VIDEO: Rob Natelson on Guns Rights in Colorado

by Jon Caldara | 11:30 am, March 28, 2013

Independence Institute friend and long-time contributor Ari Armstrong shot this video of Constitution scholar Rob Natelson speaking in Grand Junction on gun rights, the Second Amendment, and Colorado’s new gun controls. We can’t thank Ari enough for shooting, editing, and posting the video. Below you’ll find the whole speech, but before you watch the whole [...]

VIDEO: One on One with Professor Walter Williams

by Jon Caldara | 8:14 am, March 22, 2013

The great economics professor Walter Williams joined me on my show last week. In case you missed it, here is the video.

Colorado House Bill 1224: Magazine Ban Worse Than Advertised

by Jon Caldara | 2:37 pm, March 13, 2013

By now you’ve heard about the magazine ban that’s on its way to the Governor’s desk. But there is something about this bill, HB 13-1224, that you probably don’t know: It bans MOST normal magazines found in normal guns! Watch the video below as I demonstrate how Colorado’s magazine ban is way worse than advertised [...]

Court Rules in Favor of DougCo Families

by Jon Caldara | 3:18 pm, February 28, 2013

Children win in Douglas County! What makes the Independence Institute so very different is that we play the long game. The left has been playing this game for decades and they are collecting their winnings now, while the right seems to be in a perpetual, panicked two-minute, hurry-up offensive. I often say that Einstein was [...]

Call Obama’s Bluff

by Jon Caldara | 2:17 pm, February 26, 2013

Obama is trying to spook state governors about budget cuts that could effect their states. I say call his bluff. I also say no one can notice my double chin thanks to my manly beard. Watch this 9news piece and see if you can catch my chins.

Legalizing Immorality

by Jon Caldara | 5:29 pm, February 21, 2013

The Colorado Legislature is considering repealing a very old, unenforced law banning adultery and criminalizing innkeepers for renting rooms to unmarried couples. Looking for a trusted leader of morality and virtue in our community, the sponsor of the bill repealing the law asked me to testify for it. Let me make very clear that the [...]

TV Tonight: Women’s Messaging, Indefinite Detention

by Jon Caldara | 11:42 am, February 15, 2013

Who needs private affairs when you can spend Friday nights enjoying public affairs with the Independence Institute on CPT12. First, watch research director Dave Kopel on Colorado Inside Out at 8:00. Then catch my show, Devil’s Advocate, at 8:30. First I am joined by Democratic Strategist Laura Chapin and Colorado’s Future Project’s Krista Kafer to [...]

Kopel Goes to Washington

by Jon Caldara | 4:14 pm, January 30, 2013

Our resident genius and Second Amendment scholar Dave Kopel was in Washington DC this morning to testify on gun violence, public safety, and the right to arms. He was on a panel of five experts who each gave a 5 minute prepared statement and then fielded questions from the US Senate Judiciary Committee.
Here is [...]

28th Annual Founders’ Night Featuring Walter Williams

by Jon Caldara | 4:42 pm, January 28, 2013

Mark your calendar right now for the biggest party of the year. And it’s coming up fast. Our 28th Annual Founders’ Night Dinner will be held March 7th at Infinity Park in Glendale.

Every year we honor one person who has gone above and beyond to fight for Liberty and the future of Colorado with our [...]

All-In for Liberty Poker Tournament!

by Jon Caldara | 1:37 pm, January 21, 2013

Enjoy pizza, beer, and poker with other liberty-minded friends… all while raising money to promote free markets! Mark your calendar for Saturday, January 26th to attend “All In For Liberty”, and join us for your chance to win money while supporting a good cause.

Our good friends at Liberty on the Rocks are hosting a fun [...]

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