Author: By Jon Caldara
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CALDARA | Transit solves homeless problem
Jon Caldara The Regional Transportation District has solved Denver’s seemingly intractable homeless problem. They have decided to house them all on their buses and trains! For all of August RTD, and other agencies, will be charging absolutely no fare to (endlessly) ride buses and trains. Under the guise of reducing air pollution, RTD’s “Zero Fare…
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CALDARA | Denying us our right to self-defense
Jon Caldara As we mourn the 10th anniversary of the Aurora theater massacre, left-leaning cities around Colorado are purposefully opening their citizens to more mass shootings. While it won’t calm the panic, it is important to note that these horrific events are statistically rare. The Michael Bloomberg funded anti-gun group Every Town for Gun Safety…
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COLUMN: Polis ‘bucks’ the climate lobby
Jared Polis’ charm offensive continues outside Colorado. National media continues to fall for a Potemkin Polis that is libertarian, pro-business and anti-tax. The normally sober Wall Street Journal editorial page recently proclaimed, “Jared Polis bucks the climate lobby,” and lauded his bravery for vetoing one single bill to mandate new parking lots have electric-vehicle charging…
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COLUMN: Using abortion to scare the voters
It’s not about abortion. It’s only about bigger government. Forgive me as I write about abortion again, but the political ramifications of the recent United States Supreme Court ruling to the 2022 election is fascinating. I’m not talking about whether abortion is right or wrong, but only its political impact. Colorado decriminalized abortion in 1967…
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COLUMN: Why Ukraine admires our gun culture
In case you don’t know, I run the Independence Institute, Colorado’s force for limited government (check us out at ThinkFreedom.org). I get to meet with my counterparts around the country and the world to share best practices and issues. It’s one of the best parts of the job. Two years ago I was eager to…
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CALDARA | Why Ukraine admires our gun culture
In case you don’t know, I run the Independence Institute, Colorado’s force for limited government (check us out at ThinkFreedom.org). I get to meet with my counterparts around the country and the world to share best practices and issues. It’s one of the best parts of the job. Two years ago, I was eager to…
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CALDARA | Will open primaries rescue Republicans?
This is the kind of nerd I am. Back in my day most kids turning 18 were looking forward to drinking 3.2 beer. Since I was already on a steady diet of Coors Lights pinched from my folk’s garage refrigerator, the first thing I did on my 18th birthday was to go down to the…
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CALDARA | Donor-conceived people should know their origin
There is a 1960 Doctor Seuss-like kids book that was popular in my childhood. “Are You My Mother” is a nail-biting, John le Carre style super-thriller. See if you can follow the twists and turns in this one: Momma bird flies away from her nest for just a tiny moment to find a worm, and…
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CALDARA | Let legislators vote from home
We all know the great lines from the Declaration of Independence like, “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” But we overlook its long catalog of grievances against King George. Many of Thomas Jefferson’s accusations hold today against our current Colorado overlords: “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.” Sounds just like what Polis…
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CALDARA | The Polis Inflation Premium
(Reader Warning: the following column contains numbers which most all readers will find boring, but those with basic math skills may find inappropriate. Adult supervision of Colorado is strongly suggested). We who live in Colorado get to pay an extra inflation premium for the privilege. Let’s call it the “Polis Premium.” It’s little surprise that…