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While political censorship is abhorrent in a free society, political invective is democracy’s very breath of life. Yes, even when that breath (more…)

If nominated, Barack Obama has a better chance of carrying Colorado this fall than Hillary Clinton, but nationally he would win fewer electoral votes than she would. (more…)

CU president Bruce Benson needs reliable Republican backing on the Board of Regents. Mike Rosen’s May 9 column makes the case (more…)

Slated on Backbone Radio, May 11

Listen every Sunday, 5-8pm on 710 KNUS, Denver… 1460 KZNT, Colorado Springs… and streaming live at 710knus.com.

Did you hear the one about how it was Republicans’ fault that Colorado Democrats accomplished little in this year’s legislative session, despite Dems controlling the House by 40-25 and the Senate by 20-15? No joke, it was in the paper. That Bill Ritter may not be much of a governor, but he’s some comedian. I was afraid I’d have to miss the show this Sunday, hospitalized with a laugh attack, but the ER administered oxygen (more…)

Out of the 15 states that limit legislative terms, 10 rank near the top in economic competitive- ness among the 50 states. Colorado, one of the first to enact term limits back in 1990, ranks 7th. (more…)

For more about Michael Ward’s book on Narnia and Chris Robinson’s ordeal with feminist bullies at Colorado College, read on. (more…)

Do your part against South Metro unions, Centennial expansionists, and a pro-Hamas legislative candidate. Act today. (more…)

Slated on Backbone Radio, May 4

Listen every Sunday, 5-8pm on 710 KNUS, Denver… 1460 KZNT, Colorado Springs… and streaming live at 710knus.com.

“A dying tribe” is what Denver Post business editor Al Lewis calls the business he’s in, newspapers. This week, under a frozen-smile headline, the Post reported its weekend circulation dropped 15% in the past year, while that of the Rocky Mountain News dropped 11%. Grasping for straws, the story said visits to the two papers’ jointly operated websites were up 22% in the same period. But a leading publisher told me that ads migrating online from his print edition surrender 90 cents (more…)

(Denver Post, May 4) To fear an idea, any idea, is unworthy of a free society. To suppress an idea from debate is more cowardly still. How does our country measure up? Americans pride themselves on being free-thinking and open, and we generally are. But five instances to the contrary recently hit the news. The utterance of forbidden words had polite opinion caterwauling like spinsters who saw a mouse. It was a bad show. We can do better. The would-be censors targeted a radio host’s glee, a political party’s advocacy, a wartime nation’s realism, a legislator’s bluntness, and a black man’s heresy. (more…)

There is a drive in Colorado to make constitutional amendment petitions far harder to do, leaving statutory petitions alone. The bill is SCR-3, (more…)

Term limits for judges won’t have enough petition signatures to make the 2008 ballot, proponents announced, vowing to push for other conservative initiatives instead . (more…)

Here are the followup tools for John Andrews’ pre-adjournment legislative special on 710 KNUS. Make your voice heard today! (more…)

“The climate crisis is both urgent and solvable [so] our ultimate aim is halt global warming,” proclaims an Al Gore website and ad campaign. But conservatives, among whom former Speaker Newt Gingrich proudly counts himself, (more…)

Slated on Backbone Radio, April 27

Listen every Sunday, 5-8pm on 710 KNUS, Denver… 1460 KZNT, Colorado Springs… and streaming live at 710knus.com.

The returns are coming in. Pennsylvania didn’t believe Obama is the future. Neither did Ohio and Texas. Neither do you and I. One reason most Americans can’t believe in him and his version of change — socialism with a Harvard accent or a Dixie drawl depending on the day — is that we’re realizing he and the people closest to him don’t believe in us. Wright the bigot, Ayers the terrorist, and Michele the unproud, all play supporting roles to Mr. Change himself, the worldly wise psychoanalyst of blue-collar bitterness and clinging religious faith. Thanks but no thanks, (more…)

Change, experience, fire, and command: those are the menu choices in the Republican contest to succeed Tom Tancredo (more…)