Don’t be like California
Don’t be like California! It’s time to rethink our century old centralized grid where government and monopoly utilities collude to politicize our power. As widespread wildfires and serious winds loom in the forecast over the next week, utility company PG&E was warned that they could face an enormous liability if they continue to keep peoples’ […]
A gun for $25?
While talking heads droned on about how they want to end gun violence and stop school shootings, we at the Independence Institute did what we always do. We took action. Now it’s your turn to take action by winning a new Sig Sauer Concealed Carry Package for only $25. No, really. Read on. Colorado law […]
What some people do for attention
Office gossip: So our executive vice president, Amy Oliver Cooke (the original AOC), finally got shoulder surgery to repair the massive damage from a spill on her bicycle. She has to keep her arm completely immobilized for the next 6 weeks. This means she’s gimping around the office looking for sympathy with her arm glued […]
No refund for YOU!
What would you do if you bought a $15 item with a $20 bill and the cashier refused to give you back your $5 change? Imagine the store keeps your change every time. Well, that’s exactly what the State of Colorado wants to do. They call it Prop CC and it will be on your […]
Thanks for my latest legal trouble
I don’t understand how a conditional promise I made well over a year ago obligates me now. As you know the good folks of Independence help honor the memory of my late daughter Parker by raising money for Children’s Hospital via the Courage Classic bike ride over the Rockies. They ride for Team Parker and […]
Shoot, Smoke, and Drink at our ATF Party!
Our annual Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms party is on Saturday, August 24th this year! ATF Party & Fundraiser Event Registration closes in three weeks! Will you support freedom and be part of the fun!? Help us thumb our noses at the nanny state and protect our adult rights! REGISTER HERE TODAY Deadline Friday, Aug. 16, 2018 […]
Losing my daughter and keeping my son alive
Once a year I write a note like this one. I dread it. Using my daughter’s death to raise money seems so wrong. And I look forward to this note, because I get to talk about her again. And there is little a parent likes more than talking about their kids. It’s the time of […]
Make 9News’ Kyle Clark eat his words AND stop the National Popular Vote
We at Independence saw that online platforms were suppressing conservatives and libertarians, suspending their accounts and removing their content. We knew that conservatives needed a platform to raise money for their causes without fear of being kicked off. We created freedomfy.com, which is a crowdfunding platform for freedom-loving causes. Think of it as Go Fund […]
ATF Party Announcement! Aug. 24, 2019
EMBRACE YOUR PERSONAL FREEDOMS at the most politically incorrect event of the year! Jail. Party. Jail. Party. I choose the Party and I hope you do, too! Join me and the Independence Institute for our annual Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Party and Fundraiser on Saturday, August 24, 2019. We’ll be at the coolest Sporting Club […]
Stop school shootings now
Just two weeks ago I wrote a column for the Denver Post lamenting that 20 years after the Columbine High School shooting our children are still unprotected at government schools. I was out of the country when I heard news of the STEM shooting. I saw the headline and I instantly knew the story without […]
Coloradans are fighting back
Having grown up in this once liberty-loving state I am struggling with the speed at which our lawmakers are turning us into Venezuela. But I am encouraged by the organic battles that are springing up around Colorado to fight back. And Independence is helping. The passage of SB-181 is a direct attack on the oil […]
Stop the National Popular Vote
Governor Polis has signed into law Colorado’s participation in the National Popular Vote Inner-State Compact. If just a few more states join the compact then Colorado’s presidential electors will vote not how Colorado voters instruct them, but how California and New York voters tell them to. We’ve done quite a bit of work explaining why […]
