Newsletter - Independence Institute

Polis appointee: “Caldara is a piece of sh*t!”0
- March 2, 2021
Hey, I’m very used to being called many variations of this, because often enough it’s true. But I’m surprised to have it come from a member of the tolerance-celebrating, diversity-happy Polis administration. Quick bit of background here. I write a weekly Sunday column which appears in the Denver and Colorado Springs Gazettes and Colorado Politics.
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Do You Care About Freedom?0
- November 23, 2020
Can you believe Thanksgiving is next week? We can’t! You know what else we can’t believe? Colorado Gives Day is only 17 days away! But it’s more than just a day. And it shouldn’t just benefit the Left! To be fair, Colorado Gives Day is a great way to encourage folks to give to great charities,
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The Last Imperative Step to a Tax Cut 0
- October 2, 2020
I have good news and bad news. The good news is that our income tax cut, Proposition 116, made the ballot and the opposing progressive tax hike did not. The bad news is that our success has ignited a fury from big government Progressives, and they’re using every weapon at their disposal to ensure our failure on the
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Why Jon’s taking legal action against his son’s school 0
- September 21, 2020
As my friend and former U.S. Representative Bob Schaffer says, no taxation without education. Pardon the highly personal nature of this note, but I’m hoping you can help me reach other parents of disabled children to let them know that I’m taking legal action against Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) in hope of restoring my son’s
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Read Jon in the NEW Denver Gazette!0
- September 4, 2020
I used to write a weekly column for the once-monolithic Denver Post. However, my politically incorrect views and the non-victim-centered words I use on paper and in-person were a problem for the Post. When I wrote that there are only two sexes, male and female, that was the last straw. Even though I was their most-read columnist,
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Independence Institute offices robbed!0
- August 19, 2020
Our offices were broken into over the weekend. A great deal of equipment was stolen, a fair amount of damage done. All of us here feel violated. And we all, myself especially, feel we didn’t do enough to protect our Freedom Embassy, the hub of the center-right movement in Colorado. But the fault is not
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