Get to the Punchline
Sometimes you can skip right to the punchline and the joke still works: …and then the horse said, “Holy Crap! It’s a talking dog!” …if that’s my thermometer, where’s my pen? …if I could walk that way I wouldn’t need the talcum powder. …$20, same as downtown. …I don’t have to outrun the bear, just […]
The dangers of public art
Okay. I’ll reluctantly admit it. I think Blucifer rocks. I love that creepy, devilish blue “Mustang” statue you drive by on the way to DIA. It is powerful and eerie. And, in full-on Steven King-like glory, this spawn of evil literally killed its own creator. Seriously. While building the monster, Luis Jiménez had the artery […]
Hitting the road to celebrate consent
Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby are finally coming to terms for their crimes. I believe this is an important moment for justice as well as the #MeToo movement, a movement that could be summed up in one word – consent. Consent is at the heart of all our work here at Independence. We know when […]
Why your child is safer in a plane than in school
There hasn’t been a hijacking of a commercial American aircraft since the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, even as hijacking continue around the world. There could be a multitude of reasons for this success including stronger cockpit doors and tougher TSA screening, or at least the illusion of tougher TSA screenings. Apparently, […]
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, […]
2018 Founders’ Night Discussion: Are We Turning Into East California?
In case you couldn’t make it, or would like to watch it again, here is this year’s Founders’ Night discussion between David Harsanyi and Steven Hayward, moderated by Jon Caldara, on the topic: Is Colorado slowly turning into East California?
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 […]
I couldn’t go to work Friday when teachers abandoned my kids
We all feel underpaid, and somehow our employers all feel we’re overpaid. So, who’s right? Well, if we keep working for the amount they’re paying us, and our boss keeps paying that amount instead of letting us go, then it’s pretty safe to say that’s the market amount for our circumstance. We are programmed from […]
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 […]
Ann Coulter gets chatty
I have been deflecting the sexual advances of my friend and drinking buddy Ann Coulter for a couple of decades now. And yes, it gets tiring. She was in town last week to piss off the progressives at CU Boulder. So, after we sobered up I had her swing by and tape an episode of […]
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. […]
No, it’s not you, Peter Pan. It’s the law that prevents you from growing up.
Many progressives want to lower the voting age to 16, yet they want to raise the age to buy a long gun to 21, all while Obamacare lets them stay on mommy’s health care plan until they’re 26. So just when does someone become an adult anymore? Is it any wonder young people today seem […]
