How sugar taxes rot your mind
by Jon Caldara As the rest of the world is dealing with the macro, large-picture consequences of the new Trump reality, I’d like to go in the opposite direction and dive into the micro level. The most dangerous question on Tuesday’s ballot was … the nanny city of Boulder’s tax on sugary drinks. Now, stay […]
Minimum wage as hate laws
by Jon Caldara Growing up in the seventies and eighties I heard the liberal mantra like a synthetic drumbeat. “The ends don’t justify the means.” From every drippy Norman Lear sitcom to every self-important episode of “Hill Street Blues,” Hollywood lectured us that superior people held to their principles, even if they didn’t like the […]
Assisted suicide and moral decay
by Jon Caldara A few weeks ago an 11-year-old boy in Belgium, with the assistance of doctors, committed suicide. The terminally ill in that country can seek help in ending their lives, even children, assuming parental consent. There is something grotesque and sinister about a government blessing this kind of perversion. It’s fair to ask […]
Don’t Rig the Bar
Read Jon Caldara’s op-ed on why Amendment 71 is a bad deal for Colorado. We’ve been writing about this issue for years, check out our issue papers on the topic: IP-7-2006 IP-8-1996
Don’t rig the bar for citizens’ initiative: Vote no on 71
Amendment 71 is not Raising a Bar. It’s rigging a system.
Caldara’s Newsletter 09-09-16 “The Politician Protection Act”
If you missed our Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms party this year, you missed our best one yet. Oh so worth the hangover. Our mantra? Every time a clay pigeon dies, a liberal cries. Until we do it again next year, I invite you to carry the spirit of the ATF Party with you by enjoying […]
PERA’s low returns call for changes to pension system
Starting now, we can begin to move the investment risk back where it lies for the rest of us: to the employee.
Caldara’s Newsletter 08-24-16 “Check out with whom Thomas Jefferson is spending time”
Visitors to the Freedom Embassy are familiar with the life-sized Thomas Jefferson statue that keeps watch over our headquarters. Created by famous Colorado sculptor George Lundeen, passerby often stop to have their picture taken with him and read his empowering quote, “Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.” But […]
VIDEO: Stephen Moore and John Fund
Stephen Moore of the Wall Street Journal and John Fund of National Review join in a lively panel discussion regarding the upcoming Presidential election.
Caldara at Founders’ Night 2016
Independence Institute President Jon Caldara’s opening remarks at Founders’ Night 2016.
Devil’s Advocate – Midway through Colorado’s Legislative Session
Devil’s Advocate – Midway through Colorado’s Legislative Session
EPA’s Clean Power Plan/111d
Join the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Independence Institute To Discuss The Latest News and Progress of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan/111d Independence Institute Freedom Embassy Tuesday, Feb. 16 12:00 Noon 727 East 16th Avenue, Denver II and CEI will join forces to share the latest news and progress on the EPA’s 111d/Clean Power Plan rule as it […]
