Do You Care About Freedom?

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, […]
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 […]
Which politicians deserve a lump of coal for Christmas?

After the most jarring, radical, leftist legislative session in Colorado history, we’re thinking some of Colorado’s elected official deserve a lump of coal in their Christmas stockings. And, with your help, we plan on giving it to them. Literally. National Popular Vote gives our electoral votes to New York and Los Angeles. The sham Red […]
Missed it by THAT much

For those of us of a certain age, we remember Don Adams in the comedy “Get Smart.” His catchphrase was, “missed it by that much.” Well we missed our Colorado Gives Day goal by THAT much. We are still only about $8,000 away from our goal of $85,000. But, wow! That still matches what we […]
Don’t think of us as turning into California

Don’t think of it as Colorado turning into California. Think of it as Colorado turning into Berkeley, California. Our new governor is from Boulder, the Berkeley of the Rockies. Our new attorney general was the Dean of the University of Colorado law school, in Boulder. The majority leader in the state senate, the speaker of […]
What Sesame Street can teach us about Colorado Gives Day

I remember watching Sesame Street as a kid, and other than thinking that Cookie Monster and I were brothers separated as infants, I’d loved their little game, “one of these things is not like the others.” You’d get to choose which thing didn’t belong in the same group with the other things. You know, they’d […]
Caldara’s Newsletter 12-07-16 “Thank You! Freedom Wins Big on Colorado Gives Day!”

Have I told you lately how much I love you? You helped us exceed our $50,000 goal on Colorado Gives Day and raise just shy of $75,000! THANK YOU. Because of you, the Independence Institute’s expert staff can prepare for some of the greatest opportunities we’ve seen in decades and educate Coloradans on the best […]
Caldara’s Newsletter 11-14-16 “Give Freedom on Colorado Gives Day!”
Have you heard of Colorado Gives Day? Well, let me tell you, it’s more than just a day. It’s a movement that inspires thousands of donors to support their favorite causes online through ColoradoGives.org. And we know the Independence Institute is one of yours because every time you give to freedom, a smug nannyist cries! […]