This is a tribute to Doug Bruce — a first. To say he’s an unsung hero would be an understatement on both counts. The guy is a true enigma, but a patriot to the core. Bruce single-handedly authored, funded, and…
When President Trump first unveiled his three-phase strategy for lifting the job-killing stay-at-home orders imposed by most states in an effort to “flatten the coronavirus curve,” among the first to embrace the guidelines were Govs. Brian Kemp of Georgia and…
There are no valid free-market arguments for a nationwide, one-size-fits-all federal plan to provide paid leave. But should experimentation with this policy be off-limits to states? The beauty of a federalist system is that states can experiment and innovate with…
In a recent issue, High Country News (or HCN, a regional fortnightly newspaper published in Paonia, Colorado) Editor in Chief Brian Calvert penned a lead editorial decrying the presence on the southern border of “xenophobic” militia groups, especially one New…
Tuesday was a busy day, and one policy area that got some well deserved attention in the form of ballot measures was criminal justice reform. Three states in particular, Florida, Colorado, and Louisiana made great strides with common sense constitutional…
Colorado’s primary Tuesday cut the competition for governor from eight hopefuls to two. U.S. Congressman Jared Polis (D) will face off against term-limited State Treasurer Walker Stapleton (R) for the keys to the Golden Dome in November. Colorado, which has…
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, the promoters of Amendment 69 — popularly known as ColoradoCare — are certainly crazy. Despite the uniform record of failure racked up…
The water is clean and safe. On Monday, May 2 the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on what the New York Times(NYT) called “a lengthy battle for energy production.” The court’s unanimous decision to strike down two cities’ limits on fracking…