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
The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit to end “sanctuary laws” in Colorado and Denver begins with a lie that undermines every other argument in the overwrought complaint. “At the end
Reopening Alcatraz to inmates is a “ridiculous notion” Re: ” Alcatraz: Trump wants to reopen prison for ‘most violent’ inmates,” May 6 news story “Incredible” is all one can say
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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)
What would the “state” of Canada do with its electoral votes? Re: “Prime Minister’s Liberal Party wins election upended by Trump,” April 29 news story If Canada were annexed, it
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Colorado’s clinics and hospitals are already feeling the strain of losing half a million patients from the post-COVID Medicaid wind-down, and now Congress is threatening to slash and burn the
Judge not, lest ye be arrested Re: “FBI arrests judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities,” April 26 news story Like many who have watched Donald Trump’s first 100
Continue readingJudge not, lest ye be arrested — DOJ arrest is alarming many (Letters)