This week, the US Supreme Court announced the passing of Justice David Souter, who served on the Court from 1990 to 2009, where he wrote landmark opinions on a wide
I’ve called Denver home for most of my life, and like so many others, I’ve seen the city dramatically transform in recent years. With more than 100,000 people and growing
What keeps us from jailing the innocent and freeing the guilty? A little thing called due process; the government must follow established legal procedures when prosecuting crimes. People are entitled
Public lands are one of our country’s great equalizers. It doesn’t matter how much money you have — a billionaire and a bus driver both get the same access to
As a conservative columnist, the quote that most resonates with me is by William F. Buckley. Seventy years ago he said the purpose of his then-newly launched weekly National Review
Continue readingKafer: The one thing Colorado lawmakers got very right this year
To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the long-extinct dire wolf. Scientific criticism followed fast. The company’s press
Continue readingDire wolf scientists should know “de-extinction” is a fool’s errand (Opinion)
When people hear Cinco de Mayo, they picture margaritas, mariachi bands, and Instagram captions with fake accents. But for me, a Black gay man, descended from enslaved Africans in a
The Colorado General Assembly is considering overriding Gov. Jared Polis’ wise veto of Senate Bill 77, which would allow government agencies to take longer to give the public documents that
As longtime supporters of our military service academies, the more than 90 cosigners of this column are alarmed by recent developments that indicate a troubling shift in the direction of
The COVID-19 pandemic intensified a housing crisis defined by skyrocketing prices and a severe lack of supply — Denver was not spared. According to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors,