The big winner tonight is… TABOR!
As I’m watching the numbers roll in tonight from Colorado’s primary elections, I just had to tell you what the news might not pick up on, even if they noticed it. The big winner in tonight’s Republican Primary is our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. You might recall last year several weak-kneed Republicans in the state […]
The Most Politically Incorrect Event of the Year!
EMBRACE YOUR PERSONAL FREEDOMS at the most politically incorrect event of the year! The Independence Institute’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Party and fundraiser flies in the face of left-leaning nannyists and instead revels in the perks of adulthood, including drinking, smoking, and shooting: The same kind of fundamental rights the left works to take away […]
We’re Fixing Our Damn Roads!!!
Relief is on its way…finally! Since the Colorado State Legislature refuses to address our crumbling road system in Colorado, we are proud to bring the issue directly to the voters. I’m thrilled to let you know our Fix Our Damn Roads initiative is one step closer to reality. The Title Board has approved our title, […]
Nothing says “love” like abandonment
To show how much they care about our children’s education, public school teachers in some 27 districts across the state denied our kids a day of education so they could protest at the capitol. What says, “I deserve a raise!” more than blowing off work? According to our Ed Is Watching blog, the lost productivity […]
Get out of the house!
Spring has sprung! So it’s time to get out of your house. I’m not saying you’re spending too much time on your couch, but good God look at yourself! I’ve got just the thing. Join me this Monday evening in Colorado Springs for the first stop of our Taxpayer Bill of Rights Roadshow. As it […]
One Week to Register for Founders’ Night 2018!
Reserve your seat today at the Independence Institute’s 33rd Annual Founders’ Night Dinner, Thursday, April 26, 2018. It’s Awards Night, California style! We’ll talk politics, pop culture and Colorado’s transition to East California! It will be a night to remember… Event Highlights A lively discussion on California’s take-over of Colorado with Jon Caldara, Independence Institute […]
Prepare NOW for the hurricane
Dear Friend of Freedom, “Hurricane California” is about to drown Colorado. So I’m writing to give you our survival and recovery plan. If you’ve been following me the past few months, you know I’ve been warning that Colorado is turning into “East California.” I’m talking about a change in the character of our people. […]
Helping kids while stepping on penguins
As I am typing this email one of our Independence Institute freedom fighters is in Antarctica running with penguins. Literally. Sadly, one of the bonds I share with Todd Lubas, our Director of Strategic Partnerships, is the loss of a loved one to a rare cancer. As you know, I lost my daughter Parker just […]
Celebrate Colorado turning into California on April 26th!
Hello from sunny California! Since the machinery of the Left in Colorado is working so hard to turn our Liberty-loving Colorado into California, we figure we ought to celebrate it! If politics, pop culture, and the transition of Colorado to California sound like fun evening banter, join me and David Harsanyi, (formerly with The Denver […]
Must See TV: Laura on Laura
Let’s be honest. Pretend gun-free zones aren’t safe. But if we have the will, there is a way to save the lives of teachers and students. One woman is on a mission to do just that – Laura Carno, Executive Director of our partner organizations Coloradans for Civil Liberties and FASTERColorado.com. Laura is a relentless advocate for FASTER […]
The Cat is Out of the Bag
Finally the union compliments us! We’ve been waiting for them to protest us outside our Freedom Embassy since we moved in 5 years ago. What took them so long? Well, they’re on union time of course. In any event, we welcomed them with coffee and donuts. This morning, the AFL-CIO of Colorado and their affiliates […]
How Colorado Republicans stole your Trump tax cut
Did you know that a group of Republicans in the Colorado State Senate stole the tax cut that Donald Trump and the U.S. congressional Republicans worked to give us? While our federal taxes go down under the Trump cuts, our “adjusted taxable income” line item on our federal tax forms go up. And since Colorado […]
