Author: By Jon Caldara

Jon Caldara The key to most magic tricks is misdirection. Do something flashy with one hand so folks don’t look at the other hand palming the coin. Our governor is the greatest magician I have ever seen, and I worked as a stagehand for David Copperfield and Penn & Teller. Magicians are liars. They say…

Jon Caldara As Americans, we have a very odd relationship with the United Kingdom and its monarchy. We seem to love the celebrity and gossip about the royals but, well, we just don’t get “it.” And we should never get it. Many Americans watch the pomp and ceremony of the ascension of a new king…

Jon Caldara Last week I suggested you vote against any school district’s mill levy override unless it is structured so the district gets portions of the new funding as they meet student improvement milestones. Allow me to add to that: don’t vote for any mill levy override that doesn’t fund all the students in the…

Jon Caldara It’s that time again: mill levy override time. Isn’t it amazing, simply amazing that the warring Douglas County School Board can’t agree on anything except one itty-bitty tiny thing. They all want more money. So, like many of our 178 school districts, off to the voters they go to increase the mill levy,…

Jon Caldara Former President Donald Trump signed a bill to make it easier for folks with life-threatening illnesses to try drugs and treatments that are not yet fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This policy is called “Right to Try.” A fine step in the right direction and all, but what does it…

Jon Caldara Your car pollutes the most in stop-and-go traffic. It pollutes least when cruising the highway at a consistent speed. The solution to this pollution challenge is perfectly aligned with the solution to your anger with the car stuck in front of you — get that car moving again. But thanks to a new…

Jon Caldara Colorado courts are opaque. Most Coloradans can name our governor, United States senators, maybe a few mayors and a handful of state legislators. But unless you are appearing in front of a judge, chances are you can’t name any of Colorado’s judges. They work in darkness. But thanks to recent reporting by The…

Jon Caldara And THIS is why people hate politicians… Our “libertarian” governor, Jared Polis gave an interesting press conference this week. He was again touting how he and his progressive legislature care so much for us little people, they’re sending us $750 “cash,” conveniently just before election ballots are mailed out. Polis is re-labeling our…