between David Harsanyi and Steven Hayward, moderated by Jon Caldara, on the topic: Is Colorado slowly turning into East California?
Independent Inking – Spring 2018
Independent Inking – Winter 2018
VIDEO: Sanctuary Cities Debate
The Independence Institute is proud to present a powerhouse debate on sanctuary cities and immigration, originally aired on Colorado Public Television channel 12 on January 12th.
Firearms Laws of Vietnam
Vietnam has one of the strictest gun laws in the world. The policy reflects the cultural and historical influences that have shaped the nation. Little has been written on Vietnamese gun control, in part because of the inaccessibility and loss of documents as a result of the country’s violent history. This Issue Paper provides an overview of the history of firearm laws in Vietnam and a translation of the current laws. Part I surveys arms laws in Vietnam from 1427 to the present. Part II provides an English translation of the current law, which was issued in 2011. Part III is the Vietnamese text of that law.
Supreme Court’s gay cake case is about a lack of religious tolerance
This June, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The facts of the case are similar to the Oregon one: a same-sex couple tries to buy a custom-decorated wedding cake from a business owned by a Christian baker; they were refused based on the bakers’ religious beliefs. Both couples asked their states’ civil rights agencies to prosecute the offending bakers. Both prosecutions were upheld by state courts.
Colleges shouldn’t have the right to infringe on free speech
by Zach Adams This year the Colorado legislature, with broad bipartisan support, banned publicly funded colleges from stifling their students’ right to free speech and assembly. The new law addresses a serious problem that has plagued Colorado. Under the new law, colleges may not punish students because of their expression. “Expression” is defined as “verbal […]
Independent Inking, Summer 2017
Independent Inking, Summer 2017
Which enviros not to take seriously
by Jon Caldara The bad news: President Donald Trump’s pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord will cause ocean levels to rise. The good news: It will be from all the crocodile tears of progressives. Those of us who are skeptical of the politics of global warming are labeled “deniers” as an ugly pejorative to […]
The grand betrayal of Colorado Senate Republicans
by Jon Caldara In 2005, the political fight over Referendums C and D was an epic battle, one for the Colorado history books. Sold as a “five-year timeout” of our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, Ref C was narrowly approved by Colorado voters. Its debt-package companion, Ref D, was narrowly rejected by voters. I fought Ref […]
