Wanna grab another drink at the Studio B Bar?
Steve Moore wants to have a drink with you tonight. He and my new boss at the Gazette, Wayne Laugesen the editorial editor, will be throwing back a few at our virtual cocktail party! We all finally sobered up and realized getting together to socialize, under the guise of talking politics and policy, was just […]
You are officially invited to our virtual drinking party
You are officially invited to our virtual drinking party, Freedom on Tap, as we hoist a couple with constitutional experts David Kopel and Rob Natelson and your video call-ins. We’ll chat about COVID, of course, but the real goal is just to socialize and have some bar talk. Here’s what you need to know: When: […]
When Work is Outlawed, only Outlaws…
The mayor of Denver has ordered the city on lock-down over COVID-19. In what seems to be Martial-Law-Lite, the mayor has pulled the plug on the very engine that keeps the residents of his fair town feed, employed and safe. Commerce.
Polis Is Listening To Us
Editor’s Note: Given recent action’s by Governor Polis, this article is somewhat out-of-date. **** In the long term, I am more concerned about the growth of governmental control than the growth of COVID. I remember well the great advance towards socialism during the downturn of 2008 because of big government’s mantra of “Never let a […]
COVID-19 Requires Government Distancing
Thank you Governor Polis! To help deal with COVID-19 we need more Government Distancing. You know at Independence Institute, we are not shy about criticizing our governor when we feel he is wrong on the issues. With your help, we even sent him lumps of high-quality coal this last Christmas for being on our naughty […]
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 […]
Win a gun, need I say more? Oh, and save lives.
We’re raffling off a gun. Read on. There is a lot of handwringing over what should be done to stop school shootings. Many politicians think disarming YOU will make schools safer. But we at Independence Institute wanted to do something that could actually save lives. So we did what we always do —we sprung into […]
Independent Inking – Fall 2018
(Click to read)
Choose your voter guide
“Daddy,” a little girl asked her father, “do all fairy tales begin with ‘Once upon a time’? ” “No, sweetheart,” he answered. “Most begin with ‘If I am elected.’” Since we like choice so much around here, I thought I’d offer you a buffet of great voter guides and election recommendations by some of the […]
Over 150,000 signatures to #FixOurDamnRoads
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2018 Contact: Jon Caldara, President, Independence Institute, 303-279-6536 or Jon@i2i.org Over 150,000 signatures to #FixOurDamnRoads without a tax increase delivered to Secretary of State The Independence Institute is thrilled to announce this morning we have delivered over 150,000 signatures of fed-up Coloradans demanding the state Fix Our Damn Roads without […]
Independent Inking – Winter 2018
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 […]
