Author: Jon Caldara
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Colorado’s ski bums on strike vs. ‘Big Ski’ | CALDARA
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Hopefully, by the time you read this, the strike up at Telluride Ski Resort is over, ski patrollers are again joyfully sliding down mountains and getting paid for it, and tourists are once again being overcharged for… well, everything. But there are some lessons buried in this story of ski bums going all Norma Rae…
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Democracy is under attack, right here in Colorado | Jon Caldara
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Remember during COVID, when the people screaming the loudest for government-mandated jabs were the very same people chanting “my body, my choice” when it came to abortion — I mean, “women’s health care”? They’re also the folks who insist a 12-year-old is far too young to get a tattoo, but perfectly mature enough to make…
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Didn’t like the blackouts? Better get used to them | Jon Caldara
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I usually write this column at home. That was impossible this time, since I was one of the lucky 110,000 households without power for a full day during the recent windstorms. For those of you who shared this magical experience, congratulations — you’ve now had a sneak preview of Colorado’s 100% renewable energy lifestyle. No…
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Dougco shoplifting ordinance victimizes victims | CALDARA
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Law enforcement must be respected. It also needs to be liked. And, above all, it must be trusted. Citizens should feel welcome to engage with police — not coerced. That balance is what makes American law enforcement different. Douglas County now plans to require retailers who’ve been victimized by shoplifters to report the crime to…
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Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission votes to suspend reality | CALDARA
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Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission has done it again — proving when regulators get together, they can create a fantasyland so detached from reality it makes Disneyland look like a documentary. Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission just adopted a new rule ordering power utilities to slash greenhouse emissions 41% by 2035, a big jump from the legislature’s…
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Gambling is better than polling in predicting elections | CALDARA
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You’ve heard the term, “click bait.” It’s those wonderful, tempting links all over websites like “The top-10 sexiest actors,” or “You’ll never believe what she looks like now.” For political junkies, our click bait is the latest poll numbers. We mostly use them to reinforce our already held beliefs, because nothing is as addictive as…
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Help grieving parents | CALDARA
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Had my daughter lived she would’ve just celebrated her 25th birthday. She died of a vicious form of cancer just days before her first birthday. She was our only child at the time. Twenty-four years later, I still have no way to express what it is like to be a parent one day and then…
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Why Weiser has an advantage over Bennet to become Colorado’s next governor | CALDARA
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Our last election is in the rearview mirror by more than a week now, meaning we’re more than a week into the 2026 election cycle slog. God help us. Ever been in a line at Disneyland? You think you’re finally at the end of it as you turn a corner to see it just keeps…
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Colorado’s commie election | CALDARA
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If you’re a fan of limited government, personal liberty, or educational choice, Tuesday night’s election results were a downer, just another one in a long line of depressing elections that has made Colorado more California than California. However, if you prefer a controlling elite deciding your fate, debt, class envy and teacher unions, it was…
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Democrats don’t look for answers in Colorado | CALDARA
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Outside of Colorado, Democrats are still panicked about President Donald Trump’s victory, trying to figure out how Americans can be so stupid as to reject their elitist-driven, woke socialism. But inside Colorado, Democrats see no need to worry. Unchecked power tends to do that. A new report from a centrist Democratic group called Welcome confirms…
