While mailing your ballot is no longer an option, there's still time to vote in person. Check out this link for local voting locations. This year's ballot is notably lengthy, but our voter guide is here to help you through the complexities.
Yesterday, we were honored to host Nadine Strossen, a New York Law School professor and former ACLU president, for a spirited discussion on free speech. The event featured an engaging Q&A session. Nadine also joined Jon for an episode of Devil's Advocate, which will energize all free speech advocates. Stay tuned...
Today, I visited the Colorado Christian University campus to give two presentations: one in the Children's Literature class and the other in Educational Psychology. Future teachers should learn how public policy affects what they teach. Public policy is shaped by those who win elections, and today's election results will influence future education policy. I've always enjoyed conversations with people who have different perspectives and backgrounds than my own. Last week, I had the privilege of attending a conference hosted by the Coalition for Empowered Education. This multi-ethnic coalition has many members holding classical liberal views. They advocate for pluralistic ethnic studies and aim to counter the spread of radical agendas in the classroom. The conference took place in California, where a semester course in ethnic studies is required for graduation. Those who advocated for the legislation are now working to bring their extremist curricula into the schools. I met Diana Blum, a California neurologist whose family immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union, seeking the freedom to express their Jewish faith without persecution. Now, her family is experiencing antisemitism. Her story is featured in Killing America, an Eli Steele documentary investigating the rise of antisemitism in Bay Area schools. (Click on Killing America and then scroll down the X post to find the 38-minute film.) I also met Jason Littlefield, a long-time Texas educator who has developed Empowered Human Theory. Jason watched the development of the DEI and SEL movements within the public school system. He believes they are destroying society by using identity politics and social justice to reshape our culture. Jason’s organization is EmpoweredED Pathways. Jason trains teachers on how to empower healthy minds in their students. - Pam Benigno, Director of Education Policy Center
Yesterday, Complete Colorado published my article Herman: Reject tax hikes, bans on Colorado ballot, where I argue against measures on this year’s ballot that seek to restrict “unfavorable” behaviors. When these types of measures are passed, it is the government that always wins and Coloradans who lose. -Nash Herman, Policy Analyst
Podcasts *Available on all major platforms* Did you know 46% of the voters in Colorado are unaffiliated? Have you ever wondered why? Hear from the experts at Independence Institute talk about the issues important to Colorado and how to bring some sanity to this increasingly leftist state.
Devil's Advocate with Jon Caldara is a current events show not to be missed. Each week it features lively - and sometimes heated - debates between elected officials, journalists, activists, concerned citizens, subject-matter experts, and hard-pressing host Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute. Jon is not afraid to express his "free-market" views, and his guests are not afraid to take on those opinions. It all makes for an informative, lively public affairs program.
PowerGab focuses on unique energy issues facing Colorado. Hosted by Amy Cook, Independence Institute's Energy and Environmental Policy Center Director, and Jake Fogleman, Director of Policy. PowerGab tackles the complexities of energy policy and solutions for a broad audience to educate and illuminate all while having a few laughs along the way.
This podcast includes several series of commentaries about the Constitution. Each series will cover a different aspect of the document. This series thumbnails the lives of 14 American Founders and their specific contributions to the Constitution. It covers both well-known Founders, such as James Madison, and those who are lesser known, but who exercised an out-sized influence.
Can CO2 really be reduced? Is nuclear power in our future? Can it be done safely? Ed Warner is an engineer, scientist, conservationist and philanthropist. He gives to numerous environmental causes. As a scientist, he breaks it down for us.
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Many renewable energy technologies rely on limited minerals and resources to manufacture. And with increasing legislation along with increasing demand, are net zero goals even possible? PowerGab Hosts Jake Fogleman and Amy Cooke interview Sarah Montalbano, a policy fellow at the Center of the American Experiment to find out.
