Jon Caldara
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Caldara: Colorado Dems should let sun shine on their hospital fees and sex-ed curriculum
Citizens want transparency in government. Special interests? Not so much.

Caldara: The media’s progressive bias has a propaganda guide — The AP Stylebook
Journalists have no idea how their work is perceived by a very sizable percentage of Americans.

Caldara: Denver’s bag tax is a flawed attempt to control your behavior
Colorado’s environmentalism is best described as virtue signaling with other people’s money.

Caldara: I gave a gun and you should too
If you're looking for that perfect last-minute Christmas gift for the special someone, may I suggest a gun.

Caldara: If Democrats got rich by building stuff, regulatory system would look different
With a whole lot of room for exceptions, you’ll find that the left¶¶Ňőap rich guys haven’t had to deal with the same level of government intrusion and interference during their...

Caldara: Phil Weiser’s dark money problem shows the danger of campaign limits
The best way to discourage the dark money politicos like Phil Weiser, who claim they abhor it but really rely upon it, is to repeal the oppressive campaign limits that...

Caldara: Whether it’s apartments or scooters, customers, not government, should dictate growth
Limiting other people’s choices and choosing the winners and losers in the market is control, arrogant and intolerant control -- not that planners ever see it that way.

Caldara: Candi CdeBaca should give Daniels Fund back its money
If Candi is no longer proud of Bill Daniels and his fund, appalled by asking applicants about their feelings on capitalism, finding Daniels’ generosity twisted and xenophobic, she has no...

Caldara: A little competition would help RTD’s driver shortage
If RTD put passengers and taxpayers first it would do what most of Europe does and contract out the other 50% of fix-route bus service, as well as all their...

Caldara: Prop CC’s defeat offers ray of hope for Colorado conservatives
Voters rejected Prop CC by about the same percentage that Jared Polis won his governorship. Their message might be, yeah, we like you Jared, but we don’t trust you. Nothing...