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 […]
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 […]
My compromise offer to the politically correct
In our hyper-sensitive culture, where it’s not what you say but the words you use to say it, enough Americans needed to elect a president proved they’re sick and tired of feeling censored. Middle America voters can only be told their white-privileged micro-aggressions are triggering some victim’s oppression so often before Trump’s crudeness becomes a welcome and needed relief.
The Republican grand betrayal that just keeps getting worse
President Donald Trump and the Republican congress just gave us a large tax cut. But Colorado’s Republican-controlled state Senate had already taken it away. To comprehend how that’s possible, we need to understand the largest betrayal of Republican values in Colorado political history: the tax-hiking, debt-raising, TABOR-busting Senate Bill 267, sponsored by Republican state Sen. […]
How to hire the chief of police
A police officer works for a chief of police. A deputy works for a sheriff. Police officers work in a police department, emphasis on the word department, as in another department of the city, like water and sewage. Deputies work in the sheriff’s office, a stand-alone office of government. The big distinction: a chief of […]
Senator Jerry Sonnenberg wins Californian of the Year 2017!
Today, the Independence Institute proudly awards the 2017 Californian of the Year to Senator Jerry Sonnenberg. Colorado character is best described as craving the freedom to make our own decisions. By contrast, Californian character, which is taking hold of our once ruggedly individualistic, freedom-loving state, is best described as making decisions for other people. Nothing […]
Last Nomination for Californian of the Year: Mutton Buster
Today we are proud to announce our last of five nominations for our 2017 “Californian of the Year” award. This award will go to the person who most exemplifies the drive and determination to change the character of Colorado into that of California. Colorado character means craving the freedom to make one’s own decisions. By […]
Third Nomination for Californian of the Year: Green Roofs Guy
Today we are proud to announce our third of five nominations for our 2017 “Californian of the Year” award. This award will go to the person who most exemplifies the drive and determination to change the character of Colorado into that of California. Colorado character means craving the freedom to make one’s own decisions. By […]
First Nomination for Californian of the Year: Christine Berg
Our first nominee is Christine Berg, Mayor of Lafayette, for her leadership and vote to make Lafayette the first city in Colorado to bar local restaurants from advertising “sugar drinks” on kids’ menus. The ordinance limits children’s default choices to water and milk, among other offshoots, such as sparkling water and non-dairy milk alternatives.
Welcome to Colorful East California
by Jon Caldara A fascinating recent report by The Denver Post’s Aldo Svaldi (which I’m pretty sure is the name he made up to start a budget winery) details the demographic shifts happening to our once ruggedly individualistic state. More people are still pouring into Colorado than sneaking out, but the gap is narrowing. Last […]
